Sadly, the family announces the sudden passing of Michael George McPherson, 59, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at his residence. Mike was born July 22, 1956 in Fort Frances to the late Arnold and Pat McPherson. He worked as a contractor for many years, starting his […]
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HUGHES-SWIRE-Born to Savannah Hughes and Dylan Swire, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Emmett James, weighing 8 lbs 3 oz. on June 14, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
PROVENZANO-Born to Taylor Lesperance and Jordan Provenzano, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Brooklyn Jean, weighing 6 lbs. 14 oz., on June 14, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
CHIVERS-WILSON-Born to Rob and Jenny, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Brantlee Violet, weighing 9 lbs. 10 oz., on June 12, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
By Frank Eltman The Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. — Scientists have deployed a buoy 22 miles off the coast of New York’s Fire Island to monitor several species of great whales in “near real-time.” The high-tech acoustic device will eavesdrop on the songs of the whales to better understand and […]
By Rob Gillies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OTTAWA — The leaders of North America confront a rising tide of economic protectionism and nationalism as they hold a summit Wednesday in the Canadian capital. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the first time is hosting U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President […]
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press TORONTO — This month, the University of Calgary paid $20,000 to regain access to its email system after a so-called ransomware cyber-attack. A year ago, Ashley Madison, a website that facilitates extra-marital affairs, lost customers’ personal information to hackers, who have also recently accessed […]
By Joseph Pisani The Associated Press NEW YORK — Ikea is recalling 29 million chests and dressers after six children were killed when the units toppled over and fell on them. The chests and dressers are unstable if they are not secured to a wall, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety […]
The Canadian PressJonas Siegel TORONTO—The debate is over. Eric Lindros finally will get his plaque in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Passed over six times before, the long-time Philadelphia Flyers’ captain was announced as one of four nominees for this year’s Hall of Fame induction class, joined by the late […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is dropping its visa requirement for Mexican visitors as of December while Mexico has agreed to lift long-standing restrictions on Canadian beef imports by October. Trudeau made the announcement today alongside Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who is in Ottawa for […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—A Calgary family says they’re still upset after their youngest child fell into a septic tank at a highway rest stop in Saskatchewan. Trevor Pickersgill, Denaie McCarthy, and their three girls were driving to Regina from Calgary last Thursday when they decided to pull into the information […]
