Heather Latter The future of the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) is looking more positive than its Thunder Bay counterpart, which is slated to close at year’s end due to a lack of funding. “It’s really unfortunate to lose anything,” said EARS manager Kim Jo Bliss. “I feel bad that […]
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Joey Payeur Todd Hamilton was counting on the host teams making his squad work up a sweat this past weekend—a rarity in what’s mostly been a season on cruise control so far. Hamilton led the Muskie girls’ hockey team into a three-game exhibition series in Thunder Bay hoping to see […]
Heather Latter Corrine Colvin, with the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope, looked on as Anne-Marie Armstrong of the Sunset Country Métis lit a candle during the annual service marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Sunday afternoon at Knox United Church here. […]
Heather Latter Santa and Mrs. Claus waved to children—and those young at heart—from atop the float at the end of the “Holly Daze” Christmas parade in Emo on Friday night. The parade was followed by Emo’s first-annual tree-lighting ceremony and the ever-popular fireworks display.
Joey Payeur Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Ryley Bosman needed to stay on his toes when trading hands with young card sharks Graeme Drombolis, left, and Kolton Joyce. Bosman visited Debbie Jean’s French Immersion senior kindergarten class at St. Michael’s School last Thursday as part of the team’s “Adopt-a-School” program, which […]
By J.M. Hirsch THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It’s the malleability of Christmas dinner that can make it so challenging to plan. Which is to say, choice can be intimidating. At Thanksgiving, it’s about the turkey. Valentine’s Day demands chocolate. Easter? Ham or lamb. And Fourth of July is all burgers and […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Salad: The least loved side of holiday dinners. But it doesn’t have to be. The problem with most of the salads served at holiday meals is they tend to lack inspiration and usually are made from lacklustre ingredients. Fair enough. Our focus usually is […]
By Meera Sodha The Associated Press Indians love a festive celebration. In fact, my family loved them so much that not only would we celebrate Diwali and Holi, we’d also throw ourselves into Easter and Christmas. I even remember my mum getting excited about Chinese New Year. Christmas often was […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The International Space Station accepted its first U.S. shipment in more than half a year early Wednesday, receiving Christmas presents and much-needed groceries for the resident astronauts. “There’s much rejoicing on the ground,” Mission Control radioed. NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren (CHELL […]
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO Five American veterans who took part in the firebombing of Japan during World War II saw photos of levelled homes and stacks of charred bodies Wednesday at a museum dedicated to the victims, and said the outcome on the ground of their missions […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK Life expectancy in the United States has stalled for three straight years, the government announced Wednesday. A child born last year can expect to make it to 78 years and 9 1/2 months ‚Äî the same prediction made for the previous two […]
