The Canadian PressAllison JonesKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–The federal government has pledged to fund a treatment centre for an Ontario reserve plagued by mercury contamination. Indigenous Services minister Jane Philpott delivered the news to community leaders during a meeting yesterday in Toronto that included Ontario Indigenous Relations minister David Zimmer. “We’ve been […]
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The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Eyeball tattooing and implanting eye jewellery soon will be banned in Ontario after health professionals urged action to prevent the dangerous procedures. The provincial government has amended a health-care bill before the legislature (Bill 160) to include barring eyeball tattooing and the implantation of eye jewellery […]
The Canadian Press GRAND BEND, Ont.–A southwestern Ontario provincial park partially has re-opened to the public after being closed earlier this month due to what police said was a demonstration related to a land claim. Pinery Provincial Park was closed Nov. 9 after demonstrators set up a trailer by the […]
Press Release Former OHL player Brock McGillis is set to speak to students at the three Rainy River District School Board high schools next week in an effort to educate and engage students to end the use of homophobic language. McGillis will share his struggle of being a closeted pro […]
Jamie Mountain The good times keep on rolling for both Muskie hockey teams. Scoring goals hasn’t been a problem early in the NorWOSSA regular season for either the girls’ or boys’ squads–and that trend carried into this week. The girls were in Sioux Lookout last night and came away with […]
Press Release Back on Oct. 8, four Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Service team members responded to a motor-vehicle crash in the vicinity of Turtle River Road on Highway 11. One occupant was trapped in a vehicle, which was on its roof. Dave Crichton, Doug Wright, Gavin Payne, and Real […]
Duane Hicks Participation is picking up for the 2017 “Community Christmas Parade,” which is set to go this Saturday (Dec. 2) along Scott Street. As of yesterday afternoon, a total of 15 floats (not counting emergency services’ vehicles or Santa’s sleigh) are lined up to take part, parade co-ordinator Scott […]
The Associated Press BOSTON — Prince Harry’s bride-to-be, Meghan Markle, may have some royal blood after all. A U.S. researcher who specializes in finding the American descendants of British monarchs said Thursday that Markle is a direct descendant of England’s King Edward III, who ruled from 1327 until 1377. The […]
By Gregory Katz The Associated Press LONDON — Growing calls to cancel President Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain have put Queen Elizabeth II ‚Äî who would host the U.S. president in a difficult position. In Britain’s constitutional monarchy, the queen invites foreign leaders to state visits regarded as a […]
Pope lands in Bangladesh with Rohingya crisis looming large DHAKA, Bangladesh — Pope Francis arrived Thursday in Bangladesh for the second leg of his six-day trip to Asia with the Rohingya crisis looming large. Francis arrived in the capital amid tight airport security and much anticipation. Huge banners with pictures […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Every weeknight, 6 p.m. rolls around, and across America, we scramble to find something to feed our families. Our end-of-day creativity is sapped, and we turn to our core repertoire of recipes that we make over and over. And this isn’t a bad thing: […]
We all have heard of the term “comfort food.” In fact, we all have craved it, smelled the aromas from it in anticipation, and, of course, eaten it. But what is “comfort food,” exactly? Is it only big bowls of stew-ish type foods on a cold winter day that one […]
