Duane Hicks Harper Gunderson diced up a tomato to help make “pizzadillas” yesterday afternoon during the Tween’s Club’s first instalment of the “You’re The Chef” program at the Fort Frances Public Library. Over the next four weeks, health educator Barb Kabel of the Northwestern Health Unit is teaching a dozen […]
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The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton TORONTO–Jake Muzzin couldn’t have asked for a smoother transition to his new team. He also was happy to heap more misery on an old foe. The defenceman scored once and added two assists for his first three points with Toronto as the Maple Leafs thumped the […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber One of nature’s greatest migrations may be returning to health after a stunning growth in the number of monarch butterflies that fluttered across North America last year. But if populations of the striking black-and-orange aviators are starting to recover, it’s no thanks to Canada, said Carolyn […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–The Conservative party has removed all Heritage Minute branding from an online video released over the weekend that took aim at the Trudeau government for a handful of ethics breaches. In a tweet published by the Conservative party’s official account yesterday, the party said the intention […]
Duane Hicks Laura Gosse, community engagement co-ordinator for the Fort Frances Museum, pinned up “Floating Honu,” an example of the high-quality fibre art comprising the new exhibit, “Fibre Content,” which opened today in the main floor gallery. The travelling exhibit, which features impressive fibre art from abroad, will be up […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Canada’s chief electoral officer is “pretty confident” that Elections Canada has good safeguards to prevent cyberattacks from robbing Canadians of their right to vote in this year’s federal election. But Stephane Perrault is worried political parties aren’t so well-equipped. “They don’t have access to the resources […]
The Canadian Press FIELD, B.C.–A Canadian Pacific freight train fell more than 60 metres from a bridge near the Alberta-British Columbia boundary in a derailment that killed three crew members, a union representative said yesterday. The westbound freight jumped the tracks around 1 a.m. near Field, B.C. Greg Edwards with […]
Sam Odrowski Shakira Gerald, a lab technologist for Riverside Health Care, spoke to a Grade 8 class at St. Francis School yesterday about her role at the hospital and what goes on at the laboratory behind the scenes. The presentation was meant to enhance the cell structure and systems unit […]
The Canadian Press ST. MARYS, Ont.–Slugger Jason Bay, pitcher Ryan Dempster, coach Rob Thomson, and executive Gord Ash are going into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. The four members of the 2019 class own a combined eight World Series rings, five all-star selections, and four Tip O’Neill awards. Bay, […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-22 C (seven below zero F) and north winds gusting up to 18 km/h. Tomorrow will see a mix of sun and clouds, with a high of minus-16 (three) and low around minus-18 (zero). Look for east-northwest winds gusting […]
The Associated PressMae Anderson NEW YORK–This year, some of the Super Bowl ads that grabbed the greatest buzz were surprises–like Bud Light’s “Game of Thrones” teaser. Other crowd-pleasers focused on humour, such as Amazon’s take on celebrity product testers. While the New England Patriots bested the L.A. Rams yesterday in […]
Staff It was a very cold night last Tuesday for Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League play, which resulted in not a lot of guys coming out and the RBC Lions suffering their first loss of the season. The first game of the night saw the Muskies taking on Sunset Landscaping. […]
