From the OPP At 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, the Ear Falls OPP responded to a single motor-vehicle collision involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Upon speaking to the driver, officers suspected alcohol was a factor and administered a roadside screening device. Upon failing the device, the driver was arrested and taken […]
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By David Sharp The Associated Press BATH, Maine — The U.S. Navy is ready to take ownership of the Zumwalt, its largest and most technologically sophisticated destroyer. Sailors’ uniforms and personal effects, supplies and spare parts are being moved aboard the 610-foot warship in anticipation of crew members taking on […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold their first joint military training next month focused on co-operating to detect signs of missile launches from North Korea and trace missile trajectories, a Seoul defence official said Monday. The […]
By Danica Kirka The Associated Press LONDON — Presidential candidate Donald Trump says he may have a poor relationship with British Prime Minister David Cameron in light of his criticism of Trump’s call for all Muslims to be temporarily banned from entering the United States. Trump’s comments, broadcast Monday on […]
The Associated Press BOSTON — A cancer patient has received the first penis transplant in the United States, a Boston hospital said Monday. Massachusetts General Hospital has confirmed that Thomas Manning of Halifax, Massachusetts, received the transplanted penis in a 15-hour procedure last week. The organ was transplanted from a […]
The Associated Press STOCKHOLM — A Swedish citizen originally from Rwanda was sentenced to life in prison Monday for his role in the 1994 genocide in the African country. Claver Berinkindi was found guilty of genocide and gross violation of international law. Some 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, were killed […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The opposition parties are making some political hay over media reports that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife wants extra staff to help manage her official duties. Sophie Gregoire was quoted this week in the Quebec City newspaper Le Soleil as saying she is overwhelmed by the crush […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber EDMONTON—Cleaning up Fort McMurray’s wildfire will test the city’s ability to handle everything from asbestos to rotting food and leave a lasting legacy of higher costs and dangerous residue. So says Tom Moore—and he should know. Moore manages the landfill at Slave Lake, where one-third of […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK—A man offering “free hugs” in New York’s Times Square is accused of punching a Canadian tourist in the face after she refused to tip him for his hug and a photo. Jermaine Himmelstein was arrested on robbery and fraudulent accosting charges shortly after the incident […]
The Canadian Press FORT McMURRAY, Alta.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was scheduled to meet with first responders today as he got a first-hand look at the damage left by a raging wildfire that forced the evacuation of 80,000 in Fort McMurray, Alta. more than a week ago. Trudeau also planned to […]
Submitted Westyn DeGagne dressed up as a firefighter during the Fort Frances Nursery School’s visit to the local fire hall and OPP station earlier this month.
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Premier Kathleen Wynne is leaving the door slightly open to changing the way the Ontario government implements its controversial new autism program. The Liberal government recently announced a new Ontario Autism Program with $333 million in funding, which ultimately will integrate Intensive Behavioural Intervention and Applied Behavioural […]
