Staff Residents in Fort Frances and surrounding area will experience a scheduled power outage this Sunday (Sept. 20). Fort Frances Power Corp. customers, as well as Hydro One customers in Rainy Lake 18C FN, Halkirk, Watten, Farrington, Couchiching 16A FN, and Red Gut FN, will be without power from about […]
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By Cara Anna The Associated Press The U.S. government says it will begin using the term “sexual rights” in discussions of human rights and global development. The statement at a U.N. meeting this week comes after years of lobbying from rights groups who have argued that the U.S. should show […]
By Mark Pratt The Associated Press BOSTON A Cornell University graduate student who allowed honeybees to sting him in 25 places and a group of scientists who concluded it’s possible for one man to father 888 children are among the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels, which honour humorous scientific […]
The Associated Press LONDON—Britain is abuzz with U.S. presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s suggestion that Margaret Thatcher should grace the new $10 bill. Mock-ups of a $10 note featuring the former prime minister were prominent on British newspaper websites today. Even the BBC couldn’t resist—pasting an image of a steely-eyed, if […]
The Associated Press IRVING, Tex.—A 14-year-old Muslim boy became a sensation on social media yesterday, and got an invitation to the White House, after word spread that he had been placed in handcuffs and suspended for coming to class with a homemade clock that school officials thought resembled a bomb. […]
The Associated Press Facebook finally may be getting a button that lets you quickly express something beyond a “like.” Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that people have been asking for a “dislike” button on the social media site for years. Speaking at an event at Facebook’s Menlo Park, […]
The Associated Press ATLANTA—David Price is emerging as more than Toronto’s ace. The left-hander is showing he also can be the team’s stopper—the pitcher who can be trusted to halt losing streaks. Price allowed one run in seven innings, and Russell Martin hit a homer and drove in four runs, […]
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA—Bryce Harper and the Nationals kept their slim playoff chances alive. Harper belted his 40th homer of the season, Jayson Werth went deep twice, and Gio Gonzalez tied his career-high with 12 strikeouts to lead Washington to a 12-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies last night. Werth […]
The Canadian PressLauren Krugel CALGARY—Oilfield security firms say they’ve been dealing with more troublemakers in recent months with the crude price cratering and bringing drilling activity and jobs down with it. Thieves have been nabbing diesel, generators, and other odds and ends that aren’t bolted down from oilfield sites, said […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—Organizers of this summer’s Pan Am Games say preliminary figures suggest the sporting event came in under budget but the final cost won’t be known for up to a year. “All indications are that there was a surplus, but I can’t tell you how much that […]
The Canadian PressJennifer Ditchburn OTTAWA—Stephen Harper’s rivals defended the costs of their campaign promises yesterday while the Conservatives deflected bad news from global analysts in a spurt of last-minute positioning before a leaders’ debate on the economy tonight. A panel of NDP candidates, including former Saskatchewan finance minister Andrew Thomson, […]
Staff The town will be requesting an extension to its existing Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program agreement from April 29, 2016-Dec. 31, 2017. Town officials met with a Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing representative on Aug. 25, at which time it was apparent that all of the infrastructure damaged […]
