By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK — Pregnancy affects not only a woman’s body: It changes parts of her brain too, a new study says. When researchers compared brain scans of women before and after pregnancy, they spotted some differences in 11 locations. They also found hints that […]
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By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — What if your doctor’s gender could influence your chance of surviving a visit to the hospital? A big study of older patients hospitalized for common illnesses raises that provocative possibility ‚Äî and also lots of questions. Patients who got most of their […]
The Canadian Press WATERLOO, Ont. — BlackBerry (TSX:BB) is reporting a third-quarter loss of US$117 million, the smallest of the current financial year. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company, which reports in U.S. currency, says the latest quarterly loss amounted to 22 cents per basic share before adjustments. After adjustments, BlackBerry says […]
Heather Latter Andrea Avis, program director at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, read Christmas stories to those gathered for the “Christmas Family Storytime” there Saturday afternoon. Children also enjoyed crafts, games, treats from the “Snow Queen” in the Gingerbread House, and, of course, a visit from Santa Claus.
Heather Latter Members of the Fort Frances Youth Ensemble performed a number of Christmas tunes during a concert yesterday at the Zion Lutheran church here, with proceeds from the free-will offering being donated to the local Salvation Army. The ensemble also will be performing along with Bel Canto this Wednesday […]
Heather Latter Gavin Payne, along with other members of the Fort Frances Fire Department, was busy packing hampers with food at the new Salvation Army building here yesterday. The Christmas hampers are going out to individuals and families over the next few days.
Heather Latter Elder Joan Mainville, left, along with Big Island First Nation Chief Patricia Big George, Seven Generations Education Institute CEO Brent Tookenay, local MP Don Rusnak, and Indigenous Education Leader Angela Mainville, showed off concept art for SGEI’s new Centre for Advanced Technology and Skills here. The state-of-the-art facility […]
Light snow is likely for tonight, with a possible accumulation of 2.5-five cm (one-two inches). Look for the overnight temperature to rise to around minus-three C (26 F) by 4 a.m. Winds will be southerly at 10 m.p.h., gusting up to 20 m.p.h. There is a 50 percent chance of […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers made sure Christmas would be a little more merry for them. Third-period goals by Jared Virtanen and Dylan Kooner lifted the squad to a 4-3 win over the English River Miners in SIJHL action Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The victory […]
Staff These are not your father’s Sioux Lookout Warriors—not even your older brother’s. The Warriors, largely a punching bag in recent seasons for the Muskie boys’ hockey team, showed they’ve come a long way in pushing the defending OFSAA champs to the limit before Fort High prevailed 5-4 in overtime […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — A high-profile North Korean defector told South Korean lawmakers on Monday that he fled because of disillusionment with what he describes as a “tyrannical reign of terror” by leader Kim Jong Un, according to one of the lawmakers who […]
The Associated Press ABSECON, N.J. — Police say twin brothers stole 180 bars of soap from a New Jersey supermarket but weren’t able to make a clean getaway. Absecon police say Kenny and Lenny Stewart dumped 30 six-packs of Dove soap into a large bag and bolted for an exit […]
