By Rod McGuirk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — The oceanographer whose calculations helped an American adventurer find potential debris from Flight 370 said Thursday the Malaysia Airlines jetliner could have crashed slightly north of the current search area. Adventurer Blaine Gibson has handed Malaysian authorities three pieces of debris […]
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By Matthew Lee The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Alarm and condemnation erupted Thursday from European capitals, the White House and leaders of Donald Trump’s own party after the Republican presidential nominee suggested the United States might abandon its NATO military commitments if he were elected president. Senate Republican leader Mitch […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press The Caprese salad of fresh mozzarella, basil and tomatoes is universally loved. I personally make it all summer long and although I mix up the tomatoes based on what I can buy at the farmers’ market, it is virtually the same every time. Since […]
In Loving Memory May 29, 1935 – July 13, 2016 Out of respect for our father’s wishes, there will be no public service or traditional obituary. A private family dinner has been held in his honour. Special thanks to all of dad’s family and friends for your love and support.
Cameron Penney Devin Stromness, left, and his brother, Travis, showed off their decorated boat at the “Boat Show & Shine” on Scott Street yesterday afternoon as part of Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship festivities. People walking by were encouraged to write their names on the boat using window markers. The […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Canada’s clothing-optional beaches are at the centre of a turf battle between nude bathers and their clothed counterparts. Visitors to Wreck Beach in Vancouver and Hanlan’s Point in Toronto reportedly have been told by naked beach-goers they must disrobe if they want to stay. Toronto woman Cailey […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL—A Quebec City-based research team has received the green light to begin testing a Zika vaccine on humans in collaboration with U.S.-based partners. The researchers based at Universite Laval are the first in Canada to be authorized by Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The national crime rate rose three percent in 2015—the first increase in 12 years. There were almost 1.9 million Criminal Code incidents—excluding traffic offences—reported by police last year, about 70,000 more than in 2014, Statistics Canada said yesterday. Irvin Waller, a criminology professor at the University of […]
Joey Payeur Misty Perreault (13) of the Couchiching Lady Raiders zipped home safely when Manitou T-Birdies’ catcher Kayla Allan couldn’t hang on to the relay throw during the fourth inning of host Couchiching’s 18-3 win in first-round playoff action yesterday evening.
The Canadian Press LONDON, Ont.—A judge has agreed to lift a travel ban imposed on a London, Ont. university student who pleaded guilty to mischief in connection to a major data breach at the Canada Revenue Agency in 2014. The London Free Press reported yesterday that Stephen Solis-Reyes, 21, who […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA—More than a year ago, Justin Trudeau stood in Dinty’s restaurant in Gatineau, Que. and promised a new child benefit that would help low-income Canadians. Yesterday, he stood in the same restaurant and pointed to almost $1.74 billion in new Canada child benefit payments that rolled […]
From the MNRF One new fire was confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Thunder Bay Fire #26, located about 10 km west of Pays Plat, was a human-caused blaze involving smouldering railway ties. The fire is now “out” at 0.1 hectares in size. One new fire also was […]
