Women's work clothes wanted
When you're going for a job interview or starting a new job, it's important to look the part.
Unfortunately, having the right clothes isn't always easy for women who can't afford them or, due to other circumstances, have had to leave their possessions and relocate.
Snow at mailboxes not the town's fault
While some residents have complained about snow being plowed and piled up in front of community mailboxes here, and impeding easy access, don't blame the town—it's not their responsibility.
Operations and Facilities manager Travis Rob clarified this morning that the Town of Fort Frances has an agreement with Canada Post regarding the mailboxes and snow removal is not part of it.
Arctic Cat comes up short of second victory
Arctic Cat fought hard throughout but came out on the wrong side of the scoresheet once again in Fort Frances Men's Basketball League action Tuesday night at Fort High.
Coming into the final game of the night at the bottom of the league standings, Arctic Cat was hungry for a win but also looking to field a full team for the entire 40 minutes.
Quick start by Norskies sinks Lakers
The Fort Frances Lakers knew it wasn't going to be their night early on in the first period.
That was made quite evident to them by the front-running Thief River Falls Norskies, who stormed out to an early four-goal lead en route to a 7-1 romp Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
It was the Lakers' second-straight loss following a season-high four-game winning streak.
Ready to shoot
Fort Frances Lakers' forward Christian Ward broke his way in on Thief River Falls Norskies' goalie Jackson Nelson for a scoring chance during his team's 5-4 loss to the visitors Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers, who now have dropped two-straight games following a season-high four-game winning streak, next host the Thunder Bay North Stars tomorrow night. See story on P2.
Get on with tackling child welfare: Sinclair
OTTAWA—Enough talk about the over-representation of Indigenous kids in the child welfare system—it's time for action, says the former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Liberals choosing not to put 'toothpaste back in the tube'
OTTAWA—A program launched by the Harper Conservatives to end door-to-door mail delivery in Canada formally was ended yesterday by the Trudeau government as part of a new plan the Liberals say eventually will put Canada Post on a more sound financial footing.
'Super' war of words started
PHILADELPHIA—The war has begun in Philadelphia and Boston, where the Super Bowl-bound rivals lightheartedly are refusing to sell items from each other's cities in a sort of “cheesesteak ban heard 'round the world.”
In Boston, one park has banned the sale of cheesesteaks, soft pretzels, and the wearing of any Philadelphia sports paraphernalia.
Union launches charter challenge over college strike
TORONTO—The union representing Ontario's college faculty has launched a charter challenge of legislation that ended a five-week strike and allowed 500,000 students to return to class.
Plane crash survivors have taken legal action
FOND DU LAC, Sask.—Survivors of a plane crash in a remote community in northern Saskatchewan have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the airline was negligent.
The claim against West Wind Aviation and Athabasca Basin Development, the airline's majority shareholder, alleges their acts or omissions harmed those on the plane.
Brown stepping down as Ontario PC leader
TORONTO—Ontario's Opposition leader is stepping down amid allegations of sexual misconduct—dealing a severe blow to his party just months before the province heads to the polls.
Household debt still on the rise in Ontario
TORONTO—Rising interest rates could have a “significant” impact on Ontario's economy as the already ballooning household debt is projected to continue to grow, the province's fiscal watchdog warns.
The Financial Accountability Office said in a report released Tuesday that an average Ontario household owed nearly $154,000 in 2016, up from $119,000 in 2010.
The Canadian Press
CALGARY — A coalition of First Nations is raising funds to mount a legal challenge to the proposed oil-tanker ban on B.C.’s north coast.
The challenge is coming from the backers of the proposed Eagle Spirit pipeline, a First Nation-led project that would bring oil from Alberta to the northern West Coast.
Dividend increases predicted as energy companies roll out rare good news reports
CALGARY — A rally in oil prices that started late last year and shows no signs of stopping in 2018 is expected to pave the way for bigger payouts for long-suffering Canadian energy investors as fourth-quarter reporting season gets underway in the next month.
Leafs win on early overtime penalty shot
CHICAGO—The Toronto Maple Leafs found themselves in yet another tight game.
William Nylander found a way to make sure they got two points this time.
Nylander scored on a penalty shot just six seconds into overtime to lift the Leafs to a 3-2 win over the sagging Chicago Blackhawks last night.
Raptors crush Hawks
ATLANTA—On a night starter Jonas Valanciunas earned credit for setting a high-energy tone in a runaway win, Toronto coach Dwane Casey still criticized a lackadaisical final few minutes from his back-ups.
The explanation from Casey was simple: “We're building for something bigger.”
Top ranking at stake in women's final
MELBOURNE, Australia—For the second time in the tournament, Simona Halep faced match points and knew one mistake would mean an exit from the Australian Open and the likely loss of her No. 1 ranking.
For the second time in just over a week, she attacked rather than take the safe approach.
Jones, Thome, Guerrero, Hoffman elected to baseball Hall
NEW YORK — Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman were elected to the baseball Hall of Fame.
Designated hitter Edgar Martinez came close after a grass-roots campaign to boost him. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, both tainted by the steroids scandal, edged up but again fell far short.
SpaceX fires engines on big new rocket in launch pad test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX fired up its newest, biggest rocket in a critical launch pad test Wednesday, advancing toward a long-anticipated test flight possibly in just a week.
Disco nights? Rocket Lab launches glinting sphere into orbit
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Look into the night sky at the right time and you might see what seems like a disco ball shimmering and glinting back.
Apple will give users control over slowdown of older iPhones
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s next major update of its mobile software will include an option that will enable owners of older iPhones to turn off a feature that slows the device to prevent aging batteries from shutting down.
The free upgrade announced Wednesday will be released this spring.
SpaceX fires engines on new rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX fired up its newest, biggest rocket in a critical launch pad test yesterday, advancing toward a long-anticipated test flight possibly in just a week.
The Falcon Heavy briefly roared to life for the first time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
In Davos, European leaders try to counterbalance Trump views
DAVOS, Switzerland — European leaders came to the defence of free trade and global co-operation on Wednesday, laying out a vision to counterbalance what many perceive as a rise in the more brash, nationalistic policies of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Scientists successfully clone monkeys; are humans up next?
NEW YORK — For the first time, researchers have used the cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep to create healthy monkeys, bringing science an important step closer to being able to do the same with humans.
Bears burned in California wildfires go holistic for pain
SAN FRANCISCO — Veterinarians successfully used alternative medical treatments such as acupuncture on three wild animals burned in the Southern California wildfires, although one patient ‚Äî a 5-month-old mountain lion ‚Äî did keep eating his fish-skin and corn-husk bandages, vets at the University of California, Davis said Wednesday.
Homemade jam that uses berries to sweeten, instead of sugar
My grandmother used to make jam every year out of the summer bounty of berries. It was a multi-day project involving scorching-hot vats of berries, thickened by pectin and pounds of white sugar, which she balanced with the tang of lemon or lime juice. A simple slab of toasted country bread slathered with her homemade jam and some salted butter was my favourite way to start the day.