The Canadian PressJennifer Graham REGINA–Tests have concluded about 200 cattle found dead in a pasture in southwestern Saskatchewan drank toxic water. Dr. Betty Althouse, the province’s chief veterinary officer, said water samples from the pasture’s dugout had a sulphate concentration of more than 24,000 milligrams per litre. Sulphate concentrations over […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–A man who got stuck in a narrow gap between two buildings in downtown Toronto spent nearly eight hours in the confined space before he was freed by firefighters who broke through part of a wall to rescue him. Firefighters were called to a set of buildings […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving no indication he is willing to intervene to calm rising frustrations around the independent inquiry his government launched to examine the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. The two-year process–designed to examine systemic causes of prevalent violence–has […]
Kiera Kowalski Gareth and Lilith Scott searched for rocks along the shore at Point Park yesterday afternoon in hopes of finding the perfect one to paint for their creation during the weekly Open Air Art Studio staged by Community Living Fort Frances and District. Children also created mandalas out of […]
The Associated Press A New Zealand tourist has been killed by the blast from a jetliner taking off at a seaside airport in the Dutch Caribbean territory of St. Maarten, officials said yesterday. The 57-year-old woman was knocked into a wall as she tried to cling to a fence to […]
The Canadian Press TIMMINS, Ont.–A health unit in a Northern Ontario community is putting life-size cardboard cut-outs of women nursing their children around the city in the hope it will help reduce the stigma around breastfeeding in public. Meagan Potvin, a nurse with the Porcupine Health Unit in Timmins, said […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber Jim Wilder was a young researcher on the frozen Beaufort Sea when he had his first polar bear encounter. “We were camped out on the sea ice in front of a maternal den waiting for [mama bear] to come out with her cubs,” he recalled. “A […]
The Canadian PressScott Edmonds WINNIPEG–The Winnipeg Blue Bombers weren’t concerned with their second-straight slow start on offence. Running back Andrew Harris made up for it later in the game. Harris had two touchdowns on the ground as Winnipeg came away with a 33-25 win over the Toronto Argonauts last night. […]
The Associated Press CHICAGO–The Chicago Cubs, scuffling and inconsistent since winning the World Series, acquired ace Jose Quintana from the White Sox today in a major trade between the cross-town rivals. Trailing Milwaukee by 5.5 games in the NL Central at 43-45, the Cubs shook things up in a big […]
Press Release Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Pigeon River and Rainy River ports of entry seized three undeclared firearms on Canada Day. At the Pigeon River POE, a New Mexico resident was referred for a secondary examination by the CBSA. Officers subsequently found the frame of a firearm […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal government was set to reveal Canada’s next governor general, with an announcement slated earlier this afternoon outside the doors of the Senate. Sources are telling The Canadian Press and others that astronaut Julie Payette is among the top contenders. The 53-year-old Montrealer, who speaks six […]
Staff With their top two pitchers this season unavailable, the Barwick Blue Knights were desperate to fill their void on the rubber Tuesday night. The Rainy River Royals sensed the desperation and attacked like famished sharks. The Royals halted Barwick’s 11-game winning streak with a 22-6 thrashing of the Blue […]
