The Canadian PressGiuseppe Valiante MONTREAL–There is an overwhelming national consensus that legal marijuana must be priced, taxed, and made available competitively with the black market, the man tasked with leading the drug’s legalization in Canada said yesterday. All the provinces agree more needs to be done to better protect children […]
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The Associated Press TANNERSVILLE, Pa.–Police say two women dressed as nuns tried to rob a bank in Pennsylvania’s Poconos. Authorities said the women walked into Citizens Bank near Tannersville yesterday and one brandished a handgun, demanding money from a teller. But they left without taking anything. Each woman was wearing […]
The Canadian Press KAMLOOPS, B.C.–China shops, beware: a bull is on the loose in British Columbia’s southern Interior. RCMP said the 635-kg bull escaped last week from the BC Livestock Yard in Kamloops, about 350 km northeast of Vancouver. It was spotted on the weekend, just east of Kamloops, but […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich NEW YORK–When Maria Sharapova’s first Grand Slam match after a 15-month doping suspension ended with a victory at the U.S. Open, she dropped to her knees and covered her face, tears welling in her eyes. This was merely a win to get to the second round, […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The United Food and Commercial Workers union is endorsing Ontario legislator Jagmeet Singh for federal NDP leader. Union national president Paul Meinema said Singh is the candidate who best represents the interests of his members. He also noted Singh will help expand the party “to new heights […]
The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of–In a first, North Korea today fired a mid-range ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload that flew over Japan and splashed into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said. The aggressive missile launch–likely the longest ever from North Korea over the territory of […]
From the OPP On Friday around 2:45 p.m., the Thunder Bay OPP, Superior North Emergency Medical Service, and Upsala Fire Department responded to a three-vehicle collision on Highway 17 about 10 km east of Upsala. An investigation has determined a grey four-door vehicle travelling westbound on Highway 17 tried to […]
Duane Hicks Cadance Sinclair, left, and her sister, Mellodey, harvested some cucumbers they grew at the Fort Frances Community Garden yesterday evening during a meeting of the Kids’ Garden Club. Community garden growers of all ages are urged to drop by and check on their crops as many veggies–including peppers, […]
A story in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin incorrectly stated the International Falls Bass Championship features a format in which half the field fishes Rainy Lake and the other half on the Rainy River on Day 1, then switch for Day 2. In fact, the tournament changed its format this year to […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a mid-mandate mini-shuffle yesterday to shore up his cabinet in two areas where his government has fallen far short of his soaring campaign rhetoric: veterans and indigenous affairs. In the most dramatic move, Trudeau split Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada into […]
Staff It was good times for “Gussy” and his partner just across the border. Keewatin’s Jeff Gustafson and Scott Dingwall of Kenora routed the rest of the 60-team field at the 2017 International Falls Bass Championship over the weekend, winning by almost five pounds with a two-day catch of 43 […]
The Canadian PressDhiren Mahiban TORONTO–Byron Buxton had just about everything go his way yesterday. The Twins’ centre-fielder finished 4-for-5 with a career-high three home runs and five RBIs to lead Minnesota in a 7-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. “Some days you have like this where everything seems to […]
