Staff The town is on board to help sponsor the 69th-annual OFSAA boys’ hockey championships here next March. Council is expected to vote in favour of being a “platinum” sponsor at tonight’s regular meeting, contributing a grant of $5,000 towards the 16-team tourney. This donation will be used toward ice […]
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The Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich.—Joey Logano plopped into a seat, getting a much-needed break, when the 26-year-old driver found out he was just a part of history. Logano pulled away from the pack to win the FireKeepers Casino 400 and was followed by 20-year-old Chase Elliott and 23-year-old Kyle Larson—the […]
The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Killing time during a three-hour rain delay yesterday, Phil Mickelson ribbed Daniel Berger about having won the PGA Tour rookie-of-the-year award without a victory. That was a bit of a sore spot for the ultra-competitive 23-year-old Floridian. Berger answered once the thunderstorms ended by winning the […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO—Blue Jays’ reliever Jason Grilli says he’s still getting used to the American League East. “It’s like a heavyweight boxing match every night,” noted the 39-year-old right-hander, who joined the Jays in late May from Atlanta. “No big lead is big enough from the sounds of […]
The Associated Press AP Member ST. PAUL, Minn. — A new memorial on the Minnesota Capitol grounds honours soldiers of the “secret war” in Laos. Hundreds gathered Saturday for the dedication of the memorial to the U.S. and Alliance Special Forces in Laos, Minnesota Public Radio News (http://bit.ly/1PUzN2M ) reported. […]
By Jocelyn Noveck The Associated Press NEW YORK — As presenter Barbra Streisand noted, “tonight our joy is tinged with sorrow” and she wasn’t the only one making reference to the horrific Orlando shootings during the Tony Awards ceremony. But the night was also a celebration of the power of […]
By Karl Ritter The Associated Press STOCKHOLM — The global number of nuclear warheads dropped last year, though none of the nine nuclear powers showed any signs of giving up their atomic weapons, an arms watchdog said Monday. In an annual report, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, […]
The Associated Press ROME — Pope Francis told thousands of workers and diplomats Monday at the U.N. agency that delivers food to crisis areas it is “a strange paradox” that food often cannot get through to those suffering due to war but weapons can. Francis’ visit to the World Food […]
By Jason Dearen The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Dozens of bodies were slowly removed late Sunday from a popular Orlando gay club after a gunman sprayed the helpless crowd with bullets in violence that left 50 dead and devastated a city famous for family-friendly theme parks. When the attacker […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Parental warning: Don’t lose sleep over new guidelines on how much shut-eye your kids should be getting. The recommendations range from up to 16 hours daily for babies to at least eight hours for teens. They come from a panel of experts […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Mary Jane Allen announces her passing on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Mary Jane was born Nov. 2, 1961 in Portage LaPrairie, Man. to Agnes and Valentine Nepinak. She was raised in Pine Creek, Man. before the family […]
Heather Latter Mellodey Sinclair, five, had fun making big bubbles yesterday during the family STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) night and barbecue at Robert Moore School. Plenty of activities were available both outside and in the gym for students to participate in, including learning about coding using robots, painting, […]
