Heather Latter Hope McCormick, three, had a chat with Santa Claus yesterday during “Family Storytime” at the Fort Frances Public Library. Jolly St. Nick brought candy canes for each child.
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Staff The basketball magic still was working but the volleyball illusionists ran out of tricks in NorWOSSA action Tuesday in Dryden. The Muskie boys’ basketball squads held up their end of the bargain, beginning with the junior boys’ 70-27 rout of the host Eagles. Aaron Bujold once again had a […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER—Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is urging a developer to drop Donald Trump’s name from a downtown tower project, saying the U.S. presidential hopeful’s “hateful positions” have no place in the city. Robertson has sent a passionate letter to the Holborn Group, which is building the 63-storey […]
Duane Hicks With the community Christmas dinner only a week away, everything is falling into place. The 28th-annual event will take place Christmas Day from noon-2 p.m. at Knox United Church. But while organizers have a team of volunteers on board for the event, more helpers always are welcome. Sandra […]
Heather Latter Brayden Neurinski was thrilled to visit with Santa Claus at the Fort Frances Nursery School yesterday. All the children received books and a small toy from the jolly old elf during their annual Christmas party held at Knox United Church.
Staff Not even Canada’s national on-ice passion could overcome the fury of the recently-reawakened Old Man Winter. The two-game NorWOSSA showdown here between the Muskie girls’ hockey team and the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora), scheduled for last night and this afternoon, was postponed due to yesterday’s snowstorm. A make-up […]
By Larry Neumeister The Associated Press NEW YORK Federal authorities said Wednesday they are seeking to return a Tyrannosaurus bataar skull to Mongolia after an anonymous buyer purchased it at auction in the United States in 2007 for $276,000. Prosecutors filed papers in Manhattan federal court to formally secure the […]
By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that requiring married couples to have the same surname is constitutional, dealing a blow to a longtime effort for gender equality in choosing names. The law does not say which partner must give up his or her name […]
By Jason Keyser And Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press CHICAGO A professor at a suburban Chicago Christian college who has been placed on administrative leave after donning a headscarf to demonstrate solidarity with Muslims said Wednesday that her actions are demonstrations of her own faith. Larycia Hawkins, who is […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press The best New Year’s Eve party I ever attended was a progressive graze of one appetizer after another all evening. When a dish came off the grill or out of the oven, we nibbled on it until we were ready for the next course. […]
By Lauren Krugel The Canadian Press CALGARY Experts see more good news than bad for Canada’s energy industry if the U.S. lifts its decades-old ban on oil exports. The ban came into force when oil shortages were commonplace 40 years ago ‚Äî a stark contrast to today’s U.S. glut, thanks […]
By Steve Karnowski The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS A German-operated cargo ship that was forced to stay outside a Lake Superior port in Minnesota for more than a month over alleged environmental violations was allowed to dock Wednesday, and port authorities said they were hopeful that the oceangoing ship would be […]
