The Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Officials are responding to fears in southwest Florida about a massive algae bloom fouling waters on the state’s Atlantic coast. The News-Press reports (http://newspr.es/29FD9WP ) that the Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau updated its website with water-monitoring information and live video of […]
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The Associated Press YARMOUTH, Mass.—A busty mermaid sculpted from sand and placed outside a popular Cape Cod restaurant is raising eyebrows and triggering complaints. The town of Yarmouth, Mass. and the local Chamber of Commerce said they fielded complaints from locals about the exaggerated proportions of the mermaid’s chest. Yarmouth’s […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES—There’s no “Blank Space” in Taylor Swift’s bank account. The singer-songwriter tops Forbes’ annual list of the 100 highest-paid celebrities with $170 million. Swift is ahead of fellow chart-topping pop stars Adele at No. 9 with $80.5 million, Madonna at No. 12 with $76.5 million, Rihanna […]
The Canadian PressTerry Pedwell OTTAWA—A recent fatal crash involving a semi-autonomous car has transport authorities in Ontario thinking twice about how to regulate so-called driverless cars. And experts are questioning whether auto-makers should better educate their customers about the pitfalls of new driving technologies. Ontario’s ministry of transportation said it’s […]
Chris Purdy THE CANADIAN PRESS Many Fort McMurray firefighters, unable to wear their usual air masks while battling a giant wildfire that attacked the northern Alberta city, are being screened for health problems because they spent several days breathing in hazardous smoke. Some of the 180 crew have developed a […]
Heather Latter Avery DeGagne, along with the rest of the “Gleek Week” cast, performed the theme song from “What’s New Scooby Doo” during the group’s final performance at the Townshend Theatre here Friday. The week-long summer musical theatre program, offered by Renée Martin-Brown and Awesome Productions, featured more than 20 […]
The Canadian Press BURNABY, B.C.—Police in Burnaby, B.C. are searching for a dog-napper after a toy poodle was taken from a parking lot. RCMP said they were called to Lougheed Mall on Saturday evening for a report of a stolen dog. The Mounties noted four-year-old “Coco” was snatched from a […]
One new fire was confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday. Nipigon Fire #24, located on an island in Nibinamik Lake, about 30 km east of Wunnumin Lake First Nation, is a lightning-caused blaze listed at 0.2 hectares in size. It was listed as “being observed.” The forest fire hazard is […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—There were signs of progress yesterday in a contract dispute between Canada Post and the union representing 50,000 of its workers as talks resumed and the post office withdrew a threat to lock out its workers. Canada Post issued a brief statement that said it had withdrawn […]
The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO—Tim Duncan spent nearly two decades as the quiet storm in the middle of the San Antonio Spurs’ franchise—putting the team on his broad shoulders and carrying it to heights unseen in modern American sports. With Duncan as the focal point, the Spurs won five NBA […]
The Associated Press SPARTA, Ky.—Brad Keselowski’s calm demeanour was never more evident than his cool response to a tense moment. He radioed crew chief Paul Wolfe that his No. 2 Ford was out of fuel but stayed focused—heeding instructions to milk whatever mileage he could. Keselowski ended up having enough […]
Joey Payeur Amber Berg, right, was the one getting her hand raised in victory after capturing the Throwdown Championship Series title over fellow Winnipegger and 63-kg division fighter Halley McMillan in the main card of the “Throwdown at the Duke” Muay Thai kickboxing event at the Couchiching Arena on Saturday […]
