The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Gerald Lavallee was just three months old when he had his first contact with the child welfare system. By the time he was eight, he was a permanent ward of the system in North Bay, Ont. By 14, he had been in more than 40 foster […]
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The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–Mars exploration is close enough that Canadian high school students can dream of setting foot on the red planet, astronaut David Saint-Jacques told a group of Quebec students yesterday. Saint-Jacques, who currently is training in Moscow, held a question-and-answer session by videoconference with four Quebec high […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–Smoky overtones can ruin a nice bottle of wine, but researchers in British Columbia are finding that preventing grapes from capturing the flavour of wildfires can be difficult. Wine grapes absorb smoke compounds, surrounding them with sugar, explained Wesley Zandberg, an assistant chemistry professor at the […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A former Ontario high school principal has pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after tampering with a standardized provincial literacy test. Christine Vellinga admitted in an agreed statement of facts with the Ontario College of Teachers that she went though student booklets after the test in March, 2016 […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson SAN DIEGO–Tiger Woods has been away from the PGA Tour too long to know for certain when a shot is as good as it looks. This was a six-iron on the par-three 16th hole on the South Course at Torrey Pines, from 188 yards to a […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber EDMONTON–The winds of change blow–even around a black hole. New Canadian-led research has peered into the strange world of black holes to discover they’re girded by electromagnetic winds that not only influence how the super-dense interstellar bodies gobble up anything that gets too close, but also […]
The Associated Press DALLAS–It was just another game for Curtis McElhinney last night–even though he hadn’t played in more than a month. McElhinney made 39 saves in helping the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 4-1. He had lost in his last two appearances in December but kept himself […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Kent Hehr has resigned from the federal cabinet after the sport and disabilities minister was accused of making inappropriate sexual remarks while a provincial politician. The allegation, which stems from his time as an Alberta MLA a decade ago, first was levelled against Hehr on social […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservative caucus is meeting to choose an interim leader following Patrick Brown’s resignation in the face of sexual misconduct allegations. Brown stepped down as Ontario PC leader early yesterday after emphatically denying what he called “troubling allegations” about his conduct and his character. The allegations, […]
Staff Take A Hit and the Volley Llamas both garnered the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. How I Set Your Mother and Gillons’ were right behind with five each. Scared Hitless and Duck and Dive both nabbed four points while Safe Sets and […]
Press Release About 20 workers at the Dryden Volunteer Recruitment and Referral Centre voted 75 percent in favour of ratifying a new three-year contract that also just was approved by the DVRRC board. DVRRC provides support for individuals with both physical and developmental disabilities. “We are pleased to have finalized […]
“Exercise Frosty Gunner,” featuring personnel, vehicles, and equipment from the 116 Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery (based in Kenora), will run today through Sunday on the land surrounding the Fort Frances Curling Club. A “focused display” will be held Saturday from 1-2:30 p.m. As well, a recruitment information booth […]
