By Matthew Brown And Matthew Daly The Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — In control of Congress and soon the White House, Republicans are readying plans to roll back the influence of the Endangered Species Act, one of the government’s most powerful conservation tools, after decades of complaints that it hinders […]
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By Jessica Gresko The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to clog the nation’s capital for Donald Trump’s inauguration and a major demonstration the day after. How many will actually arrive to party or protest is an open question. Officials estimate that 800,000 to 900,000 […]
By Kristen Gelineau The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia — Searchers’ frustration over Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is difficult to overstate, from the monstrous waves that battered search crews in one of the world’s most desolate stretches of ocean to the dearth of information on the plane’s flight path that stymied […]
By Mehmet Guzel The Associated Press ISTANBUL — Turkish police captured the gunman who carried out the deadly New Year’s nightclub attack in Istanbul, with officials saying Tuesday that he’s an Uzbekistan national who trained in Afghanistan and confessed to the massacre. The man was being questioned by police, Prime […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Until pretty recently, there was nothing sexy about cauliflower. Boiled or steamed, it’s bland at best. And if you overcook it, you’d better duck or suffer the smell of dirty diapers. But roasting or sauteing cauliflower is a different story. The veggie’s natural sugars […]
The Associated Press LONDON — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wanted to praise his daughter on Twitter instead he accidentally sent his message to another Ivanka. Trump retweeted a message from a Twitter user that said his daughter was “great, a woman with real character and class.” But the user tagged […]
Nicholas Donaldson Trevor Mader, right, faced off against Ryan Flamand in a game of “Magic the Gathering” between rounds at the pre-release event Saturday at the Fort Frances Public Library Tecnology Centre. It was a chance for players to try out cards from the newest “Magic the Gathering” set, as […]
From the OPP On Saturday around 1:50 a.m., the Rainy River District OPP, while on patrol, observed an erratic driver in Fort Frances. Officers then conducted a traffic stop on the 800 block of Williams Avenue. The driver, a 24-year-old Fort Frances man, failed the roadside test. He was arrested […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Ernie McLeod announces his passing, with family by his side, on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Ernie was born on Feb. 1, 1927 in Chapple Township to Thomas and Polly McLeod. The family […]
Staff Tickets are going fast for the local Alzheimer Society’s annual “Forget Me Not” charitable dinner, which is slated for this Saturday (Jan. 21) at La Place Rendez-Vous. “It was pretty quiet up until last week, and then it seemed people were calling and buying tables,” said Mack Hall, marketing […]
Joey Payeur Emerson Evans of the Fort Frances PeeWee ‘AA’ Canadians was denied on this penalty shot by Lord Selkirk Rebels’ goalie Evan Bandera in the third period of the championship game of the Canadians’ home tournament yesterday at the Ice For Kids Arena. Evans and his teammates weren’t crying […]
Joey Payeur Laker Jack Bernie, left, and Mitchell Soderberg of the Thief River Falls Norskies were like two trains trying to make their way down the same track during the host squad’s 5-0 victory here Friday night.
