The Associated Press WASHINGTON—Scientists now calculate that Greenland sharks are Earth’s oldest living animals with backbones. They estimate that one of those grey sharks was born in icy Arctic waters roughly 400 years ago and lived until only a couple of years ago. Using a novel dating technique, an international […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Revamped federal rules to allow Canadians to grow their own medical marijuana likely are to form part of the government’s overall plan for legalization of the drug, the federal justice minister says. The new rules will allow people who have been authorized by their doctor to use […]
The Associated Press HAMPTON, N.H.—An over-sized rubber duck that was stolen from a New Hampshire family’s home five years ago has returned—shrouded in a cloud of mystery and global intrigue. The Portsmouth Herald reported the Troiano family began receiving cryptic postcards and pictures of the duck in locations all over […]
Cameron Penney Abigail Matheson raced through hula hoops held up by Sam Pearson, left, the health educator with the Northwestern Health Unit, along with OPP summer student Katrina Slomke and Northwestern Health Unit summer student Kate Parsons, at the Rotary Park here yesterday morning as part of the “Pop Up […]
Staff Folks lined up to get the latest batch of fresh produce yesterday morning at Gerber’s Mini Mart. The booth, which is set up in the parking lot of Canadian Tire here, is a popular summer draw.
The Canadian PressShane Jones EDMONTON—When the Edmonton Eskimos couldn’t get it going with their offence, their defence stepped up. Deon Lacey had a six-yard interception return touchdown with less than a minute to play as the Eskimos snapped a three-game losing skid with a sloppy 23-12 victory over the Montreal […]
From MNRF While no new fires were reported in the Northwest Region yesterday, multiple fires recently have been declared “out.” Five were declared “out” in Sioux Lookout District on Wednesday. The lightning-caused blazes, located in the far north of the district, were “being observed” for some time. A recent flight […]
Cameron Penney Tammy Ouellet, co-ordinator of the “Stuff-A-Bus” initiative, showed off some of the school supplies donated by community members at Walmart here earlier this morning. This is the fourth year the campaign has run—with this year’s goal being to collect and fill 100 backpacks with school supplies by Wednesday. […]
Staff Abby Sanders, Myla Angus, and Max Williams all know a thing or two about winning. Sanders and Angus each scored twice as the La Place Rendez-Vous U18 Voyageurs capped a sensational season with a 4-0 victory over Taggs in the women’s division final of the Borderland Soccer League last […]
Duane Hicks Local delegates will bring a briefcase full of northern issues with them to Windsor next week. Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. Paul Ryan and June Caul, Coun. Wendy Brunetta (representing the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association), and Fort Frances CAO Doug Brown will be attending the annual general meeting of […]
By Alicia Chang The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Not long ago, foxes native to the Channel Islands off the California coast teetered on the edge of extinction. They have rebounded to the point where U.S. wildlife officials on Thursday removed three subspecies of island fox from the roster of […]
By Emery P. Dalesio The Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. — A judge on Thursday ruled that a North Carolina man who was convicted of murder as a teenager and was imprisoned 28 years ago did not get a fair trial and allowed him to go free. North Carolina Superior Court […]
