The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–Only 10 metres below the streets and parks of a residential Montreal neighbourhood there lies a network of ice age caverns that no human had ever seen until a few weeks ago. The 15,000-year-old caves were discovered in October by a pair of amateur explorers who […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed new senators for Nova Scotia and Manitoba. Mary Coyle, a champion of women’s leadership, gender equality, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples, is the new senator for Nova Scotia. Mary Jane McCallum, a First Nations’ woman who provided vital dental and […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Choraliers performed the Christmas cantata, “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” yesterday afternoon at the Townshend Theatre. An encore performance is slated for this Sunday (Dec. 10) at 3 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in International Falls while Rainycrest residents will be given a free […]
Duane Hicks Gillons’ Insurance was among the participants who got 100 percent into the “Christmas Candyland” theme of the annual “Community Christmas Parade” on Saturday evening on Scott Street. The parade included a total of 18 floats (not counting emergency services’ vehicles or Santa’s sleigh). The “Best Theme” award went […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A holiday shopping trip turned ugly for a Winnipeg grandmother after a security guard pulled what appeared to be a knife on a suspected shoplifter at a toy store. Sandra Houston said she watched the confrontation at a Toys “R” Us store in the city on Tuesday. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Gregg Zaun has been fired from Sportsnet due to “inappropriate behaviour and comments” toward female employees. Rick Brace, president of Rogers Media, said in a statement yesterday that the company was terminating the contract of the MLB studio analyst effective immediately. “This week, we received complaints from […]
The Canadian PressShane Jones EDMONTON–Patrick Marleau earned one of the easiest goals of his career last night against the Edmonton Oilers. Marleau was credited with the game-winner in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 6-4 victory over Edmonton after Oilers’ defenceman Kris Russell blasted the puck into his own net while trying […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson NASSAU, Bahamas–Tiger Woods looked a lot better in his return to golf than he did when he left. Playing for the first time since his fourth back surgery, Woods returned from a 10-month layoff with a three-under 69 on a breezy Thursday in the Bahamas that […]
The Canadian Press WASHINGTON–The Russia probe is burrowing deep into U.S. President Donald Trump’s inner circle. Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser and campaign confidant, has turned himself over to authorities and pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about two interactions with the Russian government. But that’s not […]
The Associated PressSchuyler Dixon ARLINGTON, Tex.–Dak Prescott was getting X-rays on his swollen right hand when rookie Ryan Switzer scored his first career touchdown on an 83-yard punt return. The extra time with the Dallas offence on the sideline kept Prescott from missing any plays, and last year’s NFL Offensive […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–Finance minister Bill Morneau found himself fending off fresh Opposition broadsides yesterday during another tumultuous question period–this one so turbulent a Conservative MP was booted from the House of Commons. Morneau has been at the centre of an ethics controversy for weeks, and the latest questions […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–What do a trio of Canadian rock icons have in common with microbes living in the guts of termites? Researchers at the University of British Columbia say the tiny organisms have long, hair-like flagella and bob about like the members of the prog-rock band Rush. Now, […]
