Staff Cole Tymkin is London bound. The 17-year-old Fort Frances resident signed an OHL Standard Players Agreement with the defending Memorial Cup champion London Knights on Tuesday, with the team officially announcing the signing on its Twitter feed yesterday. “It’s pretty exciting,” enthused Tymkin. “I had a good feeling after […]
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By Matthew Daly The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Republican senator told conservatives Friday they should pray for President Barack Obama and suggested a biblical passage that says, “Let his days be few.” Georgia Sen. David Perdue told a gathering of religious conservatives that “we need to be very specific […]
By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press SHELTON, Wash. — The parachutes slowly float down from Chinook helicopters, first carrying boxes of supplies and then the paratroopers who set up a field operations centre as part of a readiness drill for a megaquake and tsunami. Chief Warrant Officer James Pierce […]
By Leonardo Haberkorn The Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Born blind, Juan Pablo Culasso has never seen a bird. But through his gifted sense of hearing, he can identify more than 3,000 different bird sounds and differentiate more than 720 species. The 29-year-old said he realized he had perfect, or […]
By Darlene Superville The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A milestone has arrived for President Barack Obama: Daughter Malia is graduating from high school. The 17-year-old is receiving her diploma from the private Sidwell Friends School on Friday. Malia Obama was just 10 years old and longing for a promised puppy […]
By Robert Jablon The Associated Press The scene was wrenching: A sobbing 6-year-old girl, clutching a stuffed bear as her foster father carries her away from the only home she has known for most of her life. But Lexi’s story didn’t end in March when she was removed from a […]
By Andrew Dalton The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — For over two decades, all Maria Mancia had of her son was a single photo, a slightly blurry image of a boy, 18 months old, staring unsmiling into the camera. On Thursday, he was wiping away her tears at a reunion […]
By Gregory Katz The Associated Press LONDON — Bells rang in celebration from St. Paul’s Cathedral in London Friday to mark the start of the official celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday. The queen’s milestone birthday is being marked with a three-day series of festivities that will include solemn […]
By Lois Abraham THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Shopping for steaks to grill and confused by the difference between grass-fed and grain-fed beef? And why is one more expensive? A Toronto-based butcher who stocks 100 per cent grass-fed beef argues cows that graze on grass are healthier and their meat […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press When I was growing up, my father would take us to get fresh hot doughnuts from Krispy Kreme every Sunday. The cake doughnuts, covered in peanuts or dipped in sprinkles, were always my favourite. And to this day, I crave cake doughnuts. Fast forward […]
Members of OSSTF District 5B saw support from other unions, such as CUPE and ETFO, as well as retired teachers and their provincial executive, during the rally it held Tuesday night outside the Rainy River District School Board office. Local OSSTF president Kent Kowalski said they were standing up to […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—Ontario’s climate change action plan, which will provide billions of dollars in subsidies and incentives to businesses and homeowners, was greeted with cautious optimism yesterday by environmentalists and businesses. The province will spend up to $8.3 billion on a range of programs to encourage people and […]
