By Kathleen Foody The Associated Press ATLANTA Jimmy Carter announced Sunday that he no longer needs treatment for cancer, less than seven months after revealing he had been diagnosed with melanoma that had spread to his brain. Carter, 91, shared the news at one of his regular Sunday School classes […]
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By Foster Klug The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of North Korea on Monday issued its latest belligerent threat, warning of an indiscriminate “pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice” on Washington and Seoul, this time in reaction to the start of huge U.S.-South Korean military drills. Such threats have been a […]
By Mike Corder The Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands The tiny South Pacific state of the Marshall Islands began legal proceedings Monday against India at the United Nations’ highest court, as part of cases against three of the world’s nuclear powers aimed at breathing new life into disarmament negotiations. The […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO Two new studies bolster evidence that feeding babies peanuts or other allergy-inducing foods is more likely to protect them than to cause problems. One study, a follow-up to landmark research published last year, suggests that the early prevention strategy leads to persistent, long-lasting […]
By Craig Wong The Canadian Press OTTAWA A new report by investment firm BlackRock suggests most women lack confidence when it comes to making decisions on investing. “We are seeing more and more women categorize themselves as savers versus investors and they’re sitting on the sidelines in cash,” says Karrie […]
Press Release The “Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank” will take to the Backus Community Center stage in International Falls tomorrow (March 5) at 7 p.m. Brothers Teague and Ian Alexy wrote their first songs together as young kids in the South Jersey bay town of Somers Point. They devised a […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—A historic land claim agreement in principle struck by the Algonquins of Ontario with the federal and provincial governments is being denounced as fraudulent and illegal by chiefs of a number of Iroquois and Algonquin First Nations. They charge the vast majority of the Algonquins of Ontario […]
The Canadian PressLauren La Rose TORONTO—American model and TV host Chrissy Teigen has faced criticism after disclosing her personal decision to hand-pick a female embryo during in-vitro fertilization. The wife of singer-songwriter John Legend told People Magazine she was excited at the thought of seeing her husband with a little […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES—It’s one thing to look out over Los Angeles from the tallest building in the western U.S. Soon, the view will take on new intensity as risk-takers careen down a clear glass slide 305 metres above ground. Beginning in June, visitors can shoot from the 70th […]
From the OPP A Winnipeg driver has been charged with failing to provide a breath sample. During routine patrol on March 4, Rainy River District OPP officers stopped a 2011 pickup truck on the 500 block of King’s Highway in Fort Frances just after 1:30 a.m. The 28-year-old driver failed […]
Press Release Join members of the Heart of the Continent Partnership (HOCP) for an afternoon discussion of how to strengthen efforts to promote geo-tourism across the region. Topics will include a demonstration on how to nominate area attractions for the “Travel the Heart” website and an overview of Voyageurs National […]
The Canadian PressBruce Cheadle VANCOUVER—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the provincial premiers managed to bridge deep divides over carbon pricing yesterday en route to Canada’s first national consensus on pursuing climate policy. But the deal hammered out in Vancouver by Trudeau and 13 provincial and territorial leaders appears destined to […]
