By Robbie Corey-Boulet And Christin Roby The Associated Press GRAND-BASSAM, Cote d’Ivoire — Survivors of the first attack by Islamic extremists in Ivory Coast described scenes of confusion and fear as the jihadists gunned down defenceless civilians at a beachfront resort area. The attack left 16 dead. Those who make […]
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By Jamey Keaten The Associated Press GENEVA — U.N.-mediated peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups resumed Monday, with the U.N. special envoy calling them a “moment of truth” and insisting the “only Plan B available is return to war.” Staffan de Mistura warned that differences remained between […]
The Associated Press JERUSALEM — A 112-year-old Israeli who lived through both World Wars and survived the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz is the world’s oldest man, Guinness World Records announced on Friday. Guinness said in a statement that Israel Kristal is 112 years and 178 days old as of March […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Sometimes simple is just what the doctor ordered. And sometimes cake is just what the doctor ordered. And because we all know that we should be careful about mixing prescriptions, you should keep this simple cake recipe on hand for just those occasions. Believe […]
By Jeff Horwitz The Associated Press WASHINGTON — If elected president, Donald Trump has pledged to scrap a work visa program that brings 300,000 student workers each year to the U.S. Among the businesses that would be forced to stop hiring foreign labour: Trump’s own. The visa, known as the […]
By Angela Charlton And Geir Moulson The Associated Press LE BOURGET, France — Seeking to ensure that suicidal pilots can’t crash their jets, French authorities investigating last year’s Germanwings crash are urging new reporting requirements for doctors treating pilots, and new measures to keep pilots from hiding mental health issues. […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau has vetoed an out-of-court settlement in the long-running dispute over the NDP’s allegedly improper use of parliamentary resources for partisan purposes, The Canadian Press has learned. Multiple sources, not authorized to speak publicly about the matter, say a proposed deal almost was sealed but […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought “Trudeaumania” to America yesterday and the verdict was a resounding thumb’s up. “Breath of fresh air,” ‘’impressive,” and “very impressive” was how some of the guests at a splashy White House state dinner in Canada’s honour described the country’s new leader. Trudeau […]
Staff Kristofer Cochrane’s timing was impeccable. Cochrane scored what reportedly were his first two goals of the season in his team’s last tournament game to lead the Fort Frances Wu Warriors to a 4-1 victory over the Fort Frances Holmlund Leafs in the fifth-place final of the Fort Frances Minor […]
John Makkinga (Thunder Bay) and Joe and Sheila Shyiak (Fort Frances) won the $100 up for grabs for Feb. 29 and March 1, respectively in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Feb. 28-March 5 were Robert Johnson (Fort Frances), Gerry Rousseau (Morson), […]
Staff Dylan Johnston had his own idea for an opening ceremony—beat the defending champs. That’s exactly what the Thunder Bay skip and his team of third Tirzah Keffer (Fort Frances), Mike Badiuk (Devlin) at second, and Sheree Hinz (Thunder Bay) at lead ended up doing last night in the first […]
Staff Noah Armstrong is ready for his next challenge. The Fort Frances resident, who represents Mighty Mustangs Wrestling in International Falls, finished first in the 4th grade, 85- to 90-pound division at the NYWA Districts amateur wrestling meet in Deer River, Mn. over the weekend. With the victory, Armstrong now […]
