By Alan Fram And Heidi Brown The Associated Press CROZET, Va. — Republican members of Congress with medical experience put their skills to work after a train carrying dozens of them crashed into a garbage truck in rural Virginia, killing one person in the truck and injuring others. The congressmen […]
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By James Ellingworth The Associated Press MOSCOW — Twenty-eight Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned Thursday, throwing the International Olympic Committee’s policy on the country into turmoil. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling was set to reinstate seven Russian medals from the 2014 Sochi Olympics, including gold […]
By Farai Mutsaka The Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s remaining white farmers will now get 99-year land leases according to a new government policy that marks a dramatic change from widespread evictions of whites from farms. President Emmerson Mnangagwa is breaking away from the seizure of thousands of white-owned […]
By Deb Riechmann The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democrats want to know why the Trump administration allowed two Russian spy chiefs under U.S. and European sanctions to meet last week in Washington with American intelligence officials. Russia’s U.S. ambassador said Sergei Naryshkin, head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, was […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press If you want to wow your gang during an Oscar viewing party, game day, or a movie-watching or Netflix-binging session, mini pizzas are a great way to go. And no need to make this an all-day project; there are plenty of shortcuts to take. […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press One of the best pieces of advice I have read about promoting healthy eating is to make your own food. We live in a world of shrinking attention spans, immediate gratification and moving quickly from one activity to the next, margin-less and rushed. Preparing […]
The Canadian Press Vancouver-based Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. was accused Wednesday by a Dutch non-profit of avoiding hundreds of millions of dollars in Canadian taxes through the use of tax havens. The report by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, known as SOMO, said Turquoise Hill parent company Rio […]
By Mike Corder The Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A mining watchdog advised the Dutch government Thursday to significantly decrease the amount of gas extracted from the northeastern region of Groningen, saying a cut is necessary to reduce the risk of damage caused by subsequent earthquakes. The Dutch State […]
Staff The Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club is set to host its first-annual Rainy Lake Loppet this Sunday (Feb. 4). What is a loppet, you may ask? It’s a gathering of skiers who ski on a specifically-groomed trail–either classic (diagonal stride) or free (skating technique) of various distances. The loppet […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The Township of La Vallee would like to remind residents that interim tax bills will be sent out soon and will be due on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Please be advised that tax payments can be made at any CIBC institution or through CIBC’s online banking. The municipality […]
Press Release Rainy River Community College in International Falls is partnering with Lake Superior College in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. to offer the Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Associate of Applied Science program. Local students will be able to complete their pre-program and required general education courses at RRCC (25-27 credits) […]
From the MNRF Two tourist outfitters from the Fort Frances area have been fined a total of $13,000 for offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. William Godin and Nellie Halverson of Devlin, the owners of Lake Despair Lodge, pleaded guilty and each were fined $5,000, and given a […]
