The Associated PressDanica Kirka LONDON–A vast iceberg with twice the volume of Lake Erie has broken off from a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists said yesterday. The iceberg broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf, scientists at the University of Swansea in Britain said. The iceberg is […]
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The Associated Press NEW YORK–Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the first lunar landing is being sold at a New York auction. The lunar dust, plus some tiny rocks that Armstrong also collected, are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million-$4 million. They’re […]
Duane Hicks Cathy DeGagne checked out an arrangement of vintage car parts made by Fine Line Art Gallery co-op member Ed Halvorsen to promote the Canadian Coasters’ 50th anniversary tour stopping in Fort Frances next week. The Scott Street “Show ‘n Shine” is slated for Wednesday, followed by a car […]
The Associated Press LONDON–Venus Williams reached her ninth Wimbledon final, and first since 2009, turning in her latest display of gutsy serving to beat Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-2 today. At 37, Williams is the oldest finalist at the All England Club since Martina Navratilova was the 1994 runner-up at that […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–It could give a whole new meaning to buried treasure. A national foundation wants to store millions of videos, films, and other recordings 60 storeys underground in an old Norad bunker near North Bay, Ont. in an effort to preserve the vast electronic record of Canadian […]
Staff They already had their open tryout camp scheduled for this weekend but the Fort Frances Lakers weren’t sitting around counting the minutes to pass the time. Rather, a trio of team-related events occurred over the past two days. Yesterday, head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan traded last season’s […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–Police say a body found in a ditch west of Calgary likely is to be linked to three people found dead in a burned-out car earlier this week. Acting Insp. Paul Wozney wouldn’t confirm the identity of the body found, but said police no longer are looking […]
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We don’t have a television at the cabin. The radio, which is tuned to CBC, seldom is on. Yes, we do have the Internet. iPads and cellphones are logged in, but the search of news seldom is happening. Instead, in our quiet way, time often is spent reading hardcover and […]
Nicholas Donaldson The second intake period for the Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity (SNAPP) funding program is officially open, with applications being accepted until Aug. 31. SNAPP supports Northern Ontario agriculture and food producers, businesses, collaborations, communities, and First Nations by providing funding for projects involved in local food […]
Nicholas Donaldson Bryce MacDonald (front left), Jersey Rose, David Morrison, Trinity Richards, and Faith Richards, along with William Richards (back left), Kaleb Richards, Nolan MacDonald, and Dahlia Kaun, were the participants of this year’s Youth Enterprise Camp in Fort Frances. The budding entrepreneurs created their own businesses during the four-day […]
Press Release The International Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves Study Board submitted its final report, entitled “Managing Water Levels and Flows in the Rainy River Basin,” to the International Joint Commission on June 30. The IJC established the study board in the summer of 2015 and charged it “to […]
