The Canadian PressTamsyn Burgmann VANCOUVER—Stoner subculture likely will take a hit with the incoming legalization of marijuana in Canada because as the cause vanishes, so will celebration of the drug, say experts. The declaration comes as the federal government announced a spring, 2017 deadline for introducing new marijuana laws and […]
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The Associated Press SAN DIEGO—U.S. authorities said yesterday they discovered a cross-border tunnel that ran a half-mile from a Tijuana house equipped with a large elevator to a lot in San Diego that was advertised as a wooden pallet business, resulting in seizures of more than a ton of cocaine […]
The Canadian PressBruce Cheadle OTTAWA—When Finance minister Bill Morneau used a speech in Chicago yesterday to toss out an open invitation to Americans to visit Canada’s natural splendour in 2017, he inadvertently may have highlighted a potential downside for one of the Liberal government’s election promises. Overcrowding at some popular […]
Devin Eldridge Photography MarleyRae Huntley, foreground, and Jody Szpara performed a tap dance to “Thank You for Being a Friend,” the memorable theme to classic ’80s TV show, “The Golden Girls,” at the Townshend Theatre on Tuesday evening. The performance was just one number in Chantelle Spuzak’s Dancemakers School of […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board on Monday reached a tentative agreement at the local level with Rainy River District Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO)–Educational Support Personnel (ESP). The new agreement will be in effect from Sept. 1, 2014-Aug. 31, 2017, aligning with the provincial settlements at […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO—A Toronto father who built his sons a $30,000 boat-shaped treehouse vowed yesterday to defend what he considers a family haven from city officials who want it torn down. John Alpeza spent years working on the naval-themed treehouse for his boys, Kristian and Matheas, now 10 […]
The Canadian PressDean Bennett EDMONTON—Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is the last NDP premier in Canada following the party’s defeat in Manitoba’s general election this week, but she says she doesn’t view it that way. “I like to see myself as not the last one standing but, in fact, the first […]
Submitted Dustin Deugau was redirected towards his own net in unkind fashion by Tanner Watt of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs during Game 4 of the SIJHL final last night in Dryden. But Deugau and the Lakers had the last laugh by earning a 2-0 win to tie the best-of-seven […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts continues with its Piano division, adjudicated by Jane Petroni, who teaches piano privately in Winnipeg and through the Preparatory Department of the University of Manitoba. In this final week of the Festival, the Piano division is slated to wrap […]
The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif.—Given another chance to win a playoff game with their power play, the San Jose Sharks did just that by getting goals instead of just generating chances. And with their third win in four games, the Sharks now have another chance to close out the […]
The Associated PressAndrew Seligman CHICAGO—The NHL yesterday suspended Blackhawks’ forward Andrew Shaw for one game for yelling an anti-gay slur from the penalty box and fined him $5,000 for an inappropriate gesture toward the officials during Chicago’s Game 4 loss Tuesday night at home to the St. Louis Blues. Shaw […]
It is with deep sadness that the family of Marcel Tookenay announces his passing on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at the age of 70. Marcel has joined his parents, Leo and Margaret; siblings, Melvin, Joseph, Ethel (Reino), and Nancy (Harley); and his great-nephew, Adam Ahola. Marcel was a gifted hockey […]
