MARTIN-Born to Elizabeth and Randal, of Barwick, Ontario, a girl, Diane Marie, weighing 8 lbs 1 oz on October 13, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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By Gregory Katz The Associated Press LONDON — He’s long been a winner at cards, but American poker star Phil Ivey’s good fortune does not extend to Britain’s Supreme Court he lost a major case Wednesday that will keep him from cashing in. The British Supreme Court upheld a lower […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press There are certain vegetables that I bring home and have a stare-off with for a while before cooking them. I think sweet potatoes top the list, partly because they will last forever, so the staring contest can go on for quite some time. And […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — UPS Canada is launching a new cargo bike delivery pilot project in Toronto this week as part of a broader green initiative. The shipping company says the pilot will run for six to eight months using a custom-made cargo bike to deliver packages in and […]
The Associated Press SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — A California surfer has won a recycled surfboard contest with an entry covered with 10,000 cigarette butts. “This is the most polluted item picked up on the beach,” creator Taylor Lane told the Orange County Register. “And no one thinks twice that […]
The Associated Press PROVO, Utah — A Utah mom in her final days of pregnancy gave her baby an eviction notice and made it official with a judge’s signature. Incredibly, the baby obeyed. Kaylee Bays was pregnant with her third child, a girl, and thought she was going into labour […]
The Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — A massive great white shark was thrashing in the water on top of an upended kayak. But an Australian dad couldn’t see his daughter. In a matter of seconds, 15-year-old Sarah Williams surfaced and was rescued by her father and brother from the shark […]
By Ronald Blum The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Don’t be surprised if you doze off during one of these World Series games, wake up and discover they’re not even at the seventh-inning stretch. With managers and pitching coaches walking to the mound earlier and more often in another post-season […]
By Catherine Lucey The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A fallen soldier’s angry widow joined the stormy dispute with President Donald Trump over his response to her husband’s death, declaring that his failure to remember the soldier’s name in last week’s condolence call “made me cry.” He retorted Monday that the […]
By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s incoming government is hoping to make the nation greener by planting 100 million trees each year, ensuring the electricity grid runs entirely from renewable energy, and spending more money on cycle ways and rail transport. Jacinda Ardern, who […]
The Associated Press ROME — Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni says the government is willing to open talks with representatives of two wealthy regions after voters there overwhelmingly passed referendums seeking greater autonomy from Rome. Gentiloni said “it’s possible, it’s probable” certain services would work better if Lombardy and Veneto acquired […]
