Staff They lost the wrong game at the wrong time, but it didn’t keep them from ending their weekend on a high note. Sully Shortreed netted a hat trick to lead the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a 6-3 victory over the Dauphin Clippers yesterday to claim fifth place at […]
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By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press Beijing issued its first-ever red alert for smog on Monday, urging schools to close and invoking restrictions on factories and traffic that will keep half of the city’s vehicles off the roads. The red alert the most serious warning on a four-tier system adopted […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A U.S. shipment of much-needed groceries and other astronaut supplies rocketed toward the International Space Station for the first time in months Sunday, reigniting NASA’s commercial delivery service. If the Orbital ATK capsule arrives at the space station Wednesday as planned, […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Full confession: I’ve never known what Swedish meatballs were. I knew of them, of course. But I never knew what really made them Swedish, or at least “Swedish.” So I did a little research. In Sweden, meatballs are called kottbullar (which is now the […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Those of us who celebrate Hanukkah already are in serious prep mode (or realizing we should be). I like the lighting of the candles. I love giving people the perfect gift. But what we all probably love most are the latkes, or potato pancakes. […]
By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines Despite the Fukushima nuclear disaster that devastated northeastern Japan in 2011, interest in nuclear power has increased significantly, mainly in Asia, the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said Monday. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said the appetite for nuclear power has […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press PARIS The cold hard numbers of science haven’t spurred the world to curb runaway global warming. So as climate negotiators struggle in Paris, some scientists who appealed to the rational brain are enlisting what many would consider a higher power: the majesty of faith. […]
Staff On a night with less than a full schedule of games, How I Set Your Mother made sure to get its full allotment of points. The top team in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League nabbed its first six-point night in three weeks last night to reach 69 for […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA—The Trudeau government yesterday unveiled its plan for transforming the Senate into an independent, non-partisan chamber—the first major reform to the scandal-plagued upper house in 50 years and arguably the biggest change since its inception in 1867. Democratic Institutions minister Maryam Monsef announced the creation of […]
Heather Latter Students from Rainy River High School joined Fort High students on the Townshend Theatre stage yesterday to record “It’s a Wonderful Life”—this year’s radio play. Under the direction of RRHS teacher Katherine Williams, the cast of 15 recorded multiple takes of the scenes, which now ill be edited […]
The Canadian Press ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—A school board in Newfoundland and police now are investigating a case of cyberbullying involving an anonymous poll ranking girls at a high school based on their looks. Lynelle Cantwell, a student at Holy Trinity High School in Torbay, is getting national attention for her […]
The Canadian PressJennifer Ditchburn OTTAWA—Canada’s 42nd Parliament began with the requisite nods to history and tradition that happen on the first day, but also offered plenty of signs that the class of 2015 has its own fresh chemistry and look. That new energy seemed to be encapsulated in the moment […]
