Born to Tom and Shannon, nee Whalen, of Devlin, Ontario, a boy, Roscoe Robert, weighing 8 lbs 4 oz on February 9, 2022 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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By Laura Osman, Lee Berthiaume and Erika Ibrahim
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal government remains alert to the possibility that trucks and protesters could return to Canada’s capital after police spent the weekend arresting demonstrators and dispersing blockades on Ottawa’s streets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. Downtown was eerily quiet after weeks of overwhelming noise from honking horns, […]
This family day weekend, the Sandelovich’s took advantage of a break in the cold and snow to build an igloo with homemade snow, saws and teamwork. Their dad built a metal frame and roof to prevent any collapse and keep the kids and their friends safe while playing – Tiffany […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – Premier Doug Ford says Ontario is eliminating licence plate renewal fees and the requirement for drivers to have a licence plate sticker, effective March 13. The legislature is back in session after its winter break, and Ford says the government will be introducing red tape legislation […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Pandemic recovery, housing and affordability will be top of mind for Ontario’s party leaders as the legislature resumes sitting Tuesday for the last few weeks of the session ahead of a June election. Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government has at least one more major piece of legislation […]
By Maan Alhmidi
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Steve Fonyo, who lost his leg to cancer as a child and ran a marathon across Canada to raise millions for cancer research, has died. He was 56. Fonyo’s niece Melody Kruppa said he had what appeared to be a seizure in a hotel room in Burnaby, B.C., on Friday […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the commissioners leading the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting that claimed 22 lives in his province are treating the victims’ families with disrespect. Houston issued a scathing statement Tuesday morning, just hours before the inquiry opened with remarks from the commissioners […]
By Mia Rabson and Jim Bronskill
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Tamara Lich, one of the leading organizers behind protests against COVID-19 restrictions and the Liberal government near Parliament Hill, has been denied bail. An Ontario court judge issued the decision in Ottawa this morning, saying she believed there was a substantial likelihood Lich would reoffend if released. Ontario […]
By Vladimir Isachenkov And Yuras Karmanau
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOSCOW (AP) – Western leaders said Tuesday that Russian troops have moved into rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin’s recognized their independence – but some indicated it was not yet the long-feared, full-fledged invasion. For weeks, Western powers have been bracing for an invasion as Russia massed […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BANGKOK (AP) – Opponents of military rule gathered Tuesday for protests in Myanmar’s cities, defying threats by the authorities to arrest anyone joining demonstrations against the army’s takeover a year ago. The protests on Tuesday marked the anniversary of last year’s “Five-Twos Revolution,” a massive nationwide general strike against army […]
