The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO—Ontario’s lengthy dispute with its doctors escalated yesterday as the province’s medical association dismissed as “unreasonable” a government proposal that would see fee cuts for high-billing specialists and more money for family physicians. The proposed plan is the latest attempt by the Liberal government to work […]
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Conrad Dueck Although they started off with the lead, and kept it close until half-time, BDO’s four-player lineup eventually ran out of gas in falling 71-48 to Revco in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action Tuesday night. Jeff Campbell and Todd Richards provided almost all the offence for BDO, scoring […]
The Associated Press LONDON—Britain’s fertility regulator has approved controversial techniques allowing doctors to create babies using the DNA from three people—what it called a “historic” decision to help prevent a small number of children from inheriting potentially-fatal diseases from their mothers. The regulator’s chair, Sally Chesire, today described it as […]
From the OPP The hustle and bustle of the holiday season has started, but try not to let that be a distraction causing you to become a victim of theft. The OPP is encouraging citizens to “Lock It or Lose It” to protect their vehicle contents from theft. Under the […]
The Associated Press One tournament into his return was all Tiger Woods needed to strike a deal with Bridgestone to play its golf ball. Bridgestone Golf said today it has signed Woods to a multi-year agreement in which he will play and promote the golf ball. Woods effectively became a […]
Staff The community Christmas dinner is just 10 days away but everything is falling into place. The 29th-annual event will take place Christmas Day from noon-2 p.m. at Knox United Church here. Sandra Lange of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau said some volunteers are lined up but more helpers always […]
The Canadian PressBill Beacon BOISBRIAND, Que.—The dream of playing in the world junior hockey championship is over for five players cut from Canada’s team last night. Goalie Michael McNiven (Owen Sound Attack), defencemen Guillaume Brisebois (Charlottetown Islanders) and Samuel Girard (Shawinigan Cataractes), and forwards Sam Steel (Regina Pats) and Zach […]
By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING — China appears to have installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the strategically vital South China Sea, a U.S. security think-tank says, upping the stakes in what many see as a potential Asian powder keg. The Center for Strategic […]
The Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Officials from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy are in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to offload 26.5 tons of cocaine worth an estimated $715 million seized in the waters off the Eastern Pacific. Officials from the United States and Canada will […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — A U.S. study of Zika-infected pregnancies found that 6 per cent of them ended in birth defects. The rate was nearly twice as high for women infected early in pregnancy. It’s the first published research on outcomes in the United States, […]
By Maria Cheng The Associated Press LONDON — Britain’s fertility regulator has approved controversial techniques allowing doctors to create babies using the DNA from three people ‚Äî what it called a “historic” decision to help prevent a small number of children from inheriting potentially fatal diseases from their mothers. The […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Winter is upon us. I live in San Diego, and let’s be honest: The notion of us slogging through a frigid few months awaiting spring’s thaw is ridiculous. Yet, I’m cold. It’s chilly and cloudy and yes, sometimes, even rainy. We all spend more […]
