Two new suspected cases of monkeypox and one probable case of the virus were re- ported in Toronto on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases being investigated in the city to four. Toronto Public Health said all three of the newly reported cases are men – two in their […]
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TORONTO – Three of Ontario’s four major political parties are promising to end for-profit long-term care in the province, though they offer differing plans for how to accomplish what would be a huge undertaking. The NDP, Liberals and Greens say the COVID-19 pandemic shone a light on long-term care, and […]
By Neil Davidson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Canada Soccer has cancelled a planned friendly with Iran in the face of growing criticism. In a one-paragraph statement, the governing body gave no reason for the cancellation of the scheduled June 5 game at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. But the idea of hosting the Iranian team, […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WASHINGTON – Trans- port Minister Omar Alghabra says he is detecting a positive “shift” in the Biden administration’s approach to Canada following meetings in the U.S. capital. Alghabra spent Tuesday in Washington, D.C., with officials including U.S. counterpart Pete Buttigieg and senior White House adviser Mitch Landrieu. He says Russia’s […]
By Aijaz Hussain
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SRINAGAR, India (AP) – Police in disputed Kashmir arrested at least 10 youths during overnight raids following an anti-India protest that erupted as an Indian court sentenced a prominent Kashmiri pro-independence leader to life in prison, officials said Thursday. The protest was followed by a clash between dozens of youths […]
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – The Palestinian Authority on Thursday said its investigation into the shoot- ing death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh proves she was deliberately killed by Israeli forces. Israel is likely to reject the findings as biased and unfounded. The Palestinian attorney general, Akram Al […]
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LONDON (AP) – The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths are still falling globally after peaking in January, the World Health Organization said. In its latest weekly assessment of the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said there were more than 3.7 million new infections and 9,000 deaths in the […]
By Dick Scanlon
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was especially disturbing for Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Brooks Raley. The small community of about 16,000 people west of San Antonio is the left-hander’s hometown. He attended school in the building where the shooting occurred, and his parents […]
The Avs can’t finish off the Blues despite a remarkable individual effort from their superstar and the Battle of Alberta could come to a close. Here are five things to know as we head into Thursday’s post-season action: BLUES STAY ALIVE DESPITE MACKINNON’S BRILLIANCE Nathan MacKinnon netted a hat trick, […]
It is with profound sadness that the family of Don DeBenedet announces his passing on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre with his wife and daughter by his side. Donnie was born on March 18, 1951 in Fort Frances, ON to Claude and Helen […]
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Last week NDP candidate for Kenora-Rainy River JoAnne Formanek Gustafson issued the following statement calling out her opponent, the incumbent candidate, Conservative Greg Rickford for inaction over the recent wave of flooding across the riding. “The flooding in communities here in Kenora-Rainy River and across the Northwest is getting worse […]
