By Sylvie Corbet
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS (AP) – Paris is rushing to finish construction work in time for the 2024 Olympics with just 18 months to go. Delays are being experienced in part because of the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine on the steel industry. A venue, which was due to be finished this […]

By Jari Tanner And Karl Ritter
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HELSINKI (AP) – Finland’s foreign minister suggested Tuesday that the country may consider joining NATO without neighboring Sweden if Turkey continues to block their joint bid to enter the military alliance. Pekka Haavisto later backpedaled, but his comments were the first time a leading government official in either Nordic country […]

By Evens Sanon
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by attacks in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. According to a report Tuesday by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 67 news media workers were killed […]

By Doug Ferguson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Davis Thompson, a 23-year-old PGA Tour rookie and former No. 1 amateur, needed only five words to indicate the odds he faced in the final round of The American Express. “I’m playing against Jon Rahm.” This isn’t the first time Rahm has been regarded as among golf’s best. He spent […]

Allan Bradbury photo

Sean Cameron of Thunder Bay makes a play on the ball during Sunset Country Squash Club’s 35th annual tournament. 63 players from Fort Frances, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay and Winnipeg all competed across multiple Men’s, Women’s, and Junior divisions.

Press release

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A traffic stop has led officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Rainy River District Detachment to arrest two individuals and seize drugs near the community of Fort Frances. On January 19, 2023, at 11:05 pm, members of the Rainy River District Community Street Crime Unit […]

Press release

(THUNDER BAY, ON) – A two-day joint Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Blitz in the City of Thunder has resulted in numerous charges being laid. On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, and Thursday, January 19, 2023, members of the Thunder Bay OPP Detachment and the OPP North West Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement […]