Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is reminding residents with a history of frozen water service lines to keep running those taps. Over the last about three weeks, the town has gone from having five reported frozen water lines to 29, Operations and Facilities manager Travis Rob told council […]
News
The Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Fire officials say a World War II explosive device was found by a couple remodeling a Virginia home. The Daily Press reports the couple remodeling the central Newport News home found the World War II explosive device inside a wall Monday night. Official […]
By Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea’s delegation to the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics left South Korea on Tuesday after a visit in which the former general suspected of masterminding deadly 2010 military attacks told Seoul officials the North is willing to […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — A small town in southwestern Germany has decided to keep a church bell dedicated to Adolf Hitler ringing, but as a memorial to spark dialogue about violence and injustice. The dpa news agency reported Tuesday the Herxheim am Berg council voted 10-3 to preserve the […]
By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Severe damage to phone networks and roads from a powerful earthquake in Papua New Guinea was hindering efforts to assess the extent of the destruction Tuesday, although officials in the remote central region feared dozens of people may have been […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press With spring just down the road, you’ve likely already figured out the main dish for the feast accompanying whichever of the two big seasonal holidays ‚Äî Easter or Passover ‚Äî you celebrate. Leg of lamb and glazed ham are Easter favourites. Braised brisket or […]
By Christopher Weber The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Driverless cars will be tested in California for the first time without a person behind a steering wheel under new rules that state regulators approved Monday for the fast-developing technology. The regulations are a major step toward getting autonomous vehicles to […]
Staff It was a job well done for both the Muskie girls’ and boys’ hockey teams Friday afternoon in Kenora. Both squads came away victorious to sweep their respective best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series to advance to the championship round. Captain Annalise (CC) Hayes netted a hat trick while Kelsey Langtry […]
Staff The Memorial Sports Centre won’t be open quite as late in the evening on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays this spring. The centre will be open only until 8 p.m., as opposed to 10 p.m. on those evenings, once the two ice surfaces are taken out in late April. This […]
Duane Hicks Colleen Bynkoski, left, and Carol Gustafson got some smartphone tips from Storm Dallas of Sight & Sound on Saturday morning during a phone fair at the Shaw Community Hub in the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Local residents came out to learn tips and tricks from Sight […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie forward Jake Barker looked to set a screen in front of St. Thomas Aquinas Saints’ goalie Mason Vogrig during the second period of Fort High’s 4-1 win in Game 1 of the NorWOSSA semi-final last Wednesday night at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The black-and-gold then blanked the […]
The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui RYERSON TOWNSHIP, Ont.–A man killed three members of the same family–two women and one man–at their central Ontario home before taking his own life, police said yesterday. The OPP said the incident, which is being investigated as a triple murder-suicide, took place in Ryerson Township, Ont., […]
