The Canadian Press HELSINKI–Canadian ice dancing darlings Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are poised to capture their third title at the world figure skating championships. Skating to a Prince medley, the Olympic gold- and silver-medallists scored 82.43 points to break their own world record in the short dance today in […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–A new institute for artificial intelligence research opened yesterday in Toronto, with funding from the federal and Ontario governments and the private sector. The Vector Institute will specialize in the fields of machine learning and deep learning, which uses software and algorithms to simulate the neural circuits […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The CEO of Ontario Power Generation is the highest-paid public-sector employee in the province, earning nearly $1.2 million last year. Jeff Lyash tops the so-called “sunshine list” of public-sector workers making $100,000 or more. This year there are 123,410 workers on the list–up from 115,431 last year. […]
The Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind.–A 94-year-old Indiana woman is celebrating 44 years of working at McDonald’s. Friends and co-workers threw a party for Loraine Maurer, of Evansville, last week. Maurer started working at McDonald’s in 1973 and has been a fixture behind the counter at several locations in the area […]
Staff All the favourites held serve, save for one. Fourth-ranked Bump It Up was the only one of the top four seeded teams entering last night’s opening draw of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League playoffs that wound up leaving with a mark in the loss column. Fifth-ranked Gillons’ defeated […]
Staff A call for tenders is out now for contractors to build the future Rainy Lake Square in the heart of downtown Fort Frances. The deadline for tenders for the job, which also includes replacing the sidewalk bricks on the 200 block of Scott Street and at the Civic Centre, […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–A group of students at the University of British Columbia have turned to technology in an effort to address the opioid crisis by creating a wearable device they say can detect an overdose. The six engineering, medical, and design students wanted to focus on people who […]
Submitted Some of the Fort High students who signed their names on a link for the “Best Buddies” Chain of Friendship gathered to show off the lengthy paper chain in the atrium Tuesday afternoon. With March being “Best Buddies” month, the Chain of Friendship represents expressing kindness, acceptance, and friendship […]
The Canadian PressPeter Cameron The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it has purchased more than 1,000 hectares of property on the north shore of Lake Superior that is crucial to species such as bald eagles and peregrine falcons. It notes the Big Trout Bay area is one of the last […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today doubled down in his defence of Canadian military spending levels, as the U.S. brought fresh pressure to bear on NATO allies to pony up. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used his first NATO summit in Brussels to demand all allies […]
The Associated PressTeresa M. Walker NASHVILLE–Frederik Andersen proved he’s feeling just fine after missing nearly two games with an upper-body injury. The Maple Leafs’ goaltender made 29 saves last night in helping Toronto beat the Nashville Predators 3-1. Andersen appeared to be hurt last weekend in a collision with Sabres’ […]
The Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary will hold its next monthly supper–featuring a turkey dinner and all the fixings–today (March 31) at 5:30 p.m. upstairs at the Legion (doors open at 4:30 p.m.) A 50/50 draw also will be held. The cost is $15/person, with take-outs available by calling 274-3772. “Tour de […]
