The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA—Tom Mulcair will rely on veteran members of his team to help the NDP flex its muscles in Parliament—despite its reduced strength. Mulcair has named his team of critics, including longtime party member Nathan Cullen, who is to tackle the environment file and democratic reform. Northern […]
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Press Release The Rainycrest Auxiliary is pleased to remind district residents that the popular “Vendor Blender” sale will be back again this year. It will be held next Saturday (Nov. 21) from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Rainycrest. The forced cancellation of Rainycrest’s annual fall tea due, to a respiratory illness […]
Duane Hicks Plans for the annual “Community Christmas Parade,” set for Nov. 28, are shaping up nicely. But one key element needs some help: Santa’s sleigh. “The situation is that Santa’s float is in disrepair,” parade organizer Scott Turvey-Krienke told the Times this morning. As such, monetary donations are needed […]
From the OPP In the early-morning hours of Saturday, the Rainy River District OPP was called to investigate three suspicious fires in Fort Frances. A 22-year-old man from Fort Frances subsequently was charged with four counts of arson. The Fort Frances OPP Crime Unit and the OPP’s Forensic Identification Services […]
Staff The 200 block of Scott Street will be closed starting tomorrow at 7 a.m. for sewer service work at the former site of the Rainy Lake Hotel. It will be reopen by 8 p.m. on Sunday. During this time, Makkinga Contracting, a subcontractor of JMX Contracting, will be installing […]
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO In 1944, the two men were in northeastern India as foes, fighting one of harshest battles of World War II between Japan and Britain. More than 70 years later on Thursday, they shook hands and sipped tea in Tokyo. Roy Welland, 94, a […]
By Jamey Keaten The Associated Press GENEVA An exceptionally large blue diamond sold Wednesday for 48.6 million Swiss francs ($48.5 million) ‚Äî a new record price for any jewel at auction, Sotheby’s said, culminating two Geneva auctions in which a convicted Hong Kong tycoon on both times bought a rare […]
By Mae Anderson The Associated Press NEW YORK Wal-Mart Stores says it is offering most of the same Black Friday “doorbuster” deals online and in stores for the first time and giving online shoppers an early jump on the sales. The world’s largest retailer is heading into the holiday season […]
By Matt Volz The Associated Press HELENA, Mont. ‚The Canadian province of Alberta wants to bolster its struggling population of sage grouse by relocating dozens of the chicken-sized birds from Montana, which itself is taking steps to ensure its own fragile population doesn’t become endangered. The request from the Alberta […]
By Sarah Skidmore Sell The Associated Press Young women are living with their parents or relatives at a rate not seen since 1940 as more millennial women put off marriage, attend college and face high living expenses. A Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data found that 36.4 […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. Many cancer treatments have a dark side ‚Äî they can damage the heart. New research suggests this risk might be lowered in women with breast tumors if they take a heart drug as a preventive measure during their cancer care. If confirmed […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Around Hanukkah, we usually spend a lot of time thinking up new things to top our latkes with. After all, the potato pancakes themselves are pretty simple. Shred some potatoes, bind them into patties, then fry until golden and crisp. Now bring on the […]
