Press Release The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual general meeting next Thursday (April 27) from 5:30-7 p.m. upstairs at La Place Rendez-Vous. This is an important meeting for member businesses as it fulfills the need for our organization to be accountable. It also enables members to […]
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The Canadian PressKelsey Patterson MONTREAL–With his team facing elimination, captain Max Pacioretty says it’s the perfect time for the Montreal Canadiens to show what they’re made of. The Canadiens have their backs against the wall after dropping Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarter-final series 3-2 in overtime to the […]
The Canadian Press WASHINGTON–Here’s some good news for Canadian pot smokers: high taxes will not join the munchies, the pasties, and short-term memory loss as unwelcome side effects of smoking up. The Canadian government is hinting it wants to keep pot taxes low. As the feds design tax policy for […]
The Canadian PressLinda Givetash VANCOUVER–A toxin was the cause of death for two beluga whales at the Vancouver Aquarium last November, but the exact substance couldn’t be identified. The aquarium announced the conclusion of a five-month investigation yesterday saying an investigation also determined the toxin likely was introduced by food, […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–The federal government will be testing whether hiding the names of job applicants would improve its hiring practices, in what it calls an effort to strengthen diversity and inclusion in the public service. The Public Service Commission of Canada project, unveiled yesterday at Toronto’s Ryerson University, […]
Duane Hicks Neila Booth bid farewell to employer Doug Cuthbertson this morning to start off her last day at Northwoods Gallery & Gifts. Booth, 61, is retiring after 12-and-a-half years there and before that, 11 years at Tammi’s Flower Garden. Well-known for her service with a smile, Booth said she’ll […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–When Sarah Jane Green was a little girl, her father passed on his love of space and universe to her–even naming her after a character in the “Doctor Who” TV show. So after he died suddenly of an illness in 2015, Green knew exactly how to […]
The Associated Press LONDON–Britain marked Queen Elizabeth II’s 91st birthday today with gun salutes as the monarch celebrated quietly at home. A troop of the Royal Horse Artillery rode horse-and-gun carriages past Buckingham Palace before staging a 41-gun salute in Hyde Park at noon. Outside the palace, a band of […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal government says it’s trying to figure out how much its troubled electronic pay system has short-changed the unions representing thousands of civil servants facing pay problems. But officials aren’t saying whether the unions will be granted emergency payments like those being offered to workers who […]
The Associated Press ATLANTA–Ryan Zimmerman has faced R.A. Dickey enough to know what to expect from his knuckleball. “I don’t want to say it’s comfortable because when he’s got a good one going, it’s not easy,” he remarked. “[But] having faced him a few times before, you at least know […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing MILWAUKEE–Kyle Lowry’s seething silence said everything. While DeMar DeRozan answered questions about one of the Raptors’ worst losses in franchise history, Toronto’s all-star point guard leaned back in the chair beside him–his lips pursed, his eyes narrowed in an angry glare. The Raptors thoroughly were routed […]
Nicholas Donaldson Early Learning students at St. Michael’s School were busy this morning making “seed bombs” in conjunction with “Earth Day” tomorrow (April 22). The students made pulp by soaking recycled paper in water overnight. This morning, they blended the pulp, squeezed it dry, and placed small lumps in muffin […]
