Jack Pavier Dear editor: My four-year-old son and I were walking down Scott Street last Wednesday afternoon and saw all of the trees laying across the road. He was really upset about it and said he wanted to write a letter to the editor. Dear workers, Why did you cut […]
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It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Mavis Maureen Helseth (Elliott), our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend, on Sunday, July 30, 2017, with family by her side, at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Mavis was a remarkable woman, and her story […]
Kenneth Howard Moore passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Winnipeg, Man. He is survived by Violet (Petriuk), his beloved wife of 64 years; two daughters, Kathleen (Ray) and Susan; as well as granddaughters, Lindsay, Nichole, and Claire. He also is survived by his sister, Linda (Bob); and […]
Our sadness is mixed with the joy of a wonderful, sometimes hard but always very rich life well-lived. Our dear father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, John van den Brand, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Dad was born on Aug. 3, 1927 in the Netherlands. On May 20, 1952, he […]
It is with much sadness that our family announces the sudden passing of Gwen Anders (nee Carlson) on Sunday, July 23, 2017 in Nanaimo, B.C. Gwen was predeceased by her husband, Ben, in 2004. She is survived by her children, Susan (Wayne), Ben (Lorene), and Paul (Jill); seven grandchildren, Shaun, […]
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Darren Thomas Connon at the age of 57. Darren was born on April 15, 1960 in Winnipeg, Man. to Pearline Mae Connon and Thomas Alexander Connon, who predeceased him. Darren is survived by his sisters, Val Marie Connon, Debbie […]
Paul Elmer Johnson, resident of Manitoulin Centennial Manor in Little Current, Ont., passed peacefully early on Monday, July 17, 2017 at the age of 94. Beloved husband of Pauline (pre-deceased in 2007), proud and loving father of Howard Johnson (Kirsten), Judy Martin (Ned) and Nancy Paul (Steve), and kind and […]
By Russell Contreras The Associated Press A poem at the Statue of Liberty that is a national symbol for the country’s embrace of immigrants became the topic of a rancorous exchange Wednesday at a White House news conference to announce President Donald Trump’s push for immigration reform. Senior White House […]
By Grant Schulte The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — The proposed Keystone XL pipeline survived nine years of protests, lawsuits and political wrangling that saw the Obama administration reject it and President Donald Trump revive it, but now the project faces the possibility of death by economics. Low oil prices […]
By Vivian Salama And Richard Lardner The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Dealt a striking congressional rebuke, Donald Trump grudgingly signed what he called a “seriously flawed” package of sanctions against Russia, bowing for the moment to resistance from both parties to his push for warmer ties with Moscow. Trump signed […]
By Dylan Lovan The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Deaths in U.S. coal mines this year have surged ahead of last year’s, and federal safety officials say workers who are new to a mine have been especially vulnerable to fatal accidents. But the nation’s coal miner’s union says the mine […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Altering human heredity? In a first, researchers safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best known for killing young athletes a big step toward one day preventing a list of inherited diseases. In a surprising discovery, a […]
