By Candice Choi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — McDonald’s is fighting to hold onto customers as the Big Mac turns 50, but it’s not messing with the makings of its most famous burger. The company is celebrating the 1968 national launch of the double-decker sandwich whose ingredients of “two […]
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The Associated PressMenna Zaki CAIRO–People who took to the streets in Egypt for an online dance challenge face penalties over allegations they endangered lives and violated public decency, the state media reported on Tuesday. The dance craze flared up social media networks with video postings of people dancing in response […]
The Associated PressDarlene SupervilleSusannah George WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump says the United States will impose sanctions on NATO ally Turkey over a detained American pastor held on terror and espionage charges. Shortly after the possibility of sanctions was first announced by Vice-President Mike Pence today, Trump wrote on Twitter that the […]
The Associated PressIlan Ben Zion JERUSALEM–A Jerusalem-based magazine has laid off a cartoonist for rendering an image of Israel’s prime minister and Likud lawmakers as pig characters from George Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” Israel’s journalists union said today. The cartoon was meant to criticize the Israeli government’s passage of a controversial […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Maggie Le Mesurier instructed a 3D printing workshop yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, which taught participants the basics of 3D printing. Those who complete the 3D orientation workshop can then use the 3D printer to create small objects such as whistles and dice, so […]
Fort Frances Mud Dogs’ pitcher Jodie Hood took the worst of a run-scoring collision between her and Dana Ward of the Fort Frances Her-ricanes in a Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League playoff matchup last night at VanJura. The fourth-seeded Her-ricanes won the game by a 17-2 margin over the […]
Stephanie Hagenaars The Science North “Bluecoats” were back in town yesterday and this time they brought something new and exciting: robots! The “Robots en Route” workshop, hosted by the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, showed the group of kids on hand a basic form of designing, building, and programming […]
Jamie Mountain Connor Nelson of Manitou Forest Products circled back with the ball and surveyed his options while teammate Mark Faragher gave him some directions during their squad’s 2-2 tie with Centra Pipelines in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action last night at the St. Francis Sports Field. It was […]
Sam Odrowski Kim Jo Bliss of the Emo Agricultural Research Station showed open house attendees all the different varieties of crops growing there yesterday evening. Demonstration plots of soybeans, canola, wheat, hops, and other crops were shown to those who attended the open house.
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–New documents show Canada’s auditor general plans to dive into one of the Trudeau government’s most contentious claims: that the country is facing a severe shortage of fighter jets. The assertion was first made in November 2016 and was central to the government’s plan to buy Super […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s fiscal watchdog warned yesterday that restraining wage growth in the public sector will be a challenge for the new Progressive Conservative government, which has vowed to find billions in “efficiencies” without job cuts. Financial Accountability Officer Peter Weltman said the government’s efforts to drive down costs […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber The largest and most precise study yet done on acid emissions from Alberta’s oilsands suggests they could eventually damage an area almost the size of Germany. The study finds that in 2013 more than 330,000 square kilometres in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan absorbed acid deposits high […]
