Sam Odrowski Grade 8 Robert Moore student Tatum Ronmark placed third in the regional science fair at Fort High on Saturday for her project on “Nature vs. Nurture.” She looked at whether talking to plants can effect their growth and found that talking positively to plant helps them grow. Other […]
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Sam Odrowski Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford visited the Civic Centre here on Friday to announce over $6 million of funding for the modernization of municipalities across the riding. Fort Frances received $689,000. The funding is aimed at supporting the province’s small and rural municipalities that have limited capacity to […]
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With springtime finally gracing Borderland with sunshine and milder temperatures, seeing the snow melt away is good enough for most area residents. But the dwindling snowbanks yielded something of a buried treasure for two local men–a fully-stocked beer fridge. Residents Carl Busch and Ken Heine were breaking up a veritable […]
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Anglers who cast their lines into Rainy Lake this season might be surprised by what they catch–that is, if they can outsmart a fish. A unique species of three-headed walleye never before identified in Rainy Lake or any other body of fresh water was recently discovered by the Rainy Lake […]
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Fort Frances “Boundless” branding may grow to new heights if a regional marketing company, SnOwJoB Incorporated, is granted a say in our future. The advice, though unsolicited at this point, would see Fort Frances become the “Snow Capital of Canada” with a science-based plan of action increasing by close to […]
The Associated Press COPENHAGEN — In a symbolic first, electric cars outsold fossil fuel-powered ones in Norway last month. Christina Bu, the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association’s general secretary, says sales figures show 58.4 per cent of new cars sold in the country in March were battery-powered, calling it “historically high.” […]
By John Marshall The Associated Press Tom Izzo drew up the perfect play at the perfect moment, sending Michigan State past mighty Duke for a spot in the Final Four. The trip is always emotional, but Izzo has done it before. This will be his eighth Final Four and a […]
By Darlene Superville The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Barbara Bush didn’t bite her tongue in recent years when it came to Donald Trump: She just didn’t like him. But a new biography of the former first lady finds that her disdain for the Republican president, who transformed the party her […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press ATLANTA — A treatment that helps the immune system fight deadly blood cancers is showing early signs of promise against some solid tumors, giving hope that this approach might be extended to more common cancers in the future. The treatment, called CAR-T therapy, involves […]
By Dan Healing The Canadian Press CALGARY — A First Nations consortium planning to offer $6.8 billion for majority ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline and its expansion is welcoming federal government principles for Indigenous buyers announced Monday. The government’s continued endorsement of Indigenous ownership is “fantastic news,” said Shane […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge An Ontario town has rejected a motion to open all its council meetings with an acknowledgment that the proceedings are taking place on lands held by Canada’s indigenous people. A councillor in the town of Richmond Hill first tabled the idea at a meeting in February–only […]
The Canadian Press A Chinese student believed to be the victim of a violent abduction is out of hospital and waiting to be reunited with his family as police hunt for the men suspected of kidnapping him, officers said yesterday. York Regional Police said Wanzhen Lu spent only a brief […]
