My thumbs hurt. I hate to complain but they hurt, almost all the time, and I think if I ate more green vegetables, they would hurt less. And though that seems an easy enough remedy to incorporate into my daily schedule, I don’t seem able to master the excessive use […]

Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The next Men’s Fellowship Breakfast will be held this Saturday (Oct. 20) at 8 a.m. at the Emo Legion. Come for a delicious breakfast while enjoying fellowship with old and new friends. Marcel Chenier, pastor at the New Beginnings Fellowship in Fort Frances, will be the guest speaker. […]

Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The La Vallee municipal election is set for this Monday (Oct. 22), with voting taking place at the municipal office. The four candidates running for reeve are incumbent Ken McKinnon and challengers Lucille Macdonald Ross Donaldson, and Ken Hyatt. Voting runs from 10 a.m.-8 a.m. Be sure […]

By Teresa M. Walker The Associated Press Kevin Mawae played 16 seasons in the NFL, earning eight Pro Bowls and three All-Pro honours. Yet the former offensive lineman found himself struggling to walk in the summer of 2017. With each step came stabbing pains because of severe plantar fasciitis. The […]

By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Tuesday reported a jump in cases of a rare paralyzing illness in children, and said it seems to be following an every-other-year pattern. At least 62 cases have been confirmed in 22 states this year, and at […]

By Rob GilliesGene Johnson And Tracey Lindeman The Associated Press MONTREAL — Cam Battley is a top executive at one of Canada’s biggest marijuana companies, but he isn’t sticking around to savour the country’s historic pot legalization. He’s off to Germany on Friday and Australia next week ‚Äî a sign […]

CARLSON-Born to Luke and Lacey, nee Gill, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Emmett James, weighing 7 lbs 5 oz on October 2, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

JEWETT-Born to Brandon and Jasmine, nee Noble, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Owen Earl Michael, weighing 7 lbs 5 oz on September 23, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

ROBINSON-Born to Jaimee Whalen and Jeff Robinson, of Barwick, Ontario, a girl, Layla Blaire, weighing 8 lbs 6 oz on September 25, 2018 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital, Thunder Bay, Ontario.

JACK-Born to Riality Jack, of Big Grassy First Nation, Ontario, a girl, Leah, weighing 8 lbs 5 oz on October 2, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

BRUYERE-Born to Elda Ruby and Norm Bruyere, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Landon Thomas, weighing 6 lbs 2 oz on September 21, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

LABELLE-Born to Stephanie Markewich and Tyler LaBelle, of Emo, Ontario, a girl, Scarlette Rose, weighing 5 lbs 7 oz on September 21, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.