The Kenora Beaver Brae Broncos arrived in Fort Frances on Friday, looking for a win. However, they were denied, by a united wall of opposition from the Muskies, who shut down the Kenora offense, and secured a 10-8 win. Sophomore Jaxon Strachan made a 65 yard run for a touchdown, […]
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By Tyler Griffin
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario should establish a right for First Nations children receiving child-protection services to return to their home communities, a jury recommended Friday at a coroner’s inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen who went missing from a Hamilton group home. The proposal was among 75 recommendations delivered by jurors […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Municipal elections are taking place across Ontario. Here are smayoral races to watch: Thunder Bay Ken Boshcoff has previously served as mayor of this northern Ontario city from 1997 to 2003 and is vying for the role again. He was also a Liberal MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River from 2004 […]
By Ian Bickis
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Advocacy groups are raising concerns about a number of candidates vying for school trustee positions across Canada, saying a higher number than usual are spreading transphobic rhetoric or other discriminatory messages targeting the LGBTQ community. Groups like the Canadian Anti-Hate Network say the phenomenon is a growing national concern as […]
By Dylan Robertson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Canada’s envoy to the United Kingdom says Ottawa will not suspend trade negotiations with the British government over concerns about the Irish border. Britain has announced plans to change its arrangement with the European Union, which could eventually reinstate a border between the region of Northern Ireland and […]
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BELLA BELLA, B.C. – Members of the Vancouver Police Department are expected to take part in an apology ceremony today in an expression of regret for arresting and handcuffing an Indigenous man and his granddaughter when they tried to open a bank account. The apology is part of a settlement […]
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OTTAWA – The Public Order Emergency Commission resumes public hearings today, with interim Ottawa police chief Steve Bell expected to testify. Bell is a veteran of the force, and was deputy chief when the “Freedom Convoy” protests swept Ottawa in late January. He has been the city’s interim chief ever […]
By Jill Lawless
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON (AP) – Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s next prime minister after winning the Conservative leadership race Monday – and now faces the huge task of stabilizing the party and country at a time of economic and political turbulence. Sunak will be Britain’s first leader […]
By Cara Anna And Munir Ahmed
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – A senior Pakistani journalist living in hiding in Kenya was shot and killed by police after the car he was in sped up instead of halting at a roadblock near Nairobi, the police said on Monday. Kenyan police expressed regret over the incident, saying it was […]
By Ben Walker
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber breaking the Bank in Philly. Yordan Alvarez launching moonshots in H-Town. Dusty Baker trying for a most elusive win. Justin Verlander, too. A fired-up Harper and All-Stars J.T. Realmuto and Zack Wheeler, stepping onto baseball’s biggest platform for the first time. Yo! The Philadelphia Phillies, […]
By Tim Reynolds
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MIAMI (AP) – Caleb Martin’s scuffle with Christian Koloko will keep him out of the Miami-Toronto rematch on Monday night. Martin has been suspended for one game by the NBA, after the league determined he was the instigator in a scuffle with Koloko that spilled into the baseline seats near […]
