By Elliot Spagat And Aya Batrawy The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Saudi Arabia’s largest dairy company will soon be unable to farm alfalfa in its own parched country to feed its 170,000 cows. So it’s turning to an unlikely place to grow the water-chugging crop ‚Äî the drought-stricken American […]
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From the OPP No foul play is suspected in the death of 16-year-old Delaine Copenace of Kenora. A post mortem examination was conducted on March 23, 2016 at the Office of the Chief Coroner and Forensic Pathology Services in Toronto and no evidence of foul play was found. The cause […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers are 3-for-4 in the awards department, with more likely on the way. Fort captain Dylan Robertson was named the SIJHL’s top defensive forward for this season this past Tuesday, while fellow forward Andrew Willner was saluted as the league’s most sportsmanlike player. Robertson was picked […]
Vi and Dan Belluz Sunshine resulted in some unexpected “icicle art” at Vi and Dan Belluz’s Sixth Street home earlier this month. Snow melted off the roof and then refroze onto the deer netting wrapped around the cedar bush in their front yard—creating this striking effect. With some above-zero temperatures […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill SWIFT CURRENT, Sask.—The mental game is everything at the women’s curling world championships. Canada’s Chelsea Carey took advantage of a series of misplays by Finland’s Oona Kauste for a 7-1 win in seven ends yesterday in Draw 14 of the international event. Carey’s win came hours […]
The Associated Press LONDON—Archeologists who scanned the grave of William Shakespeare say they have made a startling discovery: His skull appears to be missing. The researchers used ground-penetrating radar to explore beneath the playwright’s tomb in Stratford-upon-Avon’s Holy Trinity Church. Kevin Colls, who led the study, said the team found […]
Heather Latter Cruz Egan, three, eagerly anticipated the treats that awaited him in the basket that the Easter Bunny had for him yesterday during the Fort Frances Nursery School’s Easter party held at the Plaza Lanes. Children enjoyed bowling and snacks, as well as the visit from the floppy-eared friend.
Heather Latter Bryce Kabatay, a Grade 8 student at J.W. Walker School, explained the results of his project—Music and Memory—to visitor Simone Gerber yesterday during the science fair there. The winners from Grade 7/8 included Angie Redford (gold), Jacob Albright and Brady Bodnarchuk (silver), and Rachel Anderson and Shallin Scott-MacNeil […]
The Associated PressNick Perry WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand has voted to keep its current flag by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent in a nationwide poll that ended today. More than two million people voted in the ballot to decide whether to keep the British Union Jack on […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for March 13-19 were Jodi Beange (Fort Frances), Eric Marquardt (Atikokan), Leslie Schram (Stratton), Paige Kolton and Zoe Asselin (Pinewood), Tanya Townson (Fort Frances), Les Mills (Edmonton), and Kathy McNabb (Stratton). Winning […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Premier Kathleen Wynne says the Liberal government has no plans to raise the $100,000 threshold for Ontario’s so-called sunshine list of public sector workers. The list comes out later today, and will provide salaries and benefits for tens of thousands of workers, including police, firefighters, nurses, teachers, […]
The Associated PressMark Didtler DUNEDIN, Fla.—Toronto shortstop Troy Tulowitzki left in the fourth inning of the Blue Jays’ 3-1 win over the New York Mets yesterday after being hit on the right hand by a pitch from Bartolo Colon. The Blue Jays said X-rays were negative and that Tulowitzki is […]
