By Cristian Kovadloff And Allen Panchana The Associated Press MANTA, Ecuador — Rescuers are in a race against time to find survivors from a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake as the death toll from Ecuador’s strongest earthquake in decades has risen above 400. On Monday, teams from Ecuador and neighbouring countries fanned […]
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The Associated Press BEIJING — China is marking National Security Education Day with a poster warning young female government workers about dating handsome foreigners, who could turn out to have secret agendas. Titled “Dangerous Love,” the 16-panel, comic book-like poster tells the story of an attractive young Chinese civil servant […]
By Bree Fowler THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Calling it an issue of victims’ rights, the Manhattan district attorney urged Congress to pass legislation that would require tech companies to give law enforcement a way to access information on encrypted phones and other devices. Cyrus Vance Jr. said that […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Carnegie Corporation of New York on Tuesday announced 33 winners of its prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellows in recognition of their proposed research on an array of topics in the social sciences and humanities. Each of the 2016 winners of the so-called “brainy awards” will […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Breakfast in bed is a love language in our home. Anytime there is a special occasion to celebrate ‚Äî a birthday, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, whatever ‚Äî the rest of the family follows an unspoken agreement to meet early in the kitchen to craft […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL—Two members of a Quebec family were among those killed during a massive earthquake in Ecuador on the weekend, a relative confirmed today. Guy Laflamme told Montreal radio station 98.5 FM his nephew’s wife, Jennifer Mawn, and their son, Arthur Laflamme, were among the 350 reported dead […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL—There’s a very personal driving force behind Heidi Berger’s quest to get provinces to introduce compulsory genocide education for high-school students. Her late mother, Ann Kazimirski, was a Holocaust survivor who championed the cause until her death 10 years ago. “Her mission in her life became […]
Joey Payeur The skating contingent of Samantha Halliday, left, Mya Scott-Thompson, Marie-Mai Langevin, Jaida Norris, Tatum Ronmark, Jenna Bailey, and Erica Lemelin did their tribute to life on “The Strip” during their routine Saturday night at the Border Skating Club’s annual ice show, entitled “Viva Las Vegas,” at the Ice […]
Joey Payeur Head coach Wayne Strachan called Game 1 of the SIJHL final the Fort Frances Lakers’ worst outing of the season. In just three days, the two-time defending champs came quite a long way in his eyes. Roshen Jaswal and Dylan Robertson had third-period goals, while Pierce Dushenko made […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The federal government is signalling that when it finally unveils changes to parental leave rules, there will be provisions dedicated exclusively to new fathers. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mused about the idea last month at the United Nations, it was in the context of more gender […]
The Canadian Press QUEENSLAND, N.S.—Just a few months ago, Syrian refugee Ziad Zeina was contemplating returning to the Middle East rather than continuing to live in a Halifax apartment he described as dirty, small, and cold. Then a small Nova Scotia community 50 km outside the city swung into action […]
Heather Latter Dale Ossachuk, foreground, and Jim Rogenrud demonstrated how to skin a beaver during the Rainy River District Trappers Council’s annual workshop Saturday at the Devlin Hall. The day included presentations, fur handling, a silent auction, and kids’ games.
