Duane Hicks Innovative folk artist Peter Katz wowed the crowd with his catchy songs and heartfelt lyrics Friday night at the Townshend Theatre here to close out the “Tour de Fort” 2016-17 season. Singer-songwriter Ian Kelly opened for Katz. The “Tour de Fort” lineup for 2017-18 includes “The Way We […]
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Staff Marilyn Allan of the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre drew the April “Trip of the Month” draw winner as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on this morning at International Travel Services here. Ryan and Donna Scott of Fort Frances will be heading to Paris–a trip valued at $4,200. Next month’s trip […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The Trudeau government should tread carefully on a Liberal promise to find a new way of making sure elderly benefits keep pace with rising costs, newly–released documents suggest. The idea of a so-called “seniors’ price index” arises from a 2005 Statistics Canada study that showed the […]
The Canadian PressJessica Smith Cross TORONTO–Ontario is setting up a new service for people seeking medically-assisted death that will allow them to reach out for help directly, bypassing health-care providers who object to assisted suicide on conscience grounds. Health minister Eric Hoskins says a “care co-ordination service” for medically-assisted death […]
The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — At least 10 people were killed and 50 others injured Monday when an explosion ripped through a subway train in St. Petersburg, the spokesman for the city’s governor told Russian television. President Vladimir Putin, who was visiting the city on an unrelated trip […]
The Associated Press HONOLULU — The U.S. Air Force will reduce exterior lighting at a Hawaii facility to help protect endangered and threatened seabirds there. The Air Force agreed to reduce lighting at a mountaintop radar facility on the island of Kauai, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://bit.ly/2oOhT5R ) reported Sunday. After […]
By Alba Tobella The Associated Press MOCOA, Colombia — Townspeople desperately searched their ruined homes and the local hospital for loved ones Sunday after a torrent of water, mud and debris swept through a city in southern Colombia, causing more than 200 deaths, many of them children, and leaving hundreds […]
The Associated Press BRUSSELS — The status of Gibraltar can only be changed by the territory’s people and by U.K. citizens, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Monday as the enclave became an issue in Brexit negotiations. Boris Johnson said Gibraltar’s sovereignty “is not going to change and cannot conceivably […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have begun enrolling volunteers for critical next-stage testing of an experimental vaccine to protect against Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that can cause devastating birth defects in pregnant women. The first volunteer was vaccinated Wednesday at Baylor College of Medicine […]
By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press As we ease on down that road toward spring, you might start dipping your toe back into outdoor living. It starts with two minutes of staring into the sunshine before you huddle back under the blanket, but before you know it, […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–SpaceX successfully launched its first recycled rocket yesterday–the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights. The Falcon 9 blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, hoisting a broadcasting satellite into the clear early-evening sky on the historic […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto The Blue Jays headed into last season unsure how their rotation would stack up in the tough American League East. Pretty well, it turned out, as Toronto rode its strong starting pitching all the way to the American League Championship Series. With most of that core […]
