The Associated Press LONDON–Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams won while top-ranked Angelique Kerber lost. Williams, who last won the title at the All England Club in 2008, advanced to the Wimbledon quarter-finals by beating 19-year-old Ana Konjuh 6-3, 6-2 earlier today. Williams is playing at the grass-court major for the […]
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The Canadian PressBill Beacon MONTREAL–A two-game eastern road trip turned out to be a success for the B.C. Lions. For a second week in a row, a fourth-quarter offensive surge produced a victory as the Lions topped the Montreal Alouettes 23-16 last night, with back-up quarterback Travis Lulay running in […]
Nicholas Donaldson Crossroads School students participating in the Project Sunset program received canoe training from instructor James Woods yesterday afternoon at Seven Oaks. The youth learned basic paddle strokes and how to safely enter a canoe before getting out on the water and trying it themselves. Safety was a main […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–The Quebec government is hoping to offer free abortion pills later this year. “We believe women in this province do have a choice,” Health Minister Gaetan Barrette said yesterday. “We’ve always been in favour of women having the right to decide for themselves and today we have […]
The Associated PressLinda A. Johnson The maker of opioid painkiller Opana ER is pulling the drug off the market at the request of federal regulators because it’s being abused. Endo International PLC said yesterday it will voluntarily stop selling the pills, approved for use in patients with severe, constant pain, […]
The Associated Press SPARTA, Ky.–Once Christopher Bell got out of his own way, getting past competitors was pretty easy. Bell overcame an early spin to take the lead by the midpoint and held off Brandon Jones to win the rain-delayed Camping World Series NASCAR Truck race early today at Kentucky […]
The “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament began today (July 7) at Lake Despair Lodge, located at the end of Highway 613 North. Weigh-ins start at 3:30 p.m. both today and tomorrow (July 8), with the first-place team winning $5,000. The Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival will take place tomorrow (July […]
The Associated PressJennifer McDermott PROVIDENCE, R.I.–Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that he’ll meet with U.S. governors at a summer summit in Rhode Island. Trudeau said in a statement that he plans to deliver the keynote address at the National Governors Association meeting that begins July 13 in Providence. […]
Press Release With forest fire season well underway in Ontario, the province has increased the maximum fines for individuals and corporations for starting forest fires. If found responsible, individuals can now be fined up to $25,000 for starting a forest fire, with fines for corporations that start a forest fire […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–More than 500 Ontarians aged 27 to 101 have chosen medically assisted death since it became legal in Canada a little over one year ago, according to new statistics from Ontario’s chief coroner. Of the 548 medically assisted deaths in Ontario, cancer was the most common underlying […]
The Associated PressHyung-Jin Kim SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of–South Korea’s president reiterated he’s willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un even as he condemned the North’s first intercontinental ballistic missile test-launch this week as a “reckless” move that incurred punishment by the international community. During a speech yesterday ahead […]
Staff Losing has become an unusual trend for Centra Pipelines. Jeremy Nussbaumer fired home a pair of goals as Pharmasave pulled off a significant 4-3 upset over league-leading Centra in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action at Struchan Gilson Memorial Soccer Pitch last night. Nussbaumer moved into second in league […]
