The Associated PressPhilip Marcelo BOSTON–The movements of great white sharks in the Pacific and Indian oceans long have been the subject of academic study, but new research is just starting to shed light on the behaviour of their Atlantic Ocean counterparts. Researchers in Massachusetts say white sharks appear to venture […]
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The Associated PressFred Goodall TAMPA, Fla.–Tom Brady tied the NFL record for regular-season wins with some timely help from a porous New England defence showing signs of improvement. Brady threw for 303 yards and one touchdown as the Patriots held off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19-14 to bounce back from […]
Staff No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region all week while the fire hazard is mostly “low,” with just some areas of “moderate” hazard in the far north. And there are no active fires in the region. But that doesn’t mean those spending time outdoors, such as hunters, […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario is seeking to strengthen consumer protection rules around home warranties, ticket sales, real estate practices, and travel services in an omnibus bill introduced yesterday. Changes to ticket-selling laws include making so-called scalper bots illegal. The bots purchase a large number of tickets online for a […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario will create safe zones around abortion clinics to protect women who seek their services and the health-care workers who perform them, Attorney General Yasir Naqvi said yesterday. Naqvi said the zones, which will extend 50-150 metres around Ontario’s eight abortion clinics, are designed to protect […]
The Associated PressBob Baum PHOENIX–Three bags, four times. And you wouldn’t believe who got in on all the fun for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Spirited reliever Archie Bradley hit a stunning triple in the seventh inning–driving in two runs with one of four three-baggers by Arizona that sent the Diamondbacks past […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Federal Conservatives yesterday called for the Trudeau government to start talks with U.S. about joining its ballistic-missile shield, after their own party refused to do that during its decade in power. The Tories explained their change of heart by pointing to North Korea’s recent sabre-rattling, as […]
Duane Hicks Joyce Georgeson put the finishing touches on her Thanksgiving floral arrangement yesterday evening during a workshop conducted by the talented Jen Coats at the Fort Frances Museum. Fall workshops at the museum will continue with a sushi-making class led by Aya Sletmoen on Oct. 14, which already is […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–That’ll be one mayor and two aldermen but sorry, no fries with that. Less than two weeks before Calgary’s municipal election, the city has opened up a drive-thru voting booth at McMahon Stadium. The station will accommodate advanced voting–and drivers won’t even have to get out of […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The federal government is promising to improve the services and support available to military personnel and veterans in hopes of cutting down the number of suicides among those who have served in uniform. The initiatives are outlined in a new suicide prevention strategy released today that […]
The Associated PressRob Gillies TORONTO–Pipeline company TransCanada said today it’s cancelling a plan to pipe 1.1 million barrels of oil per day from Western Canada to the Atlantic coast. TransCanada CEO Russ Girling said in a statement that “after careful review of changed circumstances, we will be informing the National […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–Looking for escaped convicts? Try an escape room. That was the scenario earlier this week when two female prisoners jumped a fence and went on the lam from the Edmonton Institution for Women. Twenty-four hours later, the pair wandered into SideQuests Adventures, a downtown Edmonton entertainment complex […]
