The Canadian PressAleksandra Sagan TORONTO—Shomi announced yesterday it was shutting down at the end of November, two years after the video-on-demand service launched amid hopes of thriving in a hyper-competitive market. “The business climate and online video marketplace have changed markedly in the last few years,” David Asch, senior vice-president […]
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The Canadian Press KELOWNA, B.C.—The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit a university and get a taste of British Columbia’s culinary scene today on their visit to Kelowna. William and Kate will begin the next leg of their tour with a stop at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, […]
The Canadian PressAlexander Panetta WASHINGTON—Donald Trump made a gracious entrance for the first one-on-one presidential debate of his life, exchanging pleasantries with his opponent last night and cordially referring to her as, “Secretary Clinton.” Then she began needling him. Hillary Clinton sprinkled her presentation on middle-class economic policies with an […]
Duane Hicks Work on Colonization Road East continues to move along (rain or shine), with the road expected to be opened by the second week of October. Contractor Makkinga Contracting & Equipment Rentals now is replacing the road base and compacting it, as well as doing some curb work and […]
The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS—Devonta Freeman practically wore out the Superdome turf with one long gain after another, Tevin Coleman wouldn’t be denied near the goal line, and the New Orleans Saints hardly looked like the team that made an emotional homecoming nearly 10 years ago to the day. Cheers […]
The Canadian PressJonas Siegel TORONTO—It seems like madness now but six years ago, a fiery debate about the future of the Canadiens’ crease raged in Montreal. Carey Price had not yet become the top goalie in the sport, nudged aside for playing time that spring by Jaroslav Halak—a hotshot ninth-round […]
Staff The Fun in the Sun committee is asking for $7,500 for next year’s Canada Day fireworks. In a written submission from Dave Coats received by council as part of its budget input process at last night’s meeting, Coats noted the Town of Fort Frances generously contributed $7,500 to the […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking assistance from the public. On Saturday at 3:46 a.m., officers were advised of an intrusion alarm at a Front Street business in Emo. Officers attended the scene and determined the rear door had been forced open. Meanwhile, a car wash […]
By Julie Pace And Jill Colvin The Associated Press HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Donald Trump aggressively tried to pin the nation’s economic and national security problems on Hillary Clinton in the first presidential debate, belittling the former senator and secretary of state as a “typical politician” incapable of delivering the change […]
By Alison Mutler The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania — A district of the Romanian capital on Monday celebrated hundreds of couples who have been married for at least half a century by handing out cash awards and inviting them to a joint lunch. Bucharest’s fifth district town hall says it […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — It’s not too late to get moving: Simple physical activity ‚Äî mostly walking ‚Äî helped high-risk seniors stay mobile after disability-inducing ailments even if, at 70 and beyond, they’d long been couch potatoes. One health policy specialist said the study released Monday […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press If you have kids, then you know that thinking about dinner on Halloween is not easy. Getting the kids out the door with a little something in their stomachs besides candy is one of the few things you can do to wrangle a bit […]
