The Associated Press NEW YORK–He’s been overshadowed by “Barbie” for decades, but now “Ken” finally is getting some attention. Mattel is introducing 15 new looks for the male doll, including different skin tones, body shapes, and hair styles. Barbie had a similar makeover more than a year ago–both part of […]
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From the OPP Yesterday just after 2 a.m., Rainy River District OPP officers, while on patrol, conducted a traffic stop on Colonization Road East in Fort Frances. The driver, a 34-year-old Thunder Bay man, failed the roadside test and was arrested and taken to OPP detachment for breath tests. He […]
Staff If any team needed a momentum shift, it was the Fort Frances Angels. The squad snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 14-8 victory over Sabaskong Tebinaak in the final game of the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League first half on Tuesday at the St. Francis Sports Field. […]
The Associated Press LONDON — Britain’s Prince Harry has suggested that no one in the royal family really wishes to rise to the throne and that it is duty, rather than desire, that prompts them to continue serving the British people. In an interview with Newsweek magazine, Harry said the […]
By Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said he had a secret. He dangled it on Twitter. He parried reporters’ questions about it. He milked the moment, drawing out the drama for weeks. That big tease played out in 2011, when Trump promised to reveal what his […]
By Jeff Karoub And Mike Householder The Associated Press FLINT, Mich. — A Canadian man from Tunisia shouted in Arabic before stabbing a police officer in the neck at a Michigan airport, and made reference to people being killed overseas during the attack that’s now being investigated as an act […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — The flu vaccine did a poor job protecting older Americans against the illness last winter, even though the vaccine was well-matched to the flu bugs going around. U.S. health officials on Wednesday released new vaccine data showing it did a so-so […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — An experimental drug is showing promise against an untreatable eye disease that blinds older adults and intriguingly, it seems to work in patients who carry a particular gene flaw that fuels the damage to their vision. Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, is […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Balmy weather calls for ice-cold sweet treats; fruity drinks are a natural part of the summertime poolside landscape. But those drinks are often loaded with sugar, boasting 40 or more grams in even a reasonably-sized drink. Worse, the “fruitiness” is often from flavoured syrup […]
Kiera Kowalski Melissa Fletcher sat down with students in Susan DeGagne’s drama class at Fort High last month to talk about her experiences as a talent agent’s assistant. Some of the students were in this year’s musical, “Mary Poppins,” and listened attentively to Fletcher’s words of advice.
Joey Payeur It wasn’t exactly a smooth cruise for Emo’s Lane Hyatt through the sticky surface of the Emo Motocross course over the weekend after rain both days converted the raceway into a tricky adventure for the roughly 100-plus riders on hand. Hyatt was participating in the Superior Dirt Riders […]
Nicholas Donaldson Sydney Beck got ready to begin her final art exam in the small gym at Fort High on Monday afternoon. Fort High students are in the midst of final exams, which began last Thursday and run until tomorrow. With Friday being a P.A. Day, tomorrow also marks the […]
