Driver nabbed by OPP
Officers of the Rainy River District OPP charged an adult male driver with an impaired driving offence around 1:15 a.m. on July 2.
Police were notified of a traffic complainant on Highway 71 in Chapple Township.
Officers located vehicle on Highway 71 near Moore Road, where a 22-year-old Big Island First Nation man was arrested and taken to the OPP detachment for breath tests.
Two fires reported
Two new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday, both of them caused by humans.
Dryden Fire #12, located near Glengoland Road, was reported as “under control” at 0.1 hectares in size.
Red Lake Fire #13, meanwhile, also was listed as “under control” at 01. ha.
'Timber!'
The Fort Frances Girls' and Women's Hockey Association celebrated the life of the lumberjack with their festive and patriotic float in the Canada Day parade here on Saturday. The float earned the FFGWHA third place in the parade. West End Motors took first place with its Canada 150 birthday cake float, followed by Dave Thompson's pirate ship in second.
Picnic
Peyton, Chloe, and Brett Dolyny, along with friends, Tanner and Gracie George, brought their favourite teddy bears to the Fort Frances Library and Technology Centre on Friday for the annual Teddy Bear Picnic. Children enjoyed train rides, bouncy castles, a magic act, and a visit from “Smokey the Bear.”
Trip draw
Ryan Trottier, left, the new clinical intern at Lidkea Optometry, drew the “Trip of the Month” winner for July as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on this morning at International Travel Services. Bryce Knapp of Fort Frances will be going on a New England/Canada cruise—a trip valued at $4,300. Next month's trip is to Amsterdam ($3,500).
Khadr to receive $10.5M, apology
TORONTO—The Canadian government will pay former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr more than $10 million, and officially apologize to him, in settlement of a long-running lawsuit, a source familiar with the agreement said today.
Geocacher hurt in bear attack
CALGARY—A man who police say was geocaching in Alberta is being treated for injuries after being attacked by a bear.
RCMP said the man was in the Harold Creek area, northwest of Calgary, on Sunday when he encountered the bruin.
It charged him and tried to drag him into the bush, but he was able to free himself and drove to a store and met park rangers.
Albertans named as astronauts
OTTAWA—Two Albertans were named Canada's newest astronauts Saturday as the country marked its 150th birthday.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the platform of waterlogged Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa to name Jennifer Sidey of Calgary and Joshua Kutryk of Fort Saskatchewan.
Reaction to Trudeau's Alberta gaffe mixed
EDMONTON—Manuel Goncalves has a message for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: my Canada includes Alberta, even if your speech didn't.
Trudeau touched off a Twitter firestorm Saturday during his Canada Day speech on Parliament Hill, when he left Alberta out of his coast-to-coast recitation of the provinces and territories.
North Dakota may halt rail inspections aimed at derailments
BISMARCK, N.D. — The end of the line may be in sight for a North Dakota safety program aimed at lowering the risk of disastrous train derailments involving the state’s crude oil.
Tanaka sharp as Yankees double Jays
NEW YORK—One big development for the banged-up N.Y. Yankees as they've limped toward the all-star break the past few weeks: Masahiro Tanaka is back in top form.
Tanaka pitched seven sharp innings for his second-straight win following a long slump as the Yankees beat the skidding Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 last night.
China warns rising tension with NKorea could be disastrous
China’s U.N. ambassador warned Monday that further escalation of already high tensions with North Korea risks getting out of control, “and the consequences would be disastrous.”
Vietnam’s capital to ban motorbikes in metro areas by 2030
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam’s capital will ban motorbikes in metropolitan districts by 2030 to ease traffic congestion and pollution, according to a resolution passed Tuesday.
US carries out airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The U.S. military says it has carried out an airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia as the Trump administration quietly steps up efforts against the deadliest Islamic extremist group in Africa.
Pentagon spokeswoman Maj. Audricia M. Harris said the strike occurred Sunday afternoon Somalia time and the U.S. was assessing the results.
Germany warns of Russian cyber-attacks ahead of election
BERLIN — The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency and Germany’s interior minister warn that Russia is engaged in hacking attacks and that officials “assume there will be such attempts on Germany” ahead of national elections on Sept. 24.
No ‘specific agenda,’ but Trump, Putin have lots to discuss
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will be brimming with global intrigue, but the White House says there’s “no specific agenda.” So in the absence of a set list of topics, what are two of the world’s most famously unpredictable leaders to discuss?
Scientists baffled by strange sea creatures near Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — Strange sea creatures that resemble large pink thimbles are showing up on the coast of southeast Alaska for the first time after making their way north along the West Coast for the last few years.
North Korea claims it tested first intercontinental missile
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea on Tuesday claimed it successfully test-launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, a potential game-changing development in what may be the world’s most dangerous nuclear standoff and, if true, a direct rebuke to U.S. President Donald Trump’s earlier declaration that such a test “won’t happen!”
Man who inspired ice bucket challenge is back in hospital
BOSTON — The man who inspired people around the world to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to raise millions of dollars for Lou Gehrig’s disease research is back in the hospital and is keeping his sense of humour.
Stone Fruit Almond Upside-Down Cake is summertime treat
This recipe for Stone Fruit Almond Upside-Down Cake works equally well using any kind of stone fruit or a mix of every kind of stone fruit, including plums, apricots, nectarines, peaches and plumcots.
Cavatappi with Cherry Tomatoes, Pesto
Summer, summer, summer. The word is fat and round and breezy and rolls around nicely on the tongue. And we want our food to be breezy, too.
If you have basil and tomatoes growing in your garden, make this. If you have a farmers’ market near you, make this. And if you have leftover pesto hanging around, even store-bought, you can still make this.