The Canadian Press HAIDA GWAII, B.C.—First Nations’ art and a coastal fishing trip are on the itinerary for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they spend their final full day in Canada at the remote West Coast archipelago of Haida Gwaii. The islands, located about 100 km off the […]
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The Associated Press BERLIN—Europe’s comet-chasing space probe Rosetta performed its final task today—dipping out of orbit for a slow-motion crash onto the icy surface of the alien world it’s been following for more than a decade. Mission controllers lost contact with the probe as expected after it hit the surface […]
Duane Hicks Sydney Stanley cooked up another burger yesterday during Day Two of Sunset Country Ford’s three-day 20th-anniversary event. The sale continues today until 8 p.m.
Duane Hicks Amer Mumtaz, left, Petrina Carlson, Terri Seguin, and Lauren DeGagne gave away hotdogs in exchange for donations yesterday, as well as sold zipper pulls, necklaces, and magnets made by CIBC staff Rebecca Webb, to raise funds for the upcoming CIBC “Run for the Cure,” the closest one of […]
From the MNRF No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region between Tuesday and yesterday. But two blazes remain active in the region. Fort Frances Fire #21 is a 0.1-hectare island fire located about 70 km north of Fort Frances on Asheigama Lake. The lightning-caused fire, which started Sept. […]
Duane Hicks Lauren Hyatt was on the job as the new events and programming co-ordinator at the Fort Frances Museum yesterday. Over the next year, she will get the community engaged in museum programming, help plan for “Canada 150” activities, and continue work on an initiative to make museum exhibits […]
Staff Whether it’s getting up extra early to make coffee, sleeping in extra late, or leaving town altogether for a road trip, Fort Frances Power Corp. and Hydro One customers east of Fort Frances will have to find a way to cope with not having electricity for six hours this […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Meryle Ogden, who passed away peacefully, with family by her side, at her residence at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Meryle was born Feb. 19, 1922 to the late Charles and Nettie Strachan. She was the fifth […]
By Josef Federman And Aron Heller The Associated Press JERUSALEM — Shimon Peres was being laid to rest on Friday in a ceremony attended by thousands of admirers and dozens of international dignitaries ‚Äî in a final tribute to a man who personified the history of Israel during a remarkable […]
By Caleb Jones The Associated Press HONOLULU — Federal researchers have just returned from an expedition to study the biodiversity and mechanisms of an unusually rich deep-sea ecosystem off the coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told The Associated Press in a telephone […]
By Frank Jordans The Associated Press BERLIN — Europe’s comet-chasing space probe Rosetta performed its final task Friday, dipping out of orbit for a slow-motion crash onto the icy surface of the alien world it’s been following for more than a decade. Mission controllers lost contact with the probe as […]
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A rare “black moon” rises Friday night over the Western Hemisphere, but don’t expect to see it. NASA says a black moon is the second new moon in a calendar month. A new moon is the start of the lunar cycle and the phase where […]
