By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — They line up near the Oval Office, down the hallway toward the Cabinet Room, trailed by their spouses and young kids in their finest clothes. When it’s their turn, the White House staffers enter for a few private moments with President Barack […]
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By Nancy Benac The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Tradition suggests it’s time for Donald Trump to set aside the say-anything speaking style and rise to the inaugural moment. But bucking tradition, or ignoring it altogether, is what got Donald Trump to his inaugural moment. When Trump stands on the west […]
By Matt O’Brien The Associated Press BOSTON — What if the brakes go out in a driverless car? Does it mow down a crowd of pedestrians or swerve into a concrete wall and sacrifice its passenger? Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are asking humans around the world how […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press It is easy enough to put out bag after bag of chips during a Sunday football-watching party, or any other gathering for that matter. And it’s not much harder to go the extra step and put those chips into an actual bowl … you […]
By Eva Vergara The Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile — Luis Maldonado is the last remaining photographer in the main square of the Chilean capital still using a wooden box camera. Clients are scarce, with days, even weeks, passing before someone asks him to create a portrait with the old-fashioned contraption. […]
By Ross Marowits The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Air Transat is planning to test and deploy a new system next year that would allow an aircraft to taxi from the runway to the gate without having to use a plane’s engine, thereby cutting operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions. The […]
Joey Payeur Junior Muskie Mackenzie Carlson showed focus in preparing to serve during Fort High’s 3-2 win over the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA play here yesterday.
Staff Annalise Hayes scored the equalizer with 23.1 seconds left in regulation time, then Abby Plourde and Janelle Kaemingh cashed in during the shootout, to give the Muskie girls’ hockey team a 2-1 win over the host Dryden Eagles last night. The victory clinched the season series 3-1 in favour […]
Duane Hicks Angela Olson showed off some of the wares available at the Rainy River Cannabis Collective (RRCC), which opened its doors yesterday at 520 Scott St. Word of the medical marijuana wellness centre, owned by Olson and her husband, Brad, has spread quickly, with three days’ worth of appointments […]
Duane Hicks Town council is eyeing a 2.5 percent increase to water and sewer rates for this year. Over and above the money needed to operate and maintain the water and sanitary sewer systems, an additional $126,038 in revenue is forecast to be collected in 2017, Operations and Facilities manager […]
Staff If any warnings were issued about hunting “eagles” out of season, the Muskie court teams weren’t paying attention. The black-and-gold took three of four matches from the visiting Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action here yesterday. It was a toss-up between which Muskie team was more impressive. The Muskie senior […]
By Michael Weissenstein The Associated Press HAVANA — The Obama administration and Cuba’s Interior Ministry have agreed to share information on international criminal activity such as terrorism, human trafficking and money laundering despite Republican objections to U.S. law-enforcement co-operation with President Raul Castro’s government. The State Department signed the memorandum […]
