The Associated Press HOLMDEL, N.J.—It’s one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there’s little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government, dental organizations and manufacturers of floss have pushed the practice for decades. Dentists provide samples […]
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The Canadian PressBob Weber TESLIN, Yukon—Salmon no longer collect in the nets along the Teslin River where the Tlingit people have harvested them for thousands of years. Now, they come from the sky. “It’s the new salmon run,” Duane Aucoin, member of the Teslin Tlingit Council, said recently. “For the […]
The Associated Press TOKYO—Japanese Olympic gymnast Kohei Uchimura may be a record six-time world champion, but he won’t be encountering much success in his “Pokémon Go” efforts after running up a huge roaming bill in Rio. Uchimura was stunned to receive a 500,000 yen ($4,900) mobile phone bill after playing […]
The Associated PressJoshua Koch HOUSTON—Marcus Stroman pieced together his best performance of the season last night. However, his offence didn’t support him, striking out 22 times. Carlos Correa’s RBI double in the 14th inning gave the Houston Astros a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays last night. Stroman gave […]
The Associated PressDan Gelston LONG POND, Pa.—Chris Buescher emerged from the fog to become a surprising winner in yesterday’s shortened Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. He is now on the verge of being in the mix for NASCAR’s championship after not finishing better than 14th all season before yesterday. […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—A federal proposal for the use of cloud computing makes it clear that the most sensitive data the government keeps about Canadians won’t be allowed to leave the country. Only information the government deems “unclassified”—meaning it’s unauthorized release carries little, if any material or physical harm to […]
Staff Pither’s Point beach remains closed for swimming. The beach was declared off-limits late Friday by the Northwestern Health Unit as a result of routine beach water sampling. Water quality tests for Pither’s Point Beach showed higher than acceptable levels of E.coli bacteria which can pose possible health risks to […]
By Bob Weber The Canadian Press TESLIN, Yukon — Salmon no longer collect in the nets along the Teslin River where the Tlingit people have harvested them for thousands of years. Now, they come from the sky. “It’s the new salmon run,” Duane Aucoin, member of the Teslin Tlingit Council, […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the Liberal government will change the manner in which a Supreme Court justice is selected. As part of the new process, Trudeau says former prime minister Kim Campbell will chair a new “independent and non-partisan advisory board” to […]
By Jeff Donn The Associated Press HOLMDEL, N.J. — It’s one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there’s little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government, dental organizations and manufacturers of floss have pushed the practice […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Bombardier’s rail division says Ontario’s GO Transit system will be getting 125 additional two-level commuter rail cars to be produced over a two-year period at its factory in Thunder Bay, Ont. Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) valued the order at C$428 million (US$328 million). Production of the bilevel […]
By Tom Hays The Associated Press NEW YORK — An FBI electronics technician with a top security clearance pleaded guilty on Monday to funneling photographs of FBI documents and other sensitive information to China. Prosecutors in federal court in Manhattan charged Kun Shan Chun ‚Äî a naturalized U.S. citizen who […]
