Heather Latter Local secondary teachers made their presence known Tuesday evening when 52 attended the opening portion of the Rainy River District School Board’s regular meeting at the board office here. “This has to do with contract and negotiations, which are going nowhere at the moment,” Ontario Secondary School Teacher […]
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By Foster Klug And Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of North Korea’s declaration that it had tested a hydrogen bomb for the first time was greeted with widespread condemnation ‚Äî but also skepticism and doubt ‚Äî as world powers vowed Wednesday to punish the impoverished and […]
By Sue Manning The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Wylee the border collie can search an avalanche the size of a football field in five or 10 minutes. It would take a probe line of 50 people using poles a couple hours to cover the same ground. When 30 minutes can […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON Celebrate your child’s scribbles. A novel experiment shows that even before learning their ABCs, youngsters start to recognize that a written word symbolizes language in a way a drawing doesn’t a developmental step on the path to reading. Researchers used a puppet, line […]
By Meera Sodha The Associated Press When it comes to food, India and China have more in common than you might think. Both harbour a deep love of ear-tingling chilies, vast quantities of garlic and seafood. That’s probably why Chinese food has found its way into the hearts of Indians. […]
By Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press HONOLULU Hawaii’s last sugar plantation is getting out of the sugar-growing business, signalling the end of an industry that once powered the local economy and lured thousands of immigrants to the islands. Alexander & Baldwin Inc. said Wednesday that it will phase out sugar […]
By Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press HOUSTON The Canadian company that proposed the Keystone XL oil pipeline has filed a lawsuit over the U.S. government’s rejection of the project and says it plans a second legal challenge. TransCanada on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit in Houston alleging President Barack […]
Joey Payeur It’s the most popular New Year’s resolution—and typically the least successful one. The changing of the calendar always brings a resounding chorus of pledges from people seeking to get themselves in better physical shape. While the number who stick to the pledge is far lower than those who […]
Joey Payeur Faith can move mountains but having a team with a ton of talent doesn’t hurt, either. The Muskie girls’ hockey team finished off 2015 in dramatic style last Thursday—erasing a 2-0 third-period deficit en route to a 3-2 victory in overtime against the St. Francis/North Branch Fighting Saints […]
Cameron Penney Although the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” survived the threat of thin ice, fewer jumpers than expected plunged into the frigid waters of Sand Bay on New Year’s Day here this year. Nineteen jumpers took the plunge and raised $7,222. “I was kind of disappointed […]
Joey Payeur The mild winter so far has brought a smile to just about everybody’s face in Fort Frances. Trevor McKinnon is not among them. The supervisor with the Town of Fort Frances has been fighting what’s so far been mostly a losing battle to get the community’s three outdoor […]
Duane Hicks Pre-budget consultations and working with a new Northern Ontario Liberal caucus are just two of the items on the agenda for rookie Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak to kick off 2016. The federal finance department will be coming out with pre-budget consultation packages this month, so MPs […]
