It is with great sadness that the family of Winnie Rousseau announces her passing on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. A memorial service will be held Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances, with Fr. Alan […]
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By Katie Workman The Associated Press A perfectly cooked steak is what many people with good reason think of as a perfect meal. This is a classy take on a restaurant-quality steak dinner, and other than remembering to salt the steak ahead of time (not a deal breaker, but recommended), […]
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Loblaw Companies Ltd. is offering customers a $25 gift card as a goodwill gesture after admitting the company participated in an industry-wide bread price-fixing arrangement. “This conduct should never have happened,” said Galen G. Weston, CEO, during a conference call with analysts […]
By Vin Cherwoo And Frank Eltman The Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. — The New York Islanders may be returning to the New York suburbs after a move to Brooklyn floundered. Several news organizations including Newsday reported Tuesday that the hockey team won a bid to build a new arena on […]
The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — A 76-year-old museum owner who pulled a semiconscious man from a burning car following a crash in rural Pennsylvania is one of 20 people being honoured with Carnegie medals for heroism. The Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced the award winners on Tuesday. James Raymond […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration is publicly blaming North Korea for a ransomware attack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide in May and crippled parts of Britain’s National Health Service. Homeland security adviser Tom Bossert wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Monday […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Like a friendly Pied Piper, the violinist keeps up a toe-tapping beat as dancers weave through busy hospital hallways and into the chemotherapy unit, patients looking up in surprised delight. Upstairs, a cellist strums an Irish folk tune for a patient in […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press The classic New Year’s libation is champagne, but what to eat is a matter of broader choice. This year why not make it a tapas party a feast of various little bites? And, if indeed that’s how you choose to roll, one of those […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canada’s major wireless carriers are apologizing for long customer service wait times as customers look to cash in on limited time promotional offers. Numerous Facebook, Twitter and chat room commenters are reporting two- to three-hour wait times for call centres and online chats. Rogers, Fido, […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL — The Canadian Securities Administrators has issued a warning about risks associated with products linked to cryptocurrencies as interest in the space continues to rise. The umbrella organization for Canada’s provincial and territorial securities regulators singled out futures contracts in its warning, noting that while they […]
Sharon Myers, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 in Thunder Bay, Ont. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Knox United Church in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
