The Canadian Press RICHMOND, B.C.—A slithering surprise was discovered in a package mailed from China at a Canada Post distribution centre in B.C. last week. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said three venomous mountain pit vipers were inside a package destined for Manitoba. Insp. Murray Smith said the service received […]
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Staff In the latest challenge to crown “Canada’s Greatest Explorer,” local resident Joshua Henry and the remaining seven competitors had to survive for 24 hours on a remote island on Lac Saint-Jean, Que. They were required to demonstrate their skills in four survival criteria: building a fire, finding food, building […]
Press Release Members of the Treaty #3 Police Service South Sub-Division were dispatched to a reported altercation at a Couchiching First Nation residence last Friday evening. An investigation revealed a male had assaulted a female and then seriously injured a male, who was taken to La Verendrye Hospital for treatment. […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Archie Dewees McClendon, 100, on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Archie was born Feb. 2, 1916 in Central Butte, Sask. to Thomas and Alice McClendon. On Oct. 12, 1938, he was united […]
By Andrew Demillo The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Tony Blair and the two U.S. presidents he worked with as Britain’s prime minister said Thursday they’re worried about the growing divisiveness that is making it harder for people to work together to find solutions. Blair swapped stories with former […]
By Kristena Hansen The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — As the battle over Oregon’s recent delisting of the grey wolf as endangered is waged in a courtroom, the state’s lone Republican congressman helped convince the House to approve a plan to remove all protections for the species at the federal […]
The Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. — A psychologist is expected to be sentenced to six years in prison for the 1995 killing of a man she says raped her while she was a college student. Norma Patricia Esparza is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday in Orange County Superior […]
The Associated Press NICE, France — World leaders are expressing dismay, sadness and solidarity with France over the attack carried out by a man who drove truck into crowds of people celebrating France’s national day in Nice, killing at least 84 people:UNITED STATES President Barack Obama condemned what “appears to […]
By Ciaran Fahey And Elaine Ganley The Associated Press NICE, France — A Frenchman of Tunisian descent drove a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice’s beachfront, killing at least 84 people, many of them children. The slaughter ended only after police killed the armed attacker in a hail […]
By Larry Neumeister The Associated Press NEW YORK — In a ruling the government suggested could hamper national security investigations, a federal appeals court Thursday said prosecutors cannot force Microsoft and other U.S. companies to turn over customer emails and other data stored on servers overseas. A three-judge panel of […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Irene Hughes, 74, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Irene was born Feb 11, 1942 in Fort Frances to John and Elizabeth Johnson. She worked for many years in Nestor Falls, Ont. at the […]
With deep sorrow, the family of Yves De Gagné announces his passing peacefully into eternal life on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Oct. 17, 1944 in Fort Frances. He was united in marriage to the love of his life, Kathleen […]
