The Associated PressMichael Liedtke SAN FRANCISCO–Naked women are back in Playboy magazine–ending a year-old ban on the nudity that made the magazine famous. Playboy celebrated the reversal on Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag #NakedIsNormal. The about-face came yesterday with the release of Playboy’s March-April issue. The 63-year-old magazine had […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Standing next to President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute yesterday to Canada’s ability to negotiate environmental treaties with the U.S., such as the . . . 1991 Air Quality Agreement. As for the 2015 Paris Accord to combat climate change, the one Trump’s predecessor, […]
Staff So close, yet so far away. Two Rainy River District curlers nearly found their way onto the national curling stage yesterday. But Devlin’s Mike Badiuk and Travis Showalter of Nestor Falls were denied that opportunity as their rink, skipped by Thunder Bay’s Dylan Johnston, lost 6-3 to defending Olympic […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A foot of weekend snow held back Justin Trudeau’s plane to Washington for an hour this morning, but the prime minister eventually departed for his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Trudeau and Trump were expected to hold a tete-a-tete later this morning in the […]
Nicholas Donaldson Clarine Cook, left, and Pat Boustead manned the bake table at the St. John’s Anglican Church Valentine Luncheon on Friday. Guests were treated to soups, sandwiches and dainties while also having the option to pick up a few baked goods for a Valentine treat.
Joey Payeur Hailie Beasant of the Fort Frances Thunder carved her own path between Dryden Drillers defenders Aimee Warren (7) and Darbie Mattson (5) on this drive to the net during the second period of yesterday’s bronze-medal game in the Bantam division tournament put on by the Fort Frances Girls […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–Kyle Lowry is worried. The Toronto Raptors had just coughed up a 16-point fourth-quarter lead in a 102-101 to the Detroit Pistons–their 10th loss in 14 games–and a livid Lowry unleashed his frustration in a funereal post-game dressing room yesterday. “I’m starting to get worried, yeah,” […]
The Canadian Press WINDSOR, Ont.–A school board in southwestern Ontario says it has cancelled a handful of school trips to the United States due to “safety and equity” concerns. Greater Essex County District School Board trustee Clara Howitt said yesterday that the decision has affected trips to the U.S. that […]
Joey Payeur Jackson Browne could have provided the soundtrack for the Fort Frances Lakers this past Friday because they certainly were running on empty. With just 15 skaters to start the game due to a spate of recent injuries and 13 by the end of the game because of two […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A trans rights activist at the heart of a recently-settled human rights complaint says it’s now only a matter of time before the federal government drops any mention of gender from government-issued identification. Christin Milloy and the federal government settled a long-running human rights complaint earlier […]
The Associated PressKen Powtak BOSTON–Tuukka Rask posted his first career regular-season home win over Montreal by making 25 saves for his sixth shutout, 39-year-old Zdeno Chara had an impressive move on his short-handed goal and the Boston Bruins improved to 3-0 under interim coach Bruce Cassidy with a 4-0 victory […]
The Associated PressCarolyn Thompson WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y.–Teachers from elementary school through college are telling students how to distinguish between factual and fictional news–and why they should care that there’s a difference. As Facebook works with The Associated Press, FactCheck.org and other organizations to curb the spread of fake and misleading news […]
