By Greg Beacham The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — LeBron James moved past Michael Jordan into fourth place on the NBA’s career scoring list Wednesday night. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar scored his 32,293rd point on a driving layup in the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets, getting fouled in […]
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By David Koenig The Associated Press DALLAS — Britain’s Virgin Atlantic has dropped a requirement that female flight attendants wear makeup, joining other major carriers that have eased their dress and grooming requirements after complaints about turning female employees into sex objects. Virgin Atlantic announced this week that female cabin […]
By Adrian Sainz The Associated Press Rescue crews didn’t have to stumble through every destroyed building in their search for victims after a tornado ravaged a corner of Alabama this week: They used heat-seeking drones to let them know whether there was anyone beneath the ruins. In so doing, they […]
By Joe McDonald THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SHENZHEN, China — Chinese tech giant Huawei is launching a U.S. court challenge to a law that labels the company a security risk and would limit its access to the American market for telecom equipment. Huawei Technologies Ltd.’s announcement Thursday comes as the biggest […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) has lifted the cease to admissions order for Rainycrest Long Term Care. As a result, Rainycrest will begin admitting new residents on Monday, March 11. We wish to acknowledge the MOHLTC for […]
Tonight will be clear and cold with a low of 24 C (75 F) and west-northwesterly winds at five m.p.h. Tomorrow will be sunny and not as cold with a high of minus-seven (19) and a low of minus-19 (two below zero). Friday will be sunny and milder, with a […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team saw its time at the OFSAA championship in Amherstburg come to an end with a four-set loss to Sydenham in the consolation side quarter-finals yesterday afternoon. The set scores were 20-25, 24-26, 25-16, and 19-25. Fort High compiled a 1-3 record in Pool ‘A’ […]
By Dean Fosdick The Associated Press Lavender is a species with a Mediterranean ancestry, but it has been hybridized to such an extent than it can survive Toronto winters. This perennial evergreen shrub is a prized ornamental but its utility is endless. The fragrant herb can be grown from seeds […]
By Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — A London man appears to be free of the virus that causes AIDS after a stem cell transplant, the second success including the “Berlin patient,” doctors reported. The therapy had an early success with Timothy Ray Brown, a U.S. man treated […]
The Associated Press BEIJING — China is blocking some imports of the agricultural product canola from Canada due to fears of insect infestation, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. The move comes amid a conflict between the countries over Canada’s arrest of a Chinese technology company executive and is seen by […]
Press Release The Town of Fort Frances and the RRFDC are excited to announce that the local talent winners who will be featured as part of the Rainy Lake Square in the summer of 2019 are Dylan Ossachuk (solo performer), and both Distant Legacy and the Kings of None, who […]
Press Release Border Skating Club of Fort Frances will be sending four of their figure skaters off to Mississauga tomorrow through Sunday (March 7-10) to compete in the Skate Ontario Provincial Championship. There are 17 qualifying competitions held throughout the province from November through March and the skaters with the […]
