By Matthew Daly And Julie Pace The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is considering an oil billionaire and a North Dakota lawmaker for top posts as he moves to roll back President Barack Obama’s environmental and energy policies and allow unfettered production of oil, coal and natural gas. […]
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By Dan Healing The Canadian Press It’s last call for retirees at Labatt Breweries of Canada. For decades, they’ve been offered a weekly case of beer for free, but that comes to an end as of Jan. 1, 2019. Labatt spokesman Charlie Angelakos said Monday the brewer is ending the […]
By Ken Sweet The Associated Press NEW YORK — Apple CEO Tim Cook is telling his employees to “keep moving forward.” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is saying “progress does not move in a straight line.” T-Mobile’s CEO John Legere tweeted “let’s see what an out of the box, non-typical, non-politician […]
Staff They scored early and often. Northern Ontario, featuring the Stratton-raised brother-sister tandem of Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick at skip and third, doubled B.C.’s Wes Craig 10-5 yesterday in the opening draw of the 2017 Canadian mixed curling championship in Yarmouth, N.S. With the husband-and-wife combination of Thunder Bay’s […]
Heather Latter Dancers took to the floor at the Couchiching multi-use centre Friday afternoon for the annual Veterans’ Day pow-wow. Hosted by the United Native Friendship Centre, the event aimed to honour area veterans.
Joey Payeur Bransen Campbell of the Fort Frances Boston Pizza Royals, left, hustled back in time to cut off Connor Chaykowski of the Current River Comets during the bronze-medal final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual PeeWee ‘A’ tournament yesterday at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Comets […]
Heather Latter Sherri and Hayden Eisenzopf checked out some of the Christmas decorations available to purchase Saturday afternoon during the Rainycrest Auxiliary’s fall bazaar and bake sale there. The well-attended event included a penny table, 50/50 draw, a “gently-used” table, a residents’ craft table, and refreshments.
Staff Town council likely will name the 2016 “Citizen of the Year” at its regular meeting tonight. Council will discuss the recommendation put forth by the “Citizen of the Year” selection committee during the in-camera portion of the committee of the whole meeting. If it approves the recommendation, the identity […]
Joey Payeur The band may be getting back together—the one that was the SIJHL’s greatest hit-makers the past three seasons. Jaden Gustafson had his first two goals of the season, and his first two-goal game in Junior ‘A,’ as the Fort Frances Lakers doubled the expansion Thief River Falls Norskies […]
The Associated Press BEIJING — The brightest moon in almost 69 years will be lighting up the sky this week in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon known as the supermoon will reach its most luminescent in North America before dawn on Monday. It will reach […]
By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand is planning to send in military helicopters and a navy ship to rescue about 1,000 tourists and hundreds of residents who remain stranded in the coastal town of Kaikoura after a powerful earthquake on Monday cut off train […]
By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — It was supposed to be his grand valedictory tour. Now President Barack Obama must use his last major trip abroad to try to calm shocked world leaders about the outcome of the U.S. election, and what comes next when Donald Trump is […]
