The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–On a night Kawhi Leonard brought fans to the arena early, the former Raptors superstar sent them to the exits early. Leonard scored 23 points last night to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 112-92 rout of his former team, an atrocious game that was […]
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The Canadian PressKelsey Patterson MONTREAL–Cayden Primeau did not have to wait very long for his first NHL victory. The 20-year-old Primeau made 35 saves in his second NHL start as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime last night. Primeau, the son of former NHL player Keith […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative government have backtracked on a number a commitments since winning the provincial election last year. Here is a list of some decisions they have walked back: •Legal aid: The 2019 budget cut that year’s funding for Legal Aid Ontario […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Jurors received final instructions yesterday in the corruption trial of a former SNC-Lavalin executive. Sami Bebawi, 73, has pleaded not guilty to five charges that include fraud, corruption of foreign officials and laundering proceeds of crime. The Quebec Superior Court judge presiding over the trial began his […]
A story appearing on page A1 of yesterday’s Times incorrectly quoted Coun. John McTaggart saying, “For us to allow people to use the facility that aren’t taxpayers seems unfair.” To clarify, Coun, McTaggart wants everyone to use the town’s facilities, but not at the same rate as local taxpayers. The […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–Canada’s anti-money laundering agency is warning casinos to carefully eye customers who pay for their gaming with bank drafts ‚Äî the latest method of choice for criminals trying to disguise dirty money. The federal Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, known as Fintrac, says […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–The Defence Department’s internal watchdog is investigating a $400 million border wall contract awarded to a firm that used multiple appearances on Fox News to push for the job. The Pentagon’s inspector general sent a letter Thursday to House Homeland Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson telling him the […]
The Associated PressJake Seiner SAN DIEGO–The baseballs weren’t juiced during a record-setting 2019 regular season, according to a study commissioned by Major League Baseball. They were just flying farther. A four-person committee of scientists found that baseballs this year had less drag on average than in previous seasons, contributing to […]
Students from Mme. Gushulak’s Grade 2 French Immersion class at St. Michael’s School performed a song for their Christmas concert rehearsal yesterday afternoon. – Ken Kellar photo
Staff A Morgan Venne goal four-and-a-half minutes into the third period proved to the game-winner as the Red Lake Miners dumped the Fort Frances Lakers 5-3 in SIJHL action on Tuesday night at the Cochenour Arena. The Miners (14-8-2-1) were quick to welcome recently acquired Fort Frances goalie Dean Buchholz […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–A sentencing hearing starts today for a man who struck a police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times outside an Edmonton football game. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, who is 32, was also found guilty of running down four pedestrians with a U-Haul van in September […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA — Opposition parties’ public fretting over aspects of the newly revised North American free-trade deal-a pact tweaked this week to win American lawmakers’ support-suggests the agreement’s path to ratification might not be smooth. The Liberal government’s minority status in the House of Commons means the […]
