The Canadian Press QUEBEC–A package containing a defaced Qur’an and a note expressing hate toward a Muslim cemetery project has stoked renewed fears at a Quebec mosque where six men were killed in January, the mosque’s secretary general said yesterday. Mahedine Djamai said when the package arrived last Friday, he […]
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Kiera Kowalski Carl Murray of New Brunswick was one of the many “Canadian Coasters” who cruised into Fort Frances yesterday. Once he arrived, he parked his 1958 Austin Cambridge pickup, with its matching boler, to participate in the annual “Scott Street Show ‘n Shine” organized by the local International Early […]
The Canadian PressDean Bennett EDMONTON–Canada’s premiers say the federal government needs to provide more clarity as they work to craft rules on legalizing marijuana–or Ottawa will face a call for a delay. “It’s great that the prime minister wants to stick to his deadline. That’s super-duper,” Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister […]
The Associated PressSteve Douglas SOUTHPORT, England–Ian Poulter spent last year’s British Open in a TV commentary booth. It wasn’t an experience he particularly enjoyed. Sidelined by a foot injury, it was hard for a competitive animal like Poulter to sit out his home major and watch others challenge for a […]
The Canadian Press CHURCHILL, Man.–Omnitrax says the flooded-out rail line to Churchill, Man. could be fixed before this winter, but the company won’t be putting up the money to do it. Omnitrax officials said Tuesday the price tag for the repairs would be between $20 million and $60 million, and […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to say what he knew–and when he knew it–about a dismissed, non-felony charge against his choice for Governor General. Julie Payette is calling the six-year-old incident a case of an “unfounded” allegation for which she was “immediately cleared” without any […]
The Associated Press PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y.–A dog that saw a baby deer in danger of drowning in New York jumped in and dragged it to shore. The daring rescue in Long Island Sound was caught on video by his owner, Mark Freeley. He told WCBS-TV that he was taking the […]
From the MNRF One new fire was confirmed by yesterday evening in the Northwest Region. It was located in the far north of the Nipigon District and already is reported as “out.” One fire of note in the region is Nipigon #9, which also is located in the far north. […]
A photo cutline in yesterday’s Times incorrectly identified the person venerating the cross as Fr. Robert Hladiuk. In fact, he is a deacon. As well, he wrongly was identified as previously having served as a parish priest here from the late 1950s to the early ’60s (that, in fact, was […]
The Associated Press LAS CRUCES, N.M.–A New Mexico State University anthropology professor is on a mission to save moon-landing sites. Beth O’Leary is speaking this week in Washington, D.C. on preserving the spots where humans stepped on the surface of the moon. She is giving presentations at the National Geographic […]
The Associated PressKyle Hightower BOSTON–When Drew Pomeranz has been on the mound this season, it’s usually meant good things for the Boston Red Sox. Pomeranz pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning, and Dustin Pedroia drove in three runs, as the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 last […]
The Associated Press LAS CRUCES, N.M.–A boy’s misstep on a family hike in New Mexico has given the world a prehistoric wonder. Ten-year-old Jude Sparks was on a desert hike in Las Cruces in November when he tripped over what turned out to be the fossilized tusk of a 1.2 […]
