By Renee Graham The Associated Press GANSBAAI, South Africa — On the edge of a boat off this coastal village, Michael Rutzen stubs his cigarette into a soda can and stares pensively out to sea. He has free-dived with great white sharks for nearly 20 years, and he has never […]
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The Associated Press PARIS — An elderly Frenchman has been hospitalized in serious condition after his false teeth reportedly were stuck in his throat for six days. The Dunkirk Hospital said Tuesday it is investigating how its personnel handled the treatment of 85-year-old Roland Marissael. La Voix du Nord newspaper […]
The Associated Press PARIS — An elderly Frenchman has been hospitalized in serious condition after his false teeth reportedly were stuck in his throat for six days. The Dunkirk Hospital said Tuesday it is investigating how its personnel handled the treatment of 85-year-old Roland Marissael. La Voix du Nord newspaper […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — There are no bomb blasts or collisions with burly linemen in Susan Contreras’ past. Her headaches, memory loss and bouts of confused thinking were a mystery until doctors suggested a probable cause: domestic violence. A former partner repeatedly beat her, she says. […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press The scent of Thai curry cooking is very possibly one of the greatest kitchen smells ever. Ingredients like lemongrass, chilies, garlic, ginger, coconut milk, and spices like coriander and cumin all mingle together to create a heady perfume that pulls people to the table. […]
Edith Mae Newman (nee Scott) passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 at the grand age of 101. She was born on May 31, 1915 in Toronto, Ont. to the late Walter and Mae Scott. She grew up in the Beaches area, on Greenwood Avenue across from the Greenwood […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER—Canadian doctors want the federal government to make sure health-care professionals have the resources they need to care for the country’s aging population, says the president of the Canadian Medical Association. Dr. Cindy Forbes said the group has been working hard on creating a strategy to […]
The Canadian Press More details have been released about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s upcoming visit to Canada. Kensington Palace tweeted this morning that Prince William and his wife, Kate, will visit Vancouver, Victoria, Bella Bella, Haida Gwaii, and Kelowna in British Columbia, as well as Whitehorse and Carcross […]
The Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, Conn. — A simple plastic cup of beer has made history by being the first alcoholic drink sold in a small Connecticut town in 81 years. The affluent bedroom community of Bridgewater had been the last dry town in the state until residents approved alcohol sales […]
Staff A bleary-eyed team of Northern Ontario Selects went down to defeat knowing they couldn’t have performed much better. The Selects, composed of players from the Rainy River District Fastball League, fought their way out of the losers’ bracket of the ‘A’ Division of the 2016 North American Fastpitch Association […]
Staff Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown is touring Northwestern Ontario as part of the official opposition’s northern caucus retreat. His tour began this morning with a meeting with the owner of Odena Foods in Kakabeka Falls to discuss the impact of skyrocketing hydro rates. He then was expected to […]
Staff Two new fires were reported yesterday in the Northwest Region—both in Fort Frances District. Fort Frances Fire #17, located at Little Turtle Lake, was listed as “being held” at 0.5 hectares in size. Fort Frances Fire #16, located near Sturgeon Lake, has since been declared “out” at 0.1 ha. […]
