Mrs. Florence Lyons (Bartush), 77, a long-time resident of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hospice Unit, on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016 with her family by her side. Flo was born in 1938 in Fort Frances, Ont., the youngest of Max and Leonilla Bartush’s 10 children. It […]
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MCTAVISH-Born to Adam and Kristen, nee Trewin, of Thunder Bay, a boy, Connor Rhys, weighing 7 lbs 13 oz. on August 17, 2016 at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital, Thunder Bay, Ontario. A brother for Paisley. Proud grandparents are Doug and Patti McTavish of Devlin, Ontario and Gary and Cathie Trewin […]
By Carrie Antlfinger The Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Tigers use a grunt-like snort called chuffing as a greeting, short roars for intimidation and long roars to find mates. Researchers are now trying to use those and other sounds tigers make to help protect and boost their population in the wild. […]
By Jennifer C. Kerr The Associated Pres WASHINGTON — Nearly two-thirds of this year’s high school graduates took the ACT college entrance exam, and their scores suggest that many remain unprepared for the rigours of college-level coursework. The testing company said Wednesday that only 38 per cent of graduating seniors […]
By Paolo Santalucia And Nicole Winfield AMATRICE, Italy — A devastating earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 23 people were reported dead in three hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig survivors out of the rubble, but the […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — A ballistic missile fired from a North Korean submarine on Wednesday flew about 500 kilometres (310 miles), the longest flight ever by the North for such a weapon, Seoul officials said, and range that can place all of South […]
By Linda A. Johnson The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — Sky-high price hikes for EpiPen, the injected emergency medicine for severe allergic reactions to foods and bug bites, have made its maker the latest target for patients and politicians infuriated by soaring drug prices. The company, Mylan, has a virtual […]
By Dake Kang The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — It’s been just over a year since 9-year-old Zion Harvey received a double-hand transplant, and he said Tuesday what he really wants to do is play football. “I feel happy about my new hands, and I don’t feel different. I like now […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — The New York Times plans to expand to Canada. Danielle Rhoades Ha, the company’s vice-president of communications, said in an email that the paper is actively assessing how to further extend its reach to readers in Canada and Australia in the coming months. Rhoades Ha […]
The Associated Press TORONTO — Privacy officials in Canada and Australia have found that cheating website Ashley Madison had inadequate security safeguards and policies despite marketing itself as a discreet and secure service More than a year after a massive data breach at the website for married people seeking affairs […]
By Robert Burns The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The first high-profile al-Qaida terror suspect captured after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 appeared Tuesday at a U.S. government hearing called to determine whether he should remain in detention at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Abu Zubaydah, a […]
