The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The heavens will be bursting with shooting stars this week. Tonight into early tomorrow, the annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak with double the normal number of meteors. Scientists call this an outburst, and they say it could reach up to 200 meteors […]
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Cameron Penney Brianna Eldridge, left, along with Brianna Peloquin, performed their rendition of “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley during “Music in the Park” at the Emo Lions Park on Tuesday afternoon. The event, held to raise fund for the annual “I Am Awesome” girls’ retreat, featured local […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Terrorism suspect Aaron Driver was killed in a confrontation with police in the southern Ontario town of Strathroy, The Canadian Press has learned. Driver, originally from Winnipeg and in his mid-20s, was under a court order not to associate with any terrorist organization, including the Islamic State […]
Cameron Penney Dairy Queen Fort Frances owner Christin Thomson, left, showed off an upside down Blizzard treat this morning while DQ employee Kassidy LeDrew prepared another one in preparation for “Miracle Treat Day.” Net proceeds from every Blizzard sold today will be donated to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The DQ […]
Staff The Point Park beach is open again for swimming. The beach was declared safe to swim at yesterday after the most recent set of water sample results came back “all clear,” the Northwestern Health Unit reported. The beach first was declared off-limits July 29 as a result of routine […]
Staff There will be a new top gun in the Rainy River District Fastball League this season. Amy Penner scored from third on an error in the bottom of the seventh to give the top-ranked Fort Frances Her-icanes a 10-9 win over the defending champion Northwest Bay Beavers in the […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances is undertaking the process to become a designated “Age Friendly Community.” Thanks to a provincial grant of $7,700, the town will hire a consultant to work with the local Age Friendly Community Committee. Together they will define local principles as they relate to seniors in Fort […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Scientists now calculate that Greenland sharks are Earth’s oldest living animals with backbones. They estimate that one of those grey sharks was born in icy Arctic waters roughly 400 years ago and lived until only a couple of years ago. Using a […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — The Huffington Post is going to be without a Huffington. Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post’s editor-in-chief, announced Thursday that she’s leaving to head a new health, wellbeing and productivity startup. The one-time conservative commentator oversaw explosive growth at the liberal online blog and news […]
The Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A woman once thought to have lived as a feral child in the Cambodian jungles has been claimed by a second family as their long-lost daughter. The woman was caught sneaking from the jungle into a village to steal food in 2007, then […]
By Delara Shakib The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — If you see these pennies, pick them up. You’ll have a whole lot more than good luck. Two rare American one-cent coins dating back to 1792 are anticipated to sell for nearly a million dollars at a public auction in Southern […]
