Ken Kellar Fort Frances High School students and supporters hold signs protesting the changes the government is making to education as part of a province-wide walkout on Thursday. Students from hundreds of schools across Ontario left their classrooms in protest to education changes, including an increase in maximum class sizes, […]
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By Christine Bear The Canadian Press Health Canada says it will launch a months-long consultation process this year on setting a maximum level of arsenic allowed in rice and rice-based food, including baby cereal. Currently, there is no hard limit on arsenic in rice-based food in Canada and the U.S., […]
By Mesfin Fekadu The Associated Press Grammy-winning duo Dan + Shay solidified themselves as the hottest group in country music with multiple wins at the Academy of Country Music Awards, where Keith Urban was named entertainer of the year and Kacey Musgraves won three honours. Urban won the top prize […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking astronauts are tackling battery and cable work outside the International Space Station. It’s the third spacewalk in just 2 1/2 weeks for the station crew. NASA astronaut Anne McClain and Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques got an early start Monday […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Authorities say a spectator faces assault and trespassing charges after tackling wrestler Bret “The Hitman” Hart while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in Brooklyn. Bail was set at $1,500 for Zachary Madsen of Lincoln, Nebraska at a […]
By Maggie Michael The Associated Press ADEN, Yemen — In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac at an airport in the Horn of Africa as officials waited for final clearance to deliver half a million doses of cholera vaccine to Yemen. […]
The Associated PressMatthew Perrone WASHINGTON–U.S. health officials are investigating whether electronic cigarettes may trigger seizures in some people who use the nicotine-vaping devices. The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday it has reviewed 35 reports of seizures among e-cigarettes users, mainly in young people. Regulators stressed it’s not yet clear […]
The Associated PressLindsey Tanner Broken bones from falls while dog walking are on the rise among older U.S. adults and hip fractures are among the most common injuries. That’s according to a study published recently in JAMA Surgery. University of Pennsylvania researchers examined government data on emergency room visits for […]
Sam Odrowski TD Canada Trust branch manager Katie Trigg held a presentation on financial literacy with a Grade 6 class at St. Francis School this morning. She spoke to the students about bank accounts, budgeting, money management, how money is earned, and how it is spent.
Submitted The felt animal diorama, “The Mittens,” by Caren Fagerdahl won the “People’s Choice” award in the “Fibre Arts Festival” exhibit which was on display in the small gallery upstairs at the Fort Frances Museum. The exhibit, which first went up in January and featured 26 pieces submitted by talented […]
Ken Kellar Carol Ewald of the Den and Kiwanian Robin Wright display the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for April at International Travel Services on Monday. Dawn Wood and John Koles of Bears Pass are the winners of a trip to Miami, […]
Duane Hicks The price at the pump has gone up five cents a litre as of Monday thanks to the new federal carbon tax. The new tax, also applied to home heating fuels and natural gas, is meant as an incentive for industries–and consumers–to innovate and find ways to lower […]
