In the spirit of Treaties Recognition Week, we’re printing a small excerpt of “The Context and Making of Treaty Three, 1869-73” By Brian Walmark. Treaties Recognition Week encourages all residents to become educated on the treaties, and how they were created. Treaty Three has a particularly interesting history. This 100 […]
fftimes
Voyageur Lions Club Chilly Dash and Splash–Like the polar plunge but not. Sunday Nov. 27 1p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. Are you brave enough to run into Rainy Lake all while raising money for a local cause that means something to you? Contact the Lions Club for more information. Test […]
By Caitlin Yardley
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Passengers are calling on airlines to do more for customers stranded due to the latest wave of flight cancellations to impact Canadian travellers. A system-wide outage at WestJet on Saturday led to the cancellation of over 200 WestJet, Swoop and Sunwing flights over the weekend. The airline later said […]
By Lee Berthiaume
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will miss Friday’s national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa to attend a summit in Cambodia involving countries from across Southeast Asia. Senior officials revealed the prime minister’s planned absence during a not-for-attribution background briefing, saying Trudeau will leave late Thursday for the Association of […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – Jurors began deliberating Thursday in a civil trial involving Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis and a publicist who accused him of rape. The jury heard three weeks of testimony. Haggis and accuser Haleigh Breest spent days on the witness stand giving their divergent accounts of what […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – The National Toy Hall of Fame’s new honorees include an object dating to ancient times, a line of muscle-bound action figures and an iconic art set whose medium is colorful pegs. The hall on Thursday announced the top, Masters of the Universe and Lite-Brite as this […]
By Caitlin Yardley
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
As the temperature begins to cool, the price of a winter getaway is heating up as Canadians look for ways to save on travel costs over the peak season. Accommodation sells out fast over the holidays, but those willing to white-knuckle it can save big, said Macca Shirifi from travel […]
By Caitlin Yardley
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canada’s busiest airport says it will offer passengers a way to bypass long security lineups as it looks ahead to a winter travel surge and tries to avoid a repeat of the travel chaos seen earlier this year. Toronto Pearson International Airport on Thursday announced the launch of YYZ Express, […]
By Terry Spencer and Freida Frisaro
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Tropical Storm Nicole sent multiple homes toppling into the Atlantic Ocean Thursday and threatened a row of high rise condominiums in places where Hurricane Ian washed away seawalls and other remaining protections only weeks ago. “Multiple coastal homes in Wilbur-by-the-Sea have collapsed and several other […]
By Jonel Aleccia
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A toddler is thriving after doctors in the U.S. and Canada used a novel technique to treat her before she was born for a rare genetic disease that caused the deaths of two of her sisters. Ayla Bashir, a 16-month-old from Ottawa, Ontario, is the first child treated as fetus […]
By Stefanie Dazio and Scott Mcfetridge
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize. The winning numbers were selected Tuesday morning, nearly 10 hours after the scheduled Monday night drawing because of […]
