It is with great sadness that the family of Calvin Ross Durbin announce his passing. Surrounded with family by his side, Cal passed unexpectedly and peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 at Riverside Health Care in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 58. Born in Fort Frances to Waldo […]
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By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK — She says he sexually assaulted her; he denies it. Is somebody deliberately lying? Not necessarily. Experts say that because of how memory works, it’s possible that both Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford ‚Äî the woman who says […]
By Jennifer McDermott The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Researchers say they’ve identified a site off the coast of Rhode Island where they think the ship that 18th-century explorer Capt. James Cook used to sail around the world may be located. The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project, which is leading […]
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO — A Japanese spacecraft released two small rovers on an asteroid on Friday in a mission that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system. The Japan Space Exploration Agency said the two Minerva-II-1 rovers were lowered from the unmanned spacecraft […]
The Associated Press LONDON — Meghan Markle was joined by her mother Thursday to launch a cookbook aimed at raising money for the victims of London’s Grenfell Tower fire. Markle, who married Prince Harry and is now the Duchess of Sussex, hosted the reception at Kensington Palace beside her mother, […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Raymond Gushulak announces his peaceful passing, with his family at his side, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan, Ont. He fought a courageous two-year battle with cancer. Ray was born on Oct. 26, 1945 in […]
It is with heavy hearts the family announces the passing of Hillary Johnson, 32, of Seine River First Nation, Ont., on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. She raised two beautiful children, her son, Kasey Singleton, and daughter, Halle Johnson. Hillary loved […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press OXFORD, Pa. — A staple of summer ‚Äî swarms of bugs ‚Äî seems to be a thing of the past. And that’s got scientists worried. Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, crop-munching aphids and cockroaches are doing just fine. But the more beneficial flying insects of […]
By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A better-than-expected outcome of the summit between the two Koreas immediately kick-started stalled negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang, boosting President Donald Trump’s high-stakes push to get the North to give up its nuclear weapons by the end of his first term in […]
By David Sharp The Associated Press BIDDEFORD, Maine — Canadians are known as friendly folks, but these crabby brutes migrating from Canadian waters are better suited for the hockey rink. Green crabs from Nova Scotia are the same species as their cousins that already inhabit Maine waters, but are ornerier […]
By Eric Talmadge And Foster Klug The Associated Press PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of — The leaders of North and South Korea announced a wide range of agreements Wednesday which they said were a major step toward peace on the Korean Peninsula. But the premier pledge on denuclearization contained […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press There’s no better way to enjoy fall’s abundant apple harvest than in a towering deep-dish pie. Unfortunately, this dessert often yields unevenly cooked, shrunken apples swimming in an ocean of their own exuded juices atop a pale, soggy crust. We wanted each slice […]
