Look for some clouds tonight, with an overnight low of 11 C (52 F) and south winds gusting up to 13 km/h. Tomorrow will see gradual cloudiness, with a high of 27 (80) and low around 16 (61). Winds will be from the south-southeast gusting up to 18 km/h. Showers […]
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By Kristen Gelineau The Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — For Peter Peacock, fate arrived in the form of a registered letter. The letter looked to be a bit of a letdown. Peacock had gone to the post office expecting an aviator jacket he’d ordered online. The Australian grandfather tore the […]
By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has changed church teaching about the death penalty, saying in a new policy published Thursday that it is always “inadmissible” because it “attacks” the inherent dignity of all humans. The Vatican said Francis had approved a change to the […]
By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press TORONTO — Repeated shortages of the life-saving EpiPen has “moved from an inconvenience to a concern,” says Food Allergy Canada. The national advocacy group was among those alarmed by yet another announcement from Pfizer that its epinephrine auto-injector is in short supply, with executive […]
By Adina Bresge The Canadian Press Experts say a recent Statistics Canada report on gender disparities in unpaid labour paints a dim yet familiar picture about the burdens women face at home and in the workforce. The report, published Monday, found that men and women aged 25 to 54 work […]
By Martha Bellisle The Associated Press SEATTLE — Three Ukrainian members of a sophisticated international hacking group that targeted restaurants, casinos and other businesses in 47 U.S. states to steal credit and debit card records have been arrested and face charges in federal court in Seattle, officials said Wednesday. The […]
By Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. — Facebook stunned and angered organizers of a protest against white supremacists when it disabled their Washington event’s page this week, saying it and others had been created by “bad actors” misusing the social media platform. The company said the page […]
Sam Odrowski Ty West of “Shred Kelly” belted out some big notes as he and the band threw down a full out folk-rock set yesterday evening at the Rainy Lake Square. The high energy show, brought here by Tour de Fort and From the Grind Up, was the first concert […]
Sam Odrowski Children ages six to 10 tried to melt frozen T-shirts as part of a challenge during the “Survivor”-themed Square Days event held by the Fort Frances Museum in Rainy Lake Square yesterday afternoon. The “Red” team tried pulling on the shirt in all directions, which resulted in a […]
Curtis Jourdain shared a big smile from Toronto General Hospital’s Cardiac Ward yesterday afternoon. The 53-year-old man from Couchiching received a heart transplant last Monday (July 23) and is being monitored closely to ensure his body accepts the new heart. Jourdain is the oldest heart transplant recipient at the hospital. […]
Jamie Mountain Candace Handorgan of the Big Grassy Lynx looked to fire a pitch during her squad’s 12-7 loss to the fifth-seeded Fort Frances Mud Dogs in a Loser’s Side playoff matchup in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action Monday night at the St. Francis Sports Field. The sixth-seeded […]
Submitted Neil Haw demonstrated to the United Beef Club how to clip a calf’s head on Saturday.
