The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–The Ontario government’s plan for major labour reforms would have significant side effects that would put 185,000 jobs at risk, a coalition of business groups said yesterday in releasing part of its analysis on the proposed legislation. The economic analysis commissioned by the Keep Ontario Working […]
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The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–Chrystia Freeland has given Canadians a look at their government’s strategy as it prepares to go nose-to-nose with the country’s biggest trading partner in crucial NAFTA talks. The foreign affairs minister laid out Ottawa’s core objectives yesterday, two days before negotiations on a new North American […]
Staff The reconstruction of Second Street East from Mowat Avenue to Portage will begin tomorrow morning. As such, the 200 block will be closed to motor-vehicle traffic starting at 6 a.m. At this time, the removal of boulevard trees on the north side of the street, along with the set-up […]
The Canadian PressCraig Slater REGINA–Ed Gainey won’t forget his most recent CFL performance. And neither will Jonathon Jennings. Gainey was all smiles after he and his Saskatchewan Roughriders blasted the B.C. Lions 41-8 last night at Mosaic Stadium. He was the ring leader of a dominant defensive showing from the […]
Staff One more Fort Frances Lakers’ player is confirmed to be coming back while another is on his way out of town. The SIJHL club today announced two moves in advance of its main training camp beginning Aug. 31 at the Ice For Kids Arena. Defenceman Mark Richter will be […]
The Canadian PressRob Drinkwater A professor of dentistry and his colleagues have published a theory that seeks to explain why Inuit who encountered members of the doomed Franklin Expedition in the 19th century noticed the men had hard, dry, and black mouths. Russell Taichman, with the University of Michigan, said […]
Staff They swung for the fences but ran into some walls. The Northern O Selects and the Northern Extremes, both representing Rainy River District, came away from the North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) World Series in Fargo, N.D. over the weekend with lots of good memories but no titles in […]
The Canadian Press NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.–Marineland Canada says it’s mourning the passing of a “beloved” beluga whale at its facility in Niagara Falls, Ont. Marineland issued a statement this morning saying the whale named “Gia” died suddenly. Preliminary results of a necropsy indicate the cause of death was a twisted […]
The Canadian PressMaija Kappler MISSISSAUGA, Ont.–Despite a grim account of his imprisonment, the mood was joyful as a Canadian pastor freed from a North Korean prison addressed the congregation at a Toronto-area church yesterday. During his first public appearance since arriving home, Hyeon Soo Lim described his two years in […]
Duane Hicks Alison Ouelett dropped donated crayons, markers, and glue sticks into a cart during the “Stuff-A-Bus” drive, done in conjunction with Iron Range Bus Lines to collect school supplies for the annual “Backpacks for Kids” campaign, on Saturday morning at Walmart. The public can continue to donate supplies, backpacks, […]
From the OPP On Friday, members of the Treaty #3 Police Service responded to a report of a four-year-old child having been struck by a vehicle while walking on the Shoal Lake #40 First Nation. Paramedics and police officers attended the scene, and the child was taken to Lake of […]
The Canadian PressDhiren Mahiban TORONTO–Ryan Goins isn’t a fan of the Blue Jays wearing red jerseys. Toronto made a collective team decision to opt for their more traditional white jerseys yesterday and it led to a 7-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in interleague play. “When you’re 2-7 in the […]
