The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Health Canada is making it easier for gay men to give blood—so long as they have been celibate for one year. Canadian Blood Services and Hema-Quebec now will be allowed to accept blood from men who have had sex with men as recently as one year ago. […]
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Cameron Penney St. Michael’s School students Zeila Dal, left, and Brynna Strain were hard at work putting cheese on their pizzas at Boston Pizza this morning. The Grade 1 and 2 classes had the chance to visit the King’s Highway restaurant and build their own lunch as part of their […]
The Associated PressTom Withers CLEVELAND—LeBron James stepped off the plane yesterday and into a blizzard of red-and-gold confetti before hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy. It gleamed in the bright summer sun—a symbol of hope and history. As promised, James brought home a championship. The one on hold the past 52 […]
Cameron Penney Sebastian Anderson was among the many youngsters who celebrated the official first day of summer by performing some bike tricks at the skate park yesterday. The sun did not set until 9:20 p.m., which offered plenty of opportunity for children to have some outdoor fun long into the […]
The Associated Press CHANDIGARH, India—Millions of people twisted their bodies in complex positions in celebration of International Yoga Day today. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a crowd of 30,000 schoolchildren and other residents of the northern city of Chandigarh for a mass yoga session. Before starting, Modi urged people […]
The Canadian Press GATINEAU, Que.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in vintage form this morning as he took part in a ceremony marking the 20th-annual National Aboriginal Day. Trudeau attended a sunrise ritual on the shore of the Ottawa River wearing moccasins and a buckskin jacket that his office said was […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Most of Canada’s finance ministers reached an agreement-in-principle yesterday to revamp the Canada Pension Plan, although Quebec and Manitoba have not signed on to the deal. Under the agreement, which would go into effect in 2019, an average Canadian worker earning about $55,000 will pay an additional […]
From the MNRF High winds in the Northwest Region have caused trees to topple over power lines and start grass fires. One new fire was confirmed by yesterday afternoon. Dryden Fire #17, located about one km north of Ignace, was a grass fire sparked by a tree over a power […]
By Julie Pace And Chad Day The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Just hours after his public firing, Donald Trump’s longtime campaign manager Corey Lewandowski spoke only glowingly of his former boss, deflecting any question about the dysfunction inside the Republican campaign. That’s not surprising. Trump demands control over what his […]
By Alexandra Posadzki The Canadian Press TORONTO — MintChip, the digital cash platform started by the Royal Canadian Mint and acquired earlier this year by Toronto financial technology startup nanoPay, will be available to consumers starting today. All Canadians are now able to download and use the MintChip app to […]
By Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press WASHINGTON — New physical standards established so women can compete for combat posts in the Marine Corps have weeded out many of the female hopefuls. But they’re also disqualifying some men, according to data obtained by The Associated Press. In the last five […]
By Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Among the Senate’s most vulnerable Republicans, Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey stood firmly with the powerful National Rifle Association on the latest ill-fated attempts at gun control. So did Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson. Not so Illinois Sen. […]
