Duane Hicks Are you ready for some pasta? The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is taking a break from the chili cook-off format with its first-ever “Pasta Palooza” next month. “We’re giving the chili cook-off a break for this year because it’s been done for so many years now,” Chamber […]
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The Associated PressDavid Ginsburg BALTIMORE–The power-laden Baltimore Orioles simply couldn’t muster enough offence to outdo Toronto slugger Kendrys Morales. Baltimore’s seven-game winning streak ended under a barrage of home runs by Morales, who went deep three times and had a career-high seven RBIs to provide the Blue Jays with an […]
The Canadian Press Calgary MP Darshan Kang resigned late yesterday from the Liberal caucus after sexual harassment allegations from a second woman became public. In a written statement, Kang said he’s leaving the governing party’s caucus because “I wish to focus my efforts at this time on clearing my name.” […]
The Canadian Press NORWAY HOUSE, Man.–The families of four men who were switched at birth and sent home from a northern Manitoba hospital with the wrong parents said they were left with more questions than answers yesterday after reviews by the RCMP and Health Canada. Manitoba RCMP said no charges […]
Staff This long weekend will be your last chance to visit the local heritage sites or get hard ice cream while visiting the La Verendrye Parkway. The “Hallett” and lookout tower along the riverfront will be open each day through Monday, but will be closed for the season after that. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–New tenant protections come into effect today that place more requirements on landlords evicting them. When a landlord evicts a tenant to use the unit themselves or for a family member, they now have to give the tenant one month’s rent as compensation. Alternatively, the landlord could […]
The Daily Bulletin will not be published on Monday, Sept. 4. Have a safe and happy Labour Day long weekend, everyone! Tryouts for the Muskie girls’ hockey team will be held Tuesday, Sept. 5 from 5:45-7:15 p.m. and again Sept. 6-8 from 3:45-5:15 p.m. Registration is on Sept. 5 from […]
The Canadian PressGeordon Omand NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.–A man who underwent a psychotic break and murdered his three children as they lay asleep in their beds does not pose enough of a threat to the public to be labelled high risk, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge has found. Justice Martha […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA–The time has come for Canada to seriously consider joining the controversial U.S. ballistic missile defence system for North America, says the new Conservative foreign affairs critic. North Korea’s increased capability to potentially reach the continent with a long-range missile is a game-changer, Erin O’Toole said […]
The 13th-annual International Falls Bass Championship took place over the weekend on Rainy Lake and the Rainy River. My good friend, Scott Dingwall, and I have fished the tournament together since its inception in 2005 and have had some great tournaments over the years, including a few first-place finishes. But […]
The Canadian PressKelsey Patterson MONTREAL–Looking to turn the page on the first nine games of their season, the Montreal Alouettes start the second half of the year with a crucial divisional matchup. The Alouettes host the Ottawa Redblacks at Percival Molson Stadium tonight, where a victory for either team would […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–Heart-pounding security footage of a violent robbery at a Calgary convenience store captured a fearless clerk trading blows with a man and women armed with what appears to be a tire iron and pick axe. The clerk, who was identified by the store’s owner only as Sunny, […]
