Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a rain and drizzle with an overnight low of eight C (46 F). Tomorrow will be partly sunny and warmer, with a couple of showers. Expect a high of 20 (68) and a low of nine (48). Thursday will be partly sunny with a […]
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The Associated PressSean Murphy NORMAN, Okla.–An Oklahoma judge yesterday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million, more than twice the amount another drug manufacturer agreed to pay in a settlement. Cleveland County District Judge […]
The Associated Press The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says in a new report that safer restraint systems are needed for the back seats of cars. The study finds that rear-seat safety has not kept pace with front-seat safety and it has been to the detriment of belted passengers in […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Marin MONTREAL–A pilot project that analyzed wastewater in five major urban centres suggests Canadians’ may use drugs differently depending on which city they call home. For example, the analysis by Statistics Canada showed cannabis levels are much higher in Montreal and Halifax than in Toronto, Vancouver and […]
The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C.–A North Carolina teen has helped more than a dozen people who lined up to buy a chicken sandwich get the chance to line up at the polls. News outlets report 17-year-old David Ledbetter says he registered 16 people to vote at a Popeye’s restaurant in […]
Tonight will be cloudy with an overnight low of 11 C (52 F) and a thunderstorm later in the evening. Tomorrow will be a little cooler with a high of 17 (63) and chance of some rain, while there’s a low of eight (46). Wednesday will be cloudy with a […]
Ken Kellar Piper Lidkea took to the piano to entertain the crowd during the Fort Frances Public Library’s sixth-annual “Teen Open Mic Night” there Thursday evening. The event was one of the last teen events before the school year starts and drew a handful of passionate performers and audience members. […]
Staff The balls were flying and the smell of an upset was in the air. The Barwick Blue Knights pounded out a trio of home runs to soar past the two-time defending champion Fort Frances Braves 9-5 in the Rainy River District Fastball League best-of-three championship series last Thursday night […]
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Unifor forestry members are urging the province to take immediate action in the efforts to re-start the Fort Frances pulp and paper mill, and protect the rights of the publicly-owned forestlands in the region. “We’ve been working with the Town of Fort Frances and other key stakeholders since 2014 when […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Doug Ford says the fate of Ontario’s carbon tax court challenge will be decided after the federal election, raising the possibility that his government could end up abandoning the legal action. When asked Friday what he would do if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are re-elected […]
The Canadian Press PICTON, Ont.–Provincial police say a man rolled through cow manure in an effort to evade officers in Prince Edward County last week. OPP allege the 23-year-old man was involved in an early morning collision on Friday and ran from the scene. They got reports around 1 a.m. […]
The Associated PressMaria ChengJamey Keaten GENEVA–Countries have agreed to protect more than a dozen shark species at risk of extinction, in a move aimed at conserving some of the ocean’s most awe-inspiring creatures who have themselves become prey to commercial fishing and the Chinese appetite for shark fin soup. Three […]
