ARCHIE-TUESDAY-Born to Hilary, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Leighton Nova, weighing 7 lbs 7 oz. on July 13, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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BURKHOLDER-Born to Julie and Edward, of Mine Centre, Ontario, a boy, Donovan Edward, weighing 8 lbs 2 oz. on July 9, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — University of Washington biology professor Adam Summers no longer has to coax hospital staff to use their CT scanners so he can visualize the inner structures of sting ray and other fish. Last fall, he installed a small computed tomography, or CT, […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Parents of newborns with rare genetic conditions used to hear the grim words that the severe birth defects were “incompatible with life.” Support groups and social media showing the exceptions have changed the landscape. So has mounting research suggesting that not all […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The ALS Association is crediting money raised through the Ice Bucket Challenge for the discovery of a gene they say is among the most common that contribute to the progressive disease. Those who accepted the challenge allowed buckets of ice water to be dumped on […]
Joey Payeur Fort Frances Her-icanes’ shortstop Jess Woodgate surrounded this grounder while third baseman Dana Ward watched during the team’s 14-11 loss to the Emo Renegades in the second round of the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League playoffs last night at VanJura here. Emo now advances to play the […]
The Associated PressMalcolm Ritter NEW YORK—If you want to see a tall population of men, go to the Netherlands. Tall women? Latvia. And in the United States, which lags behind dozens of other countries in height, the average for adults stopped increasing about 20 years ago. That’s the word from […]
The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Ethan Dean will be living his dream today. The six-year-old has a garbage truck bedspread and pillow. He has garbage truck toys. He’s had a garbage truck birthday party. Now, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, he’s going to experience what it’s like to be a garbage […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph TORONTO—The Toronto Argonauts’ first regular-season win at BMO Field might have have come at a terrible price. Quarterback Ricky Ray threw three TD passes to lead Toronto past the Montreal Alouettes 30-17 last night. But dampening the Argos’ enthusiasm about the historic win was Ray leaving […]
