Heather Latter Alyssa Chiasson represented the Rainy River District well during the Miss Teenage Canada pageant, finishing in the top 10 out of 82 contestants from across the country. “It was an amazing experience and I am sad to see it come to an end,” she wrote on Facebook after […]
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Staff The legacy of the recent “Duncan Keith Day” will resonate throughout Fort Frances for some time to come, thanks to the generosity of the town’s favourite hockey son. Tonight’s meeting of town council will feature the first of five cheque presentations over the next two days being made on […]
Staff A total of 416 Hydro One customers east of Fort Frances suffered a power outage yesterday after a Hydro One equipment failure. Hydro One crews were still working this morning, with the aim to restore power to residents of Mine Centre, Seine River 23Afn, Baker, Lac Lacroix Fn, Tanner, […]
The Associated PressElliot Spagat SAN DIEGO—As Jason Thrasher lowered his helicopter to a park with seven firefighters aboard, he saw what he thought was another firefighting chopper battling a blaze that was threatening homes. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pilot suddenly identified the object as a four-rotor […]
The Associated Press CLEVELAND—A combative Donald Trump, the U.S. billionaire businessman-turned-presidential candidate, jolted the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign last night with his brash, confrontational comments. But the event also served as a reminder the race still remains leaderless and unsettled. Asked in the debate’s opening minutes whether […]
The Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—A French search plane lifted off today for a bird’s-eye view of Reunion Island, seeking any more potential debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. French authorities said they’ve launched a one-week operation with boats and aircraft scouring the Indian Ocean island, where a wing fragment […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO—A mother’s suggestion that her son, TV personality Chris Hyndman, plunged to his death while sleepwalking has shone a light on the dangers associated with the disorder. Glenda Hyndman told the Toronto Star that she believed her son fell to his death while sleepwalking on the […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—The owner of a controversial medical marijuana shop that was raided earlier this week says he hopes his arrest will shed some light on the struggle patients have obtaining the product. Glen Price, 54, the owner of Your Medical Cannabis Headquarters, has been charged with a number […]
The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea said today it will establish its own time zone next week by pulling back its current standard time by 30 minutes. Local time in North and South Korea and Japan is the same—nine hours ahead of GMT. It was set during Japan’s rule […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—The powerful opioid fentanyl, recently linked to an outbreak of overdose deaths in Western Canada, appears to be flowing along a well-worn drug trafficking route—killing some of its users in the same way tainted ecstasy did before. Authorities theorize the potent pain-killer is being imported from Asia […]
The Canadian Press BAYFIELD, N.S.—Another group of beached whales in Nova Scotia has been helped back out to sea—marking the second time this week that concerned residents joined together to save a stranded pod. “They’re still in shallow-ish water but we’re hoping that they will eventually sort of continue their […]
The Canadian PressDavid Paddon TORONTO—Canada’s economy added about 6,600 jobs last month—essentially reversing a similar decline in June but having too little effect to change a national unemployment rate that has been stuck at 6.8 percent for six months in a row. Statistics Canada’s monthly job report provides a fresh […]
