The Canadian PressGregory Strong Toronto’s Devon Travis was determined to control the pace of his at-bat in a seventh-inning showdown with Wandy Peralta yesterday afternoon. The Cincinnati reliever kept throwing to first base and Travis called time-out a few times to keep his routine intact while eventually working the count […]
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The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS–Carlos Correa stood slack-jawed in the dugout as George Springer rounded the bases a second time yesterday. Correa was unable to comprehend the force Springer must have needed to send the second-longest homer in the majors this season into the concourse above the second deck at spacious […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Air pollution cost Canadian families an estimated $36 billion in 2015 due to premature death and illness, a new research report says. The report, “Costs of Pollution in Canada,” is a compilation of scientific data on all aspects of pollution–from smog to oil spills and fertilizer […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Former jurors delivered an emotional plea yesterday for the federal government to create national supports for Canadians who perform jury duty. Mark Farrant, who said he developed post-traumatic stress disorder after serving on a jury in 2014, characterized the experience as a descent into a dark […]
The Canadian Press SPRINGBROOK, Alta.–Police officers and their canine partners have been getting some “paws-on” practice at a two-day seminar in central Alberta. A total of 24 teams from across Canada sniffed out the latest in skills training as part of the Canadian Police Canine Associations seminar. Whether they were […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–SpaceX is taking recycling to a whole new realm all the way to orbit. On this week’s supply run to the International Space Station, SpaceX will launch a Dragon capsule that’s already travelled there. The milestone comes just two months after the launch of […]
One of the best things about fishing here in Sunset Country, particularly during the spring, are all of the great multi-species options we have right across the region. You can catch lake trout, bass, walleye, and pike almost anywhere, with opportunities for plenty of other species, as well. Black crappies […]
The Canadian Press SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont.–They’ve been training for it, but students at elementary schools in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. won’t get a chance to show off their high-jumping abilities at track-and-field meets this week and next. The Algoma District School Board and Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board said […]
Staff Wayne Strachan will have an extra busy off-season. The head coach and general manager of the Fort Frances Lakers will have to divide his time between his own squad and helping evaluate talent on a national level after being selected to work with Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence (POE) […]
Duane Hicks Rachael McCoy was one of the Grade 8 students from Jody Bonner-Vickers’ class at Fort High who spray-painted stencils beside 46 storm drains along the waterfront here yesterday to remind people not to put pollutants into the sewer system. The project was a partnership of the Lake of […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–Deep distrust of police in a Northwestern Ontario city has prompted area indigenous chiefs to ask for the RCMP to investigate the recent deaths of teens in the community. Three chiefs travelled to the provincial legislature yesterday to plead for the Mounties’ intervention, as well as […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–The Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg is trying to determine how one of its largest animals got out of its enclosure. The zoo said no one was at risk when the muskox escaped and the shaggy beast never made it out of a second containment area. The […]
