Duane Hicks Eleazar Andrusco, left, and his brother, Ethan, showed off their sunflower starter kits they got at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Saturday in conjunction with “Earth Day.” They posed for a photo with the intent to grow their sunflowers over the summer, then take another […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Military officials say they have moved this year to force out 77 service members found guilty of sexual misconduct. Many of the cases are older and none of the members have been released yet, as their files go through what the military says is due process. But […]
The Canadian PressTerry Pedwell OTTAWA–Federal civil servants will be reimbursed for hiring tax accountants to sort through their pay problems and departments will be allowed to re-hire laid-off payroll employees, the federal government said yesterday as it tried to bail out its sinking Phoenix pay system. A high-powered cabinet committee […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee LONGUEUIL, Que.–Money earmarked for space development in this year’s federal budget will go to two projects that could have lasting impacts on Earth and beyond, the federal government announced yesterday. One of them involves a radar instrument that would be used to study the surface and […]
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS–It took a little while for the St. Louis Cardinals’ bats to get going during yesterday’s day-night doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays. Once they did, they made a big difference. After rallying late to win the first game, backed by Randal Grichuk’s ninth-inning homer and […]
Duane Hicks Renovations at Sight & Sound have begun in anticipation of the launch of Tbaytel Fibre here later this year. The renovations, both inside and out, should be complete by the end of May or early June. In addition to the mobility services it now sells, Sight & Sound […]
The Canadian Press FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta.–A team of scuba divers was being called in yesterday to help in the search for four hunters missing in northeastern Alberta. Police said the divers would work with boats equipped with sonar to search beneath the surface of the Rocher River. On Wednesday, RCMP […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s Liberal government finally has eliminated its deficit, but its debt is rising to new heights. The province’s first balanced budget in a decade gets rid of a deficit that had reached about $20 billion at one point, and the government is projecting that balance will […]
The Canadian Press SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, Man.–A sombre candlelight vigil has been held in honour of a 19-year-old woman slain on a small Manitoba First Nation. Two girls, aged 16 and 17, are charged with second-degree murder in the death of Serena McKay, of Powerview, Man., on the weekend at […]
The Associated PressGenaro C. Armas MILWAUKEE–The Toronto Raptors keep getting themselves into tough situations in the playoffs. They hope their resilience helps make them stronger as they get ready to face the Cleveland Cavaliers again. At the very least, the Raptors will need to get better at holding onto big […]
Staff The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce reported a much better year financially in 2016 than the year before. “It was a good year for the Chamber,” treasurer Mike Canfield told members attending the annual general meeting yesterday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous. Canfield noted one major factor was the […]
The Associated PressMalcolm Ritter NEW YORK–A startling new report asserts the first known Americans arrived much, much earlier than scientists thought, more than 100,000 years ago–and maybe they were Neanderthals. If true, the finding would far surpass the widely-accepted date of about 15,000 years ago. Researchers say a site in […]
