NEW YORK – Chef, cookbook author and TV host Carla Hall has always wondered about an antique wooden highchair her family has long cherished. What is its history? How much is it worth? She finally got answers when PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow” visited her Washington, D.C., home. It turns out that […]
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By Rogelio V. Solis
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
YAZOO CITY, Miss. – Much of the South is at risk of more severe weather Tuesday, forecasters said, after tornadoes struck parts of the region Sunday night and Monday, causing heavy damage in some parts of Mississippi and flipping trucks in Texas. Parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, […]
By Christine Fernando
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO – Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped her daughters off at school. Johnson, a Black woman, says racism is rampant in her predominantly white Georgia town. At her daughters’ school, a student once used racial slurs and told another child he doesn’t […]
By Jill Lawless
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON – The wine is out of this world. The price is appropriately stratospheric. Christie’s said Tuesday it is selling a bottle of French wine that spent more than a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station. The auction house thinks a wine connoisseur might pay as much as […]
John Evans of BDO Fort Frances pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club Trip of the Month draw for May this morning. Kyle and Emily Sigurdson were the winners of a Best of P.E.I. Coach Tour valued at $3,800. June’s draw is for a trip to Quebec with Ice […]
By Gemma Karstens-Smith
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER – Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have accomplished their first goal of the season – making the playoffs. A 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday cemented Edmonton’s spot in the post-season but the Oilers captain said the hard work is far from over. “Your first goal […]
The teardown of the Fort Frances mill continues, as the building surrounding the #7 paper machine comes down. The teardown and clean-up is expected to continue for another year. If you have a photo of the mill teardown you’d like to share with other readers, send it to us at […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) catchment area has reached a milestone, but not necessarily one to be proud of. It was announced on Friday that one in 100 people in the area have now been infected with COVID-19. “One in 100 is not a small likelihood, it does mean that […]
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TORONTO – Ontario’s health minister says the government is pleased to see thousands of people sign up for COVID-19 vaccines on the day eligibility opened to all adults in virus hot spots. Christine Elliott says more than 73,000 appointments were booked between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. EDT, despite the […]
TORONTO – Ontario’s air ambulance service says it’s committed to serving patients without disruption as labour strife with its paramedics continues. Unifor, the union representing Ornge workers, says paramedics voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, if necessary, in a vote tabulated Friday. Ornge paramedics have taken issue a provincial […]
By Patrick Whittle
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Maine – Sprawling wind farms located off the coast. Hydropower transmission lines that cut through some of America’s most beloved forests and rivers. Solar megaprojects of unprecedented size. As President Joe Biden’s administration plans to fight climate change by weaning the nation off fossil fuels, these large-scale renewable energy […]
