The Canadian Press SPARWOOD, B.C.—“Here’s to the boys.” Some 2,000 mourners shouted out that phrase in unison yesterday in a vocal tribute to eight snowmobilers who were swept to their deaths in a string of avalanches a week earlier. To the strains of bagpipers, mourners filed into the local hockey […]
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The Associated Press LONDON—A mixed-race British couple has defied the odds—twice—by producing two sets of twins in which one sibling appears to be black and the other white. Dean Durrant’s newborn daughter, Miya, has dark skin like him. Twin sister, Leah, has fair skin like her blue-eyed, red-haired mother, Alison […]
The Associated Press ROCHESTER, Mich.—They’re twins, all right, despite what their spanking new birth certificates say. Tariq Griffin entered the world at 12:17 a.m. on New Year’s Day at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester, Mich. His twin brother, Tarrance, was born a bit earlier—26 minutes to be exact. That means the […]
Peggy Revell Some students were granted a little longer Christmas holiday after J.W. Walker School was closed for today due to mechanical issues. “We have sporadic heat, I guess is what you would say,” Raymond Roy, the public school board’s manager of plant operations and maintenance, said this morning. “So […]
Duane Hicks Local residents can plan to put their Christmas trees out on the curb later this week as the Fort Frances Fire Brigade will hold its annual pick-up this Saturday (Jan. 10). As in the past, the tree pick-up is being held on the first Saturday following Ukrainian Christmas, […]
The Associated PressJessica Mintz Web-savvy moms who breastfeed are irate that social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace restrict photos of nursing babies. The disputes reveal how the sites’ community policing techniques sometimes struggle to keep up with the booming number and diversity of their members. Facebook began as a […]
Staff Police are continuing to investigate the death of a Fort Frances woman at her Third Street West home. Police did not release any details as of press time today, but it is known the body has been taken to Kenora for a post-mortem examination. It also is known the […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources is reminding anglers to check ice conditions before heading out to do some ice-fishing this season. Ice conditions can be deceptive and variable. Please remember: •Ice does not freeze at a uniform thickness across most lakes and rivers. This can be particularly evident […]
Peggy Revell While the shortage of doctors and other medical professionals is nothing new here, there’s another shortage of professionals on the horizon as lawyers from across the district are reaching retirement age—and there are few young ones to take their place to serve the community. “This is a problem […]
Duane Hicks After spending more than 20 years with Confederation College, Fort Frances native Don Lovisa has been appointed president of Durham College in Oshawa. Lovisa, who first joined Durham College in July, 2007 as vice-president (Academic), had been serving as interim president there since May. He was unanimously endorsed […]
Staff The Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway (MD&W) and the International Bridge and Terminal Co. (IB&T) announced yesterday afternoon that the price of commuter cards for passage on the international bridge between International Falls and Fort Frances will go up to $15 (U.S.), effective tomorrow (Jan. 1). The cards had […]
Staff Layout and floor plans for the new Robert Moore School have been finalized following the most recent meeting of the building committee on Dec. 15. The new Robert Moore School will be roughly 51,000 square feet in size, and be built to accommodate 480 students. In total, there will […]
