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STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN Track snowmobile adventure by satellite
Its been a sad excuse of a winter if youre a snowmobile rider here in Grand Forks, but if the snow wont come to you, you can always travel to the snow. Thats what Park River, N.D., snowmobile enthusi...
Posted on 1/18/13 at 11:43 AM
CHEF JEFF Olympic Panini
The Olympics are in full swing, and no doubt, many of you have been tuning in to catch some of the action on television. Of course, it would quite exciting to be there in person (there are more than 3...
Posted on 2/18/10 at 2:31 AM
Ontario fishing trip turns grandkids into muskie addicts 
Their enthusiasm knew no bounds. When we came in for the day at dusk, they headed for the end of the dock and continued fishing.
By Roger Wiltz , August 12, 2012
Muskie fever can lead to 'horrible addiction,' serious anglers say
As another season of muskie fishing gets under way — Minnesota’s muskie opener was Saturday and Ontario’s season opens June 16 — these are good times for Pearson and others like him. Spurred by a catch-and-release ethic and sound fisheries management, muskie populations are thriving in many places.
By Brad Dokken , June 03, 2012
Ontario boy, 13, acquitted in bullying case of boy, 11, who committed suicide
The accused boy was acquitted today in Oshawa, Ont., on charges of assault causing bodily harm and robbery. Police had alleged the suspect slammed Mitchell Wilson's face into the sidewalk and stole his iPhone in Pickering in November 2010. Wilson suffered from multiple dystrophy.
By Canadian Press , March 05, 2012
Public nudity laws unconstitutional? Ontario court to rule on challenge
A man who allegedly went through fast food drive-thrus while naked and pretended to get a wallet out of his non-existent back pocket is challenging the laws.
By Canadian Press , January 12, 2012
7 teens dead, 5 people injured in 2 separate Ontario collisions
Provincial police say four teens died Tuesday afternoon in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 69 near Parry Sound, Ont. Another collision east of Sudbury, Ont. left three teenagers dead and sent three people to hospital.
By Associated Press , January 05, 2012
Polar bear populations in Manitoba, Ontario all but doomed, expert says
Wildlife biologist Ian Stirling, who's been studying polar bears for 41 years, believes it is now too late to prevent the species from being extirpated from the shores of Hudson Bay.
By Bartley Kives , November 17, 2011
Scientists urge protection of large boreal forest along Manitoba-Ontario border
More than 75 scientists from around the world have waded into a contentious Manitoba election issue and are urging the province to protect one of the Earth's largest intact boreal forests.
By Chinta Puxley , September 29, 2011
Minnesota pilot killed in northwest Ontario plane crash
The Ontario Provincial Police say the man from Sunfish Lake, Minn., a Twin Cities suburb, crashed Monday afternoon in Abram Lake in Sioux Lookout, Ontario.
By Associated Press , September 01, 2011
Judge throws out appeal of Canadian's illegal entry over U.S. border into N.D.
A judge has thrown out an appeal by a Canadian man who claims his three-month jail sentence for trying to sneak into the U.S. was unreasonable.
By Associated Press , August 26, 2011
Quiet waters of Quetico Provincial Park provide walleye bounty
Our first afternoon in this camp, our six-person group would catch 21 fish from shore, nearly all of them walleyes. And we would catch 40 more from our canoes, jigging over shallow rock reefs within sight of camp.
By Sam Cook , July 17, 2011
Chant serves up entertaining mix of walleyes, stories
An independent fishing and hunting guide who works for several camps in Nestor Falls, Ont., a tourist Mecca about an hour north of the Minnesota border, Trevor Chant’s career path has taken him from his hometown of Weymouth, Dorset, in the south of England and across the world.
By Brad Dokken , July 03, 2011
Quebec parliamentarian calls visiting royals parasites; apology demanded
The Quebec government is demanding an apology from a legislator who compared the royal family to parasites and circus performers.
By Canadian Press , May 31, 2011
BWCA cellphone tower lawsuit heads to trial
An environmental group is going to court today to try to block AT&T’s plan to build a 450-foot tower near the edge of the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness area on Minnesota’s border with Ontario.
By Steve Karnowski , April 10, 2011
UPDATE: Former Minnesota nurse found guilty of aiding suicides online
A Minnesota man accused of seeking depressed people online and encouraging two to kill themselves was found guilty Tuesday of aiding in the suicides of an English man and Canadian woman.
By Associated Press , March 15, 2011
Ontario importer fined for Asian carp possession
A fish importer has been fined $50,000 for trying to haul a truckload of live Asian carp into Canada, including one of the species threatening to invade the Great Lakes, officials said Friday.
By John Flesher , March 04, 2011
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