Think your neighbourhood has a stray cat problem? Check out what hangs out in Bob Saunders’ backyard. He’s been entertained lately by bobcats, who have been carefully watching his birdfeeder, hoping for a tasty snack of squirrel. So far, the squirrels have proven too fast. –Bob Saunders photo
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By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) is challenging families with young children to read 1,000 books together before the first day of Kindergarten. The new program, appropriately being called “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” is exactly what it says on the label. Parents and caregivers are tasked with reading […]
By Noushin Ziafati
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The waiting has become excruciating for Shelley Brownlee and her partner, Jonathan Clow. Brownlee, who’s been diagnosed with a form of cancer in her abdomen, has been waiting months to undergo surgery at a hospital in Toronto. Her doctor said he had hoped to proceed with it next month but […]
By David Friend
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Canadian pop-rock band the Elwins say they’ve decided to break up as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge the future of touring life. The Newmarket, Ont.-founded quartet announced the news on social media saying it “feels like the right way forward” after more than a decade of making […]
By Sidhartha Banerjee
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL – Just days before the fifth anniversary of the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting, the leadership of the Islamic centre where the tragedy occurred called for a Canada-wide ban on handguns. They sent letters to the federal and Quebec governments, urging all sides to make sure that any new […]
By Jordan Press
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The Canada Revenue Agency is sending out a new round of letters to pandemic aid recipients to verify they were eligible for the help, and warning of potential need for repayments. It’s the second time the agency is mailing Canada Emergency Response Benefit recipients as part of a […]
By Lynn Elber
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider’s dazzling streak is over, snapped Wednesday by a Chicago librarian after 40 consecutive wins and nearly $1.4 million in prize money. Schneider’s success put her in the ranks of Ken Jennings, who’s serving as guest host, and the quiz show’s other all-time […]
By Jay Reeves
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court considered Thursday whether to let Alabama execute a death row inmate who claims an intellectual disability combined with the state’s inattention cost him a chance to avoid lethal injection and choose a less “torturous,” yet untried, method. The Alabama attorney general’s office […]
By Matt Ott
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week following three straight increases amid a surge in cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Jobless claims fell by 30,000 to 260,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, fewer than the 265,000 analysts were expecting. The four-week average […]
By Vladimir Isachenkov
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOSCOW (AP) – The U.S. rejection of Russia’s main demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine left “little ground for optimism,” the Kremlin said Thursday, but added that dialogue was still possible. Tensions have soared in recent weeks, as the United States and its NATO allies expressed concern that a […]
By Mogomotsi Magome
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – The African continent is on course to reach its target of vaccinating at least 70% of its population against COVID-19 by the end of 2022, the head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters on Thursday. The continental public health agency said it […]
By Jim Morris
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
To prepare for this year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Krista McCarville and her rink from Thunder Bay, Ont., spent time with a sports psychologist learning how to cope with the excitement and pressure of playing for the Canadian women’s curling championship in front of a hometown crowd. Instead, because of […]
