Fort Frances Times Online Edition - September 23, 2019

The Fort Frances Lakers couldn't have asked for much of a better start to the SIJHL season.

The Lakers routed the Thief River Falls Norskies 8-2 in their home-opener on Friday night before following that up the next night with a comeback 3-2 overtime victory on the road to sweep the home-and-home series.

The Muskie junior girls' basketball team played well and came away with a 2-2 record at a one-day tournament hosted by the Dryden Eagles on Friday.

After winning their NorWOSSA season-opener against the host Kenora Broncos by a 26-14 count last Tuesday, the Muskies again dispatched them in the rematch to start the tourney on Friday by a 44-23 margin.

Fort Frances Lakers' defenceman Michael Chapman tried to zoom his way past Thief River Falls Norskies' defender Greg Paseschnikoff in the offensive zone during the third period of his squad's 8-2 romp in the SIJHL season-opener for both teams on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.

Mental health educator Nancy Daley-Fulton gave a presentation on choices and responsible decision making to a group of girls at the seventh-annual “I Am Awesome” self-esteem retreat at Sunny Cove Camp on Friday afternoon.

Christian Armstrong shook hands with emcee Vaughn Murray after he and partner Mark Nault claimed the title at the 21st-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament on Saturday afternoon under the big tent at Hannam Park. The duo topped the 89-team field with a two-day total of 27.51 pounds for their first title together.

Classrooms across Canada can borrow sets of Second World War artifacts and reproductions in the second instalment of a popular learning tool provided by the Canadian War Museum.

The Canadian War Museum launched its “discovery boxes” at Bayside Middle School in Saint John, N.B., last week, following up on a similar project involving items from the First World War.

TORONTO—The Ontario government will consider all options including new legislation to shield farmers from animal rights activists, the province's agriculture ministry said Friday.

TORONTO—Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface and brownface have tarnished Canada's international reputation and he should have confronted them long ago, former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne said on Friday.

LONDON — Hundreds of thousands of travellers were stranded across the world Monday after British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed, immediately halting almost all its flights and hotel services and laying off all its employees.

MINNEAPOLIS—Each of Dalvin Cook's first two seasons was interrupted by injury, and the Minnesota Vikings were subsequently much more driven by the pass.

His skill set no longer under wraps, Cook has given this Vikings a clear and old-school identity.

NEW YORK—Luis Severino pumped 98 m.p.h. heaters and sliders past batters and fooled them with changeups.

“Our ace is back," Aaron Judge proclaimed. "I'm excited about it. And just at the right time.”

NEW YORK — It’s a 21st century space race: Amazon, SpaceX and others are competing to get into orbit and provide internet to the earth’s most remote places.

And like the last century’s battle for space supremacy that was triggered by the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1, this one involves satellites. Thousands of them.

THE AFSLUITDIJK, Netherlands—The Dutch, whose low-lying country is crisscrossed by rivers and bordered by the sea, have been battling with water for centuries. That challenge will only grow as warmer temperatures cause sea levels to rise.

The planet is getting hotter, and tackling that climate peril will grab the spotlight as world leaders gather for their annual meeting at the United Nations this week facing an undeniable backdrop: rising tensions from the Persian Gulf to Afghanistan and increasing nationalism, inequality and intolerance.

NEW YORK — What makes Impossible burgers possible? An engineered ingredient that makes the veggie patty look bloody and one of many new concoctions food regulators expect to see more of in the coming years.

The planet is getting hotter, and tackling that climate peril will grab the spotlight as world leaders gather for their annual meeting at the United Nations this week facing an undeniable backdrop: rising tensions from the Persian Gulf to Afghanistan and increasing nationalism, inequality and intolerance.

LOS ANGELES — “Game of Thrones” resurrected the Iron Throne at Sunday’s Emmy ceremony, ruling as top drama on a night of surprises in which “Pose” star Billy Porter made history and the comedy series “Fleabag” led a British invasion that overturned expectations.

THE AFSLUITDIJK, Netherlands — The Dutch, whose low-lying country is crisscrossed by rivers and bordered by the sea, have been battling with water for centuries. That challenge will only grow as warmer temperatures cause sea levels to rise.

NEW YORK — I love eating deviled eggs and egg salad, but I had been avoiding making either because it was so much trouble peeling the eggs. I researched the subject online and tried many of the techniques that promised perfectly smooth eggs. I even went so far as to purchase an egg holder for my pressure cooker.

Tonight will be clear with a low of 11 C (52 F).

Tomorrow will be overcast with a couple of showers late in the afternoon and mainly clear skies at night. Expect a high of 19 (66), while the low will be eight (46).

Wednesday will see a couple of showers through the day and partial cloud coverage at night, along with a high of 14 (57) and low of four (39).