The Associated Press AP Member MOSCOW, Idaho — University of Idaho officials are negotiating a deal with the International Potato Center in Peru, in hopes of getting access to the centre’s vast potato gene bank. More than 4,000 potato varieties that include potatoes cultivated in the Andes thousands of years […]
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The Associated Press AP Member MOSCOW, Idaho — University of Idaho officials are negotiating a deal with the International Potato Center in Peru, in hopes of getting access to the centre’s vast potato gene bank. More than 4,000 potato varieties that include potatoes cultivated in the Andes thousands of years […]
The Associated Press BEIJING — China’s Jade Rabbit lunar rover has been retired after 31 months of collecting data from the moon’s surface. The rover arrived on the moon on Dec. 14, 2013, along with the Chang’e 3 lunar lander and had originally been designed to operate for just three […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. and partner companies have struck a US$2-billion deal to buy about one-third ownership in a pipeline system that will carry crude oil from North Dakota to the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast. Calgary-based Enbridge (TSX:ENB) will provide US$1.5 billion to its […]
Staff A 69-year-old Fort Frances man has been charged in connection with a fatal hunting accident which occurred back in December. Police say he was arrested Thursday and charged with Careless Use of a Firearm contrary to section 86(1) of the Criminal Code. He is scheduled to appear at the […]
Heather Latter Ken Manty of Sight & Sound Audiotronic picked the winning ticket in the Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw this morning at International Travel Services while Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on. The August winners are Velma Jardine and John Cameron of Thunder Bay who will be heading […]
The Canadian PressRob Drinkwater EDMONTON—An Edmonton cyclist says he has been getting support, but also some hate messages, after posting a video to YouTube of a confrontation with motorists he says he began recording after one of them used a racial slur. Bashir Mohamed says he was cycling up to […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press As the world turns its attention to the host country of the Olympic Games, I’m reminded of a trip I took to Brazil 20 years ago with my friend, chef and cookbook author Christopher Idone. He was so enamoured of Brazilian food that he […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the Liberal government will change the manner in which a Supreme Court justice is selected. As part of the new process, Trudeau says former prime minister Kim Campbell will chair a new “independent and non-partisan advisory board” to recommend candidates […]
Press Release Ontario has filed a regulation to end fees for child care wait lists to improve the accessibility of child care and make life easier for families. The ban will take effect Sept. 1, 2016, and will prevent licensed child care centres and home child care agencies from charging […]
Press Release The Corporation of the Town of Fort Frances would like to announce that Tyson Dennis was the successful candidate for the position of Chief Building Official (CBO) and municipal planner. Dennis was born and raised in Fort Frances and is a graduate of Fort Frances High School. He […]
Joey Payeur This image symbolizes how tight it has been this season in the WISSOTA Modifieds division between points leader Jeff Davis of Devlin and second-place Brody Strachan of Emo in the Borderland Racing Association. Davis leads Strachan by just one point for first overall after Strachan finished second and […]
