The Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. It wasn’t your usual foot chase. Oxford police caught a homeless emu, with help from some barbed wire. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department had been getting calls about a loose emu for days. Each time they tried to catch the big, flightless bird, it got […]
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By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand Fijians were finally able to venture outside Monday after authorities lifted a curfew but much of the country remained without electricity in the wake of a ferocious cyclone that left at least six people dead and destroyed hundreds of homes. Officials […]
By Jeff Karoub The Associated Press KALAMAZOO, Mich. A gunman who seemed to choose his victims at random opened fire outside an apartment complex, a car dealership and a restaurant in Michigan, killing six people in a rampage that lasted nearly seven hours, police said. Authorities identified the shooter as […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Once upon a time (like, yesterday) I had a hefty hunk of pork, no time and no specific thing I wanted to make. But even with so little going for me, and so little inspiration (see, it happens to all of us), I did […]
By Youkyung Lee The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of The world champion of the ancient Chinese board game Go, South Korean Lee Sedol, expects to will prevail in a match with Google’s computer program AlphaGo next month, but he’s not so sure he would be able to do it […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK In one of the most exhaustive and damning reports on diversity in Hollywood, a new study finds that the films and television produced by major media companies are “whitewashed,” and that an “epidemic of invisibility” runs top to bottom through the industry for women, minorities […]
By Joseph Wilson The Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain Ford CEO Mark Fields says the 112-year-old company is tripling its investment in new technologies that will ultimately lead to self-driving vehicles but will make sure to keep making cars for drivers who want to keep their hands on the wheel. Fields […]
Heather Latter Students, staff, and representatives from both the Rainy River District School Board and Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) checked out the 12 new welding booths at Fort Frances High School yesterday during an open house to celebrate the grand-opening of a welding program facility. The project was made […]
Staff We Could Carry Less decided it was time to have their best night of the season. The team did just that, reaching the maximum six points to move into a tie for ninth with Wild Sets at 34 points apiece in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. […]
From Riverside Riverside Health Care wants to advise our public, that due to respiratory cases seen in our community, to refrain from visiting our facilities if you are experiencing any influenza (flu) symptoms. The flu is: •Caused by the influenza virus; •Severe aches and pains, headache and a fever often […]
The Associated PressMark Didtler TAMPA, Fla.—The Tampa Bay Lightning picked an odd time to hold a team meeting—after a victory. Steven Stamkos scored in the fifth round of the shootout and the Lightning rebounded after blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-5 last night. “It’s disturbing,” Lightning […]
Press Release After millions of dollars in upgrades over the last year, almost 30 Unifor members are now back at work producing lumber on the first sawmill shift at Kenora Forest Products. “This operation closed during the height of the 2008 U.S. Housing crash and we are extremely pleased to […]
