By Suzan Fraser The Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday that his country is determined to fight Islamic State group extremists both inside Turkey and in Syria, after a youth blew himself up at a Kurdish wedding party, killing at least 54 people, many […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA—After shelling out almost half-a-million dollars for Justin Trudeau to hole up with his 30 ministers at two different luxury resorts, taxpayers will get a break this weekend when the prime minister hosts his third cabinet retreat since taking office last fall. The two-day retreat, which starts […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—A new TD report suggests university students who are having a hard time funding extra-curricular activities need to make smarter choices with their budgets. The survey found that when it comes to paying for extra-curricular activities, 52 percent of current post-secondary students surveyed say costs prevent them […]
The Canadian Press RIO DE JANEIRO—Andre De Grasse kept adding to his and Canada’s medal totals on Day 13 of the Rio Olympics. The sprint star from Markham, Ont. won the silver medal in the men’s 200-metre final last night for the second medal of his Olympic debut. The 21-year-old […]
The Associated Press VIENNA—Attention, oenophiles: a 500-year old Austrian vine has yielded its first batch of wine and experts say it’s a taste sensation. The bad news is the supply is very limited. State-run broadcaster ORF reported vintners have produced 300 litres from off-shoots of a solitary vine they identify […]
Joey Payeur Justin Rollin of Thunder Bay (38) tried the outside while Devlin’s Jake Rea stuck to the inside during their Senior Open heat race as part of Borderland Kart Racing’s special mid-week event held at the Emo Speedway yesterday evening in conjunction with the annual fall fair in Emo. […]
Staff Hydro One customers throughout Rainy River District, excluding Fort Frances, are slated to be without power next Wednesday (Aug. 24). The planned maintenance outage is scheduled from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., affecting 3,955 customers. Originally scheduled for this past Wednesday, crews were needed elsewhere, which caused the outage to be […]
Heather Latter 2015 Emo Fair Queen Caitlin Anderson, right, handed over her crown to the Harleigh Brow-Rose after she was named this year’s queen at the Emo Arena last night following the entertainment portion of the annual competition. Also crowned were First Princess Taylor McQuaker and Second Princess Janissa Judson. […]
The Canadian Press SELKIRK, Man.—A Manitoba farmer has harvested a “yes” to a marriage proposal he plowed into a field. John Yokimas took his girlfriend, Sally Hnatiuk, for a plane ride. While airborne, they flew over his romantic question—“I Love U Sally. Will U Marry Me?”—written in a wheat field […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA—Federal Health minister Jane Philpott says she will repay taxpayers just over $3,700 after it was revealed her office paid thousands to a luxury vehicle service owned by a Liberal supporter. But her office still insists she never used a limousine. “The minister did not and […]
Heather Latter Reigning Mini-Queen Cassandra Armstrong secured the cape around Vayda Steele’s shoulders after she was named this year’s Emo Fair Mini-Queen yesterday evening at the Emo Arena. Callum Galusha, meanwhile, was crowned as Mini-King. A total of three boys and five girls answered questions in hopes of winning the […]
Staff It was bad news times two for the pair of Rainy River District teams competing at the North American Fastpitch Association World Series yesterday in North Mankato, Mn. The Northern Ontario Selects fell 8-7 in eight innings to Len’s Automotive (St. Paul, Mn.) in their first-round game in the […]
