By Dan Healing The Canadian Press CALGARY — Oil production cuts announced by the Alberta government will have the desired outcome of reducing steep price discounts on western Canadian crude, but will also create winners and losers, financial analysts say. Shares in the companies most likely to benefit from the […]
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The Canadian Press An annual report estimates the average Canadian family will pay about $400 more for groceries and roughly $150 more for dining out next year. The joint report by the University of Guelph and Dalhousie University estimates overall food prices will rise between 1.5 and 3.5 per cent […]
By Jamie Stengle The Associated Press DALLAS — Former President George H.W. Bush teamed up with the man who ousted him from the White House to help victims of natural disasters. He created a program that has honoured thousands of American volunteers. He also sent U.S. troops to Africa to […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Who says the British are reserved? A couple who lost an engagement ring down a Times Square utility grate, returning home thinking it was gone forever, are effusive in their praise for the New York City police officers who found it in the muck […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press Skip the costly electronic games and flashy digital gizmos. Pediatricians say the best toys for tots are old-fashioned hands-on playthings that young children can enjoy with parents things like blocks, puzzles even throwaway cardboard boxes that spark imagination and creativity. “A cardboard box can […]
By Mike Corder The Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch motivational speaker Emile Ratelband may feel like a 49-year-old but according to Dutch law he is still 69. A Dutch court on Monday rejected Ratelband’s request to shave 20 years off his age in a case that drew worldwide […]
By Paul Wiseman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The dinner table diplomacy that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping of China conducted over the weekend produced something as vague as it was valuable: an agreement to keep talking. Forged over grilled sirloin at the Group of 20 summit Saturday in […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Hilding Ronmark, 76, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home in Fort Frances, Ont., on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 at his residence. A complete obituary will follow.
It is with great sadness that the family of Murray Beninger Sr. announces his passing on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 at the age of 71. Cremation has taken place and there will be no service. A complete obituary will follow.
By Ken Maguire The Associated Press SALY, Senegal — Timothy Ighoefe is an intimidating defender at 6-foot-11 and 245 pounds. Still, the Nigerian knows he must improve if his decision to play basketball instead of soccer is going to pay off and take him to the NBA. The 18-year-old Ighoefe […]
The Associated Press BANGKOK — A man was killed by a wild elephant after his speeding car hit the animal near a national park in northeastern Thailand, police said Thursday. Police Lt. Col. Kemchat Paedkaew said the accident occurred at dusk Wednesday on a small road that has signs telling […]
The Associated Press ROME — The Vatican and bishops from Europe and beyond have developed guidelines for the sale or reuse of Catholic Churches to help ensure that they retain their cultural heritage and serve the community, not commerce. The guidelines were being finalized at a Vatican-backed conference Thursday that […]
