By Rob Gillies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OTTAWA — Vice-President Mike Pence said Thursday that President Donald Trump is a “great friend of the Canadian people” and that the U.S.-Canada relationship has “never been stronger,” less than a year after Trump assailed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in unprecedented attacks on […]
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By Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press NEW YORK — World leaders will gather in solemn assembly next week above the sandy beaches of Normandy to mark the 75th anniversary of the world-changing D-Day invasion of France. It’s typically a heartfelt tribute to alliance and sacrifice and a unified vow for […]
By Aaron Favila The Associated Press SUBIC, Philippines — The Philippines, one of two Southeast Asian countries that protested being treated like dumpsites by wealthier nations, on Friday shipped 69 containers of what its officials called illegally transported garbage back to Canada. Administrator Wilma Eisma of Subic Bay freeport said […]
By Jill Colvin And Colleen Long The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a surprise announcement that could derail a major trade deal, President Donald Trump has announced that he is placing a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure the country to do more to crack […]
Donald Pryde, 83, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
By Julie Watson And John Antczak The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving micro-preemie, […]
By Danica Kirka The Associated Press SOUTHWICK, England — Leonard “Ted” Emmings has had a mission for 75 years. The night before the D-Day landings, Emmings and his shipmates on a Royal Navy landing craft learned their mission was to ferry 36 Canadian troops to Juno Beach, a stretch of […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — We share our bodies with trillions of microbes that are critical to staying healthy, but now scientists are getting a much-needed close look at how those bugs can get out of whack and spur disease. One lesson: A single test to see […]
By Barbara Ortutay THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — When a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi one altered to show the Democratic leader slurring her words began making the rounds on Facebook last week, the social network didn’t take it down. Instead, it “downranked” the video, a behind-the-scenes […]
