The Associated PressJeff Karoub DETROIT–No collusion! (Or at least a lot less of it). That’s according to a Michigan school’s latest “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use, and General Uselessness.” The politically-charged term at the centre of special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether U.S. […]
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The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–At least seven Canadians have died after getting stuck in clothing donation bins and the latest fatality has prompted an advocate to call for the “death traps” to be immediately fixed or removed. A 34-year-old man was found lodged in a bin in West Vancouver on Sunday–the […]
Press Release The Ontario government has withdrawn a promised $15 million to the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)–money the foundation would have granted out to community projects this winter. Funding that would have strengthened communities now won’t be distributed, such as funding to fix the ice rink roof, support a local […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to call byelections in three federal ridings within days and now he has a fourth vacant riding he may choose to fill at the same time. Sheila Malcolmson officially has resigned as the New Democrat MP for the British Columbia riding […]
Press Release La Verendrye General Hospital here welcomed its first baby of 2019 late on New Year’s Day. Proud parents Madisyn Degagne and Derek Morrison of Fort Frances greeted a 7 lb., 1 oz. baby boy at 10:53 p.m. The new baby and his family, which includes older brothers Bennett, […]
The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Mexican experts say they have found the first temple of the Flayed Lord, a pre-Hispanic fertility god depicted as a skinned human corpse. Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History said Wednesday the find was made during recent excavations of Popoloca Indian ruins in […]
By Ken Moritsugu The Associated Press BEIJING — China’s burgeoning space program achieved a first on Thursday: a landing on the so-called dark side of the moon. Three nations the United States, the former Soviet Union and more recently China ‚Äî have sent spacecraft to the near side of the […]
By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix said 45 million subscriber accounts worldwide watched the Sandra Bullock thriller “Bird Box” during its first seven days on the service, the biggest first-week success of any movie made for the company’s nearly 12-year-old streaming service. Netflix, which typically refuses […]
By Verena Dobnik The Associated Press NEW YORK — After 104 years, Lord & Taylor’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue locked its doors forever. The venerable department store famed for its animated holiday windows closed down Wednesday afternoon, ending a blowout sale that left whole floors empty. By the end, […]
Jamie Mountain The season already has had its fair share of challenges but the Muskie girls’ hockey team has met them head on while continuing to look at ways to improve. A 6-5 loss to the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) back on Dec. 18 saw the black-and-gold’s NorWOSSA […]
Press Release OPSEU president Warren (“Smokey”) Thomas is calling on the Ford government to start 2019 responsibly by freezing plans to further expand sales of alcohol. Thomas said Ontarians should be alarmed over media reports on the serious shoplifting problems that occur regularly at LCBO stores. “If shoplifting is a […]
Jamie Mountain With the first half of the SIJHL season officially in the books, the Fort Frances Lakers now have their sights set on improving in all areas moving forward. A 3-1 loss to the visiting Thief River Falls Norskies back on Dec. 21 dropped the Lakers’ record to 11-17-0-0 […]
