Simon Fraser (1776-1862) was a Canadian explorer and fur trader and the first man to follow the Fraser River from its source in the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Simon Fraser was born at Bennington, N.Y., the son of Capt. Simon Fraser. The...

Simon Fraser Born 1776, Bennington, Vermont Died April 19, 1862, St. Andrew’s, Ontario In the early nineteenth century both Great Britain and the United States competed for rights to the Pacific Northwest. In 1804, Americans Meriwether Lewis...

1776-1862 American-born Canadian fur trader and explorer best known for his harrowing exploration of a trade route from Canada's far west to the Pacific Ocean in 1808. His path west followed along an unknown river, now known as the Fraser River...

Simon Fraser (20 May 1776–18 August 1862) was a fur trader and an explorer who charted much of what is now the Canadian province of British Columbia. Fraser was employed by the Montreal-based North West Company. By 1805, he had been put in charge...

An Iraqi doctor who found that more civilians had died in the war than has been officially reported cannot attend a Seattle medical conference because the U.S. State Department did not approve his visa, according to a news report.A state department official told The Seattle...

Tests that determine whether toxic chemicals accumulate in food may be missing some hazardous materials and need to be updated, a Canadian researcher said Thursday.It has long been known that toxins can accumulate in the food chain, rising to higher concentrations as larger animals eat...

Theodore H. MaimanVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Theodore H. Maiman, a physicist who built the first working laser in the United States and advocated for its use in medical applications, has died. He was 79.Maiman died Sunday at a Vancouver hospital from a rare genetic...

Charley AneLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Charley Ane, a standout tackle for Southern California in the early 1950s and then an All-Pro lineman for the Detroit Lions, died Wednesday. He was 76.And died in Honolulu of pneumonia following a long illness.Ane graduated from Punahou High in...