By Joe Mandak The Associated Press PITTSBURGH Lords a-leaping is the U.S. economy slow to recover! The cost of 10 lords a-leaping increased 3 per cent over last year, but nine of the other 12 gifts listed in the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” stayed the same price as […]
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The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. The last C-17 Globemaster III built at a Southern California Boeing plant soared into history on Sunday with a flyover that marked the end of an era for the region’s once-thriving aerospace industry. The enormous cargo jet was cheered in Long Beach as if […]
The Canadian PressMichael MacDonald HALIFAX—An amateur scuba diver has recovered a bottle from the bottom of Halifax harbour that could contain beer that is more than a century old. And there’s a possibility, though slim, the ancient brew could be drinkable. After Jon Crouse pulled the green glass bottle from […]
Staff They made it to the big dance—now it’s time to break out their fancy footwork. The Fort Frances-based rink of skip Kathie Jackson, third Teresa McFayden, second Leanne Eluik, and lead Jackie McCormick won both their games yesterday to qualify for the quarter-finals in the women’s division at the […]
The Canadian Pressllison Jones TORONTO—Ontario’s Liberal government is considering backtracking on medical marijuana exemptions to e-cigarette rules that are so new they technically haven’t even come into effect. The turnaround came just one day after the exemption for medical marijuana users to a vaporizing law came to light. The government […]
Staff It was a small step—but one step closer to where they wanted to be. Two teams in position to catch up to first place made slight inroads into their respective deficits last night in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action. Second-place That’s What She Set (55 points) and third-place […]
Press Release The local Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary met on Nov. 11, with 35 members in attendance. The charter was draped in memory of Eva Costello and Shirley Bruyere. Auxiliary president Alfreda Easton and first vice-president Sandy Pruys thanked everyone for helping make the annual Remembrance Day tea such a huge […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Alcohol and bravado appear to be fuelling a disturbing trend of one-punch attacks that have left three people dead, Vancouver police say. At least 10 people this year have fallen to the ground unconscious after being hit once in the head, Vancouver police spokesman Cst. Brian Montague […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph WINNIPEG—Henry Burris and the Ottawa Redblacks dominated the CFL awards banquet last night. The 40-year-old quarterback was named the CFL’s outstanding player for the second time in his 16-year career and received the Tom Pate award for community service. Burris also shared the spotlight at the […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is asking for help from the public. Yesterday at 3:30 p.m., officers were advised that a pick-up truck had struck a car on the 600 block of Thompson Avenue and failed to remain at the scene. The truck is described as a […]
Duane Hicks Signage went up Wednesday at Flint House, the new Scott Street restaurant that formerly was La Flambée. Owner Duane Cridland said he is “very close” to opening. He is hosting family, friends, and some local merchants there privately in the coming days before opening its doors to the […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO—Ontario’s Liberal government yesterday trumpeted a lower deficit projection as evidence it is reining in spending. In reality, though, much of the drop was due to a temporary accounting measure. The new 2015-16 deficit projection of $7.5 billion—$1 billion lower than was forecast in the spring […]
