The Associated PressZac Boyer LONDON–Case Keenum had one of the more miserable performances of his career the last time he played a game at Twickenham Stadium. That was not the case yesterday. Keenum threw for two touchdowns and Kai Forbath made four field goals as the Minnesota Vikings beat the […]
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The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui TORONTO–High-profile U.S Senator Bernie Sanders had high praise for Canada’s health-care system yesterday, saying it’s something American policy-makers should pay attention to. Sanders talked up Canadian health care during a speech at the University of Toronto as part of a fact-finding trip to learn more about […]
The Canadian Press Winnipeg police have issued a special Hallowe’en safety advisory after making a spooky drug seizure. Police say while officers were executing a search warrant at a home as part of a drug investigation late last week, they found six blotters believed to contain fentanyl or possibly carfentanil. […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–The newly-opened National Holocaust Monument will close for winter to avoid any damage that could be caused by the need to clear snow. But the fact so much time and expense went into the soaring concrete structure just west of Parliament Hill, only to end up […]
The Legion Ladies Auxiliary will hold its next monthly supper–featuring roast beef and all the fixings–today (Oct. 27) at 5:30 p.m. at the Legion (doors open at 4:30). A 50/50 draw also will be held. Admission is $15/person, with take-outs available by calling 274-3772. Muskie Theatre presents “Young Frankenstein,” a […]
The Associated PressCaleb Jones HONOLULU–A planned voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti aboard a small sailboat didn’t start off well for two Honolulu women. One of their cellphones washed overboard and sank into the deep blue water on their first day at sea. From there, things got worse. Much worse. About […]
The Canadian PressLisa Wallace OTTAWA–The Ottawa Redblacks have a playoff spot locked up but there’s still plenty to play for in the last game of the regular season. The Redblacks (7-9-1) host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5-11) tonight at TD Place with a chance for its third division title on the […]
The Associated Press MONTICELLO, N.Y.–A woman who disappeared from upstate New York after being dropped off for a doctor’s appointment 42 years ago has been found suffering from dementia and living in an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, authorities said. The sheriff’s office in Sullivan County, N.Y. said Flora Stevens, 78, […]
The Associated PressBen Walker HOUSTON–As a couple of Astros loosened up in the outfield, the retractable roof at Minute Maid Park made its slow crawl yesterday, turning the bright sun into shade. That might be the only way to keep balls from flying completely out of the yard at this […]
Staff Borderland experienced its first snowfall of the season thanks to an “Alberta Clipper.” About two inches (five cm) of the white stuff and ice covered the ground, trees, and everything else as of this morning, with blustery north winds continuing to buffet residents throughout the day. But it could […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government was to announce a carbon tax of $25 a tonne today–to be implemented sometime next year–and keep it at that rate, a government source familiar with the file confirmed to The Canadian Press. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because […]
Staff The Muskie football team is on to the semi-finals of the WHSFL Bowl series. The team learned this morning it was awarded a victory by default over the Maples Marauders after their first-round playoff showdown scheduled for here yesterday afternoon had to be cancelled due to weather conditions. It […]
