The Associated PressMatthew Perrone WASHINGTON—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women—a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of impotence drugs for men. But stringent safety measures on the daily pill […]
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Duane Hicks Brent Newman, centre, and Rough Cut Pine (Robroy Donaldson, left, Bill Shine, and Jim Newman) played a fundraiser concert for more than 50 people yesterday evening at the Little Beaver Cultural Centre, raising $1,000 for the Fort Frances Community Chest. The show marked Newman’s last performance here, and […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO—A pair of Ontario teenagers soon will be collecting thousands of dollars after their employer fired them for observing a religious holiday. The province’s Human Rights Tribunal ruled that vegetable grower Country Herbs discriminated against the young siblings on the basis of their creed. The tribunal […]
Joey Payeur Kevin Gemmell gladly handed out high-fives to his teammates after his fifth-inning solo homer gave the Barwick Blue Knights a 5-0 lead over the host Stratton Eagles in Game 2 of the Rainy River District Fastball League West Division final Tuesday.
Staff The deadline for registering for the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association is today (Aug. 20). A late fee of $50 will be applied for any registrations received after today. To register, visit www.fortfranceshockey.com and click on the registration link. Online payment is by credit card only, with all fees […]
The Canadian PressLauren La Rose TORONTO—Many would consider the sound of kids gleefully playing outdoors a natural soundtrack of the summer. But one family in Pickering, Ont., located east of Toronto, was told the sound of their kids splashing in their backyard pool was deemed unreasonably disruptive by a neighbour. […]
The Canadian Press TERRACE, B.C.—The agency responsible for screening at Canadian airports says a “big mistake” was made when a retired social worker was prevented from boarding a flight because an all-female security crew refused to frisk him. Robert Hart has an artificial hip that set off the metal detector […]
The Associated Press CHICAGO—Detroit’s Daniel Norris became just the 19th pitcher to hit a home run in his first major-league at-bat before suffering an injury that will send him to the disabled list. Norris left yesterday’s game against the Chicago Cubs with a strained right oblique and is headed to […]
From the OPP Just after 2 a.m. today, the Rainy River District OPP received a complaint of a possible impaired driver in town. Officers located the vehicle, travelling at a high rate of speed, on McIrvine Road near Birch Street. The driver, a 21-year-old La Vallee Township man, was showing […]
Lindsay Campbell A number of young readers enjoyed a meal at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday afternoon as part of the “TD Summer Reading Windup Party.” The event was for kids aged three-12 who took part in a reading challenge that started at the end of June. Those who […]
The Canadian PressKeith LeslieAllan Black TORONTO—Premier Kathleen Wynne was beaming today after learning the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation reached a tentative contract agreement early in the morning with the province’s school boards. The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association still must reach agreements with unions representing elementary, Catholic, and Francophone […]
The Canadian PressPeter Henderson TORONTO—The excesses of Amazon.com’s hard-driving corporate culture made headlines this week—raising questions about whether similar problems are possible at Canadian companies. The New York Times reported the white-collar employees of the mega-popular online retailer are dealing with an unforgiving and competitive culture in which the obligations […]
