The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo.–Curtis Granderson held up both hands, showing 10 fingers–one for each grand slam. Granderson ran his career grand slam total into the double digits, and Marco Estrada pitched effectively into the seventh inning, as the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Kansas City Royals 6-5 last […]
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The Associated Press It’s time for the PGA Tour’s “bubble” players to take centre stage. The field at the Wyndham Championship once again is packed with players trying to play their way into golf’s post-season and keep their tour cards for 2019. Only two of the top 30 players on […]
Press Release The cannons will roar and shots will be fired during Fort William Historical Park’s “Fort Under Siege” program set for Aug. 18-19 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. Experience the dramatic confrontation between two mighty rivals, the North West Company of Montreal and the Hudson’s Bay Company of […]
From the MNRF The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has declared a Restricted Fire Zone for portions of the Northwest Region until further notice. This order is required to reduce the possibility of unwanted human-caused fires. Resources presently are adequate though the potential for problematic fires exist. The […]
Duane Hicks If you want to cross the intersection of Keating Avenue and King’s Highway on foot, you’ll have to push a button first. That’s the message Operations and Facilities manager Travis Rob wants to get across to the public now that a new controller set was installed there over […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking cosmonauts set up an antenna for tracking birds on Earth and sent a series of tiny satellites flying from the International Space Station on Wednesday. Russian Sergey Prokopyev used his gloved right hand to fling four research satellites into […]
By Petros Karadjias And Menelaos Hadjicostis The Associated Press LARA BEACH, Cyprus — For these ancient reptiles, a stretch of beach on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has been their home for thousands of years. Against the setting sun, the tiny turtles that have just hatched on Lara Beach strain […]
By David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The nation’s newsrooms are pushing back against President Donald Trump with a co-ordinated series of newspaper editorials condemning his attacks on “fake news” and suggestion that journalists are the enemy. The Boston Globe invited newspapers across the country to stand up […]
By Mark Thiessen The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Daryl Weathers remembers trying to pull men from the sea off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands after a U.S. Navy destroyer hit a mine left by the Japanese following the only World War II battle fought on North American soil. The explosion, which […]
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A rare nickel has sold for $4.5 million at a Philadelphia auction. Stack’s Bowers Galleries sold the Eliasberg 1913 Liberty Head nickel Wednesday night during the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money at the Philadelphia Convention Center. It is named for financier Louis E. […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars Residents of Fort Frances and surrounding area have become concerned about the apparent increase in used needles (or sharps) found in various public spaces, such as playgrounds and school campuses. In response to a petition sent to the Northwestern Health Unit, as well as a letter to […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service has issued a complete fire ban for the Town of Fort Frances. All outside burning is prohibited, including brush and grass burning, backyard fire pits, or cook stoves that use solid fuels (wood or charcoal). Burn permits also have been cancelled. […]
