Staff There were plenty of comebacks but no wins to show for all the hard work. The Fort Frances Lakers nabbed their first point of the regular season but remain winless after dropping a pair of weekend games to the visiting Thunder Bay North Stars. The North Stars held on […]
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Staff Bears have been sighted in both the west and east ends of town. Resident Jeanna Wilson took her young day-care kids for a walk to the Point on Friday morning, where they spotted a bear she described as a small yearling. She noted the bear came from the direction […]
Duane Hicks The power went out yesterday morning and when it came back on six hours later, the Fort Frances Power Corp. had 26 new customers. The FFPC has expanded its territory to include McIrvine Road North and Frog Creek Road up to the town boundary, switching over Hydro One […]
By Danica Kirka The Associated Press LONDON — Britain will begin the formal process of leaving the European Union by the end of March, Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday, seeking to ease concern about the nation’s future and the threat of reduced foreign investment and the weakening of the […]
By Karl Ritter The Associated Press STOCKHOLM — Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries on how cells break down and recycle content, a garbage disposal system that scientists hope to harness in the fight against cancer, Alzheimer’s and other diseases. The Karolinska […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Forget the pink ribbons. Spitting in a tube for science is what unites a growing group of breast cancer patients taking part in a unique project to advance treatment for the deadliest form of the disease. For many of the 150,000-plus patients […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Cheesecake is usually served cold. So brace yourself for something a little different. The first time I made this recipe, I pulled it out of the oven and set it on the counter to cool. The plan was to chill it overnight in the […]
By Rachel D’Oro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Yes, you could call it free money. But that doesn’t mean all Alaskans are happy about the $1,022 dividend checks nearly every resident will receive starting Thursday from the state’s oil wealth fund. Folks were looking at getting more than twice […]
By Nicholas Riccardi And Anne D’Innocenzio The Associated Press DENVER — The leak of some of Donald Trump’s tax returns highlights enormous disparities in the tax code between high-income businesses and individuals and everyone else that may have allowed the Republican presidential nominee to avoid paying federal income taxes for […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO—When Raquel Grand’s wife was in the middle of a difficult childbirth five years ago, Grand realized that if she lost her partner that day, she would not have the legal right to take their daughter home from the hospital. Grand and her wife, who now […]
Press Release The Canada Border Services Agency and RCMP today announced the seizure of a sizeable amount of prohibited drugs at the Fort Frances port of entry. On Sept. 19, Li Hua Lin, 51, a resident of Alberta, approached the CBSA’s primary inspection lane. She told the border services officer […]
Staff They’re ba-ack. Defending champion How I Set Your Mother nabbed the maximum six points for the first time this season in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night at Fort High and St. Michael’s School. The squad now has 14 points in all, which puts them into a […]
