By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Look into the night sky at the right time and you might see what seems like a disco ball shimmering and glinting back. The founder of the company that launched the first rocket into orbit from New Zealand this week […]
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By Jamey Keaten And Pan Pylas The Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland — European leaders came to the defence of free trade and global co-operation on Wednesday, laying out a vision to counterbalance what many perceive as a rise in the more brash, nationalistic policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump’s […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press My grandmother used to make jam every year out of the summer bounty of berries. It was a multi-day project involving scorching-hot vats of berries, thickened by pectin and pounds of white sugar, which she balanced with the tang of lemon or lime juice. […]
The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s next major update of its mobile software will include an option that will enable owners of older iPhones to turn off a feature that slows the device to prevent aging batteries from shutting down. The free upgrade announced Wednesday will be released this […]
First Nations raising funds to challenge west coast oil tanker ban CALGARY — A coalition of First Nations is raising funds to mount a legal challenge to the proposed oil-tanker ban on B.C.’s north coast. The challenge is coming from the backers of the proposed Eagle Spirit pipeline, a First […]
By Dan Healing The Canadian Press CALGARY — A rally in oil prices that started late last year and shows no signs of stopping in 2018 is expected to pave the way for bigger payouts for long-suffering Canadian energy investors as fourth-quarter reporting season gets underway in the next month. […]
Sheila Medwechuk, left, handed Donna Noga the handcrafted saw she won in a raffle during the annual Linda Johnston Memorial Dinner held Saturday evening at the Rainy River Legion. The saw was made by Rick Peterson and painted by Medwechuk. Meanwhile, below, Geraldine (Betty) Blight, left, claimed her raffle prize–a […]
Submitted Dr. Barry Campbell will be the guest speaker at next Saturday’s “Forget Me Not” dinner.
Submitted The refurbishing of the “Owandem”–the little sister to the “Hallett”–is coming along. Mark Faragher has sandblasted and primed one side of the vessel at his BodyWorks shop in Devlin. The fundraising total for the “Owandem” now sits at more than $12,000, with $4,400 from the mail-out campaign, $3,300 from […]
Duane Hicks Elijah Gallagher, three, decorated his cupcake with sprinkles after icing it during a cupcake-decorating class with instructor Meghan Spooner on Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum. The class marked the first in the museum’s winter workshop series. For a list of upcoming workshops, see last week’s Times […]
Duane Hicks Mary O’Connor, local Client Services co-ordinator for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, chatted with Shelley Hyatt about how the “Finding Your Way” kit works Friday afternoon at the Fort Frances Senior Centre. In conjunction with “Alzheimer’s Awareness Month,” O’Connor has been promoting the kits, which make […]
of Cynthia Donald Fort Frances General Supply staffer Jay McFarland, left, showed Joe Gervais the wooden plaque that will be the Stephanie Hawkins Award–a new award sponsored by the Gervais family and debuting in this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts.
