Duane Hicks The town received plenty of feedback on its draft business licence bylaw and now will take that input and decide which revisions to make. An open house at the Civic Centre yesterday from 4-6 p.m. saw about 20 business owners attend, either to get clarification on the draft […]
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By Nicholas K. Geranios The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — Some wolf advocates are outraged that the state is preparing for the second time to exterminate an entire wolf pack for preying on livestock in northeastern Washington state. This is the second time in four years that a pack of […]
By Angela Charlton The Associated Press PARIS — French mayors are drawing international anger for banning the burkini, an all-encompassing swimsuit worn by a small minority of Muslim women. The Associated Press explains the core of the controversy. WHAT ARE BURKINIS? They’re a recent retail invention, not a religious requirement […]
By Meera Sodha The Associated Press When Labor Day swings around, it’s the cue for a final summer food fling ‚Äî one last late-night barbeque and a fond farewell to the garden’s seasonal bounty. Perhaps the saddest good-bye is to summer tomatoes. Although they’re available year-round, they never quite taste […]
Duane Hicks “Hoo” is one of one of the most recent recipients of a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence? Ben Morelli of From the Grind Up here, that’s who. TripAdvisor.ca, the traveller review site well-known for its “owl” logo, awards the honour to properties that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson FARMINGDALE, N.Y.—The Olympics are over. The Ryder Cup in on the horizon. In between is a $10-million payoff for winning the FedEx Cup—a four-tournament series that starts today at The Barclays. Still up for grabs is who becomes the favourite for PGA Tour player of the […]
The Associated Press CHICAGO—U.S. women’s goalkeeper Hope Solo yesterday was suspended for six months by U.S. Soccer for disparaging comments about Sweden following the Americans’ early departure from the Rio Olympics. Solo called the Swedes “a bunch of cowards” for focusing on defence rather than attacking the three-time defending champion […]
The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — An underwater expedition along the California coast has revealed for the first time a sunken World War II-era aircraft carrier once used in atomic tests in the Pacific. The expedition led by famed oceanographer Robert Ballard captured on Tuesday the wreckage of the USS […]
By Vicky Ge Huang The Associated Press PANA, Thailand — To stop wild elephants from rampaging through their produce, farmers in Thailand put up electric fences, set off firecrackers and even switched their crops from pineapples to pumpkins, which the pachyderms don’t relish much. Nothing worked, so the villagers decided […]
By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of — North Korea marked its “Military First” holiday on Thursday with mass dancing, outdoor concerts and boasts of a successful and potentially game-changing submarine-launched ballistic missile test it hopes will serve as a warning to Washington and Seoul […]
The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Surviving South Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan’s military in World War II will be eligible to receive around 100 million won (about $90,000) each from a foundation that will be funded by the Japanese government. Seoul’s Foreign […]
By Teresa Cerojano The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino fisherman in western Palawan island has found possibly the world’s biggest pearl, but he didn’t know it. For 10 years, the 34-kilogram (75-pound) pearl was hidden in a bag under a bed. The fisherman’s family would rub it with […]
