Joey Payeur They had their eyes firmly on the prize but blinked at the wrong moment. The Plaza Lanes team of Mildred Bedard, Ruth Bagacki, Gary Vittie, and Evelyn Barker came within inches of winning the Northern Ontario Club 55 Cup Provincials last Wednesday in Azilda (near Sudbury). But after […]
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Staff Impending motherhood cost them one of the cogs in their championship machine, but the rulers of the kingdom weren’t going to let that be a reason to give up their throne. Back-to-back titles suited the defending champions of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League just fine last Thursday at […]
The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C.–Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR’s most popular driver, announced today that he will retire at the end of the season. The two-time Daytona 500 winner set an aftearnoon news conference with team owner Rick Hendrick to discuss his decision. Hendrick Motorsports said in a news release that […]
The Canadian PressJohn Cotter EDMONTON–Police say a 19-month-old boy found dead outside a church last week was covered in bruises and was horribly abused before he was killed by a blow to the head. A passer-by found the lifeless body of Anthony Joseph Raine outside the Good Shepherd Anglican Church […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his younger brother, Michel, was able to avoid a criminal record after he was caught with marijuana because of his father’s connections. Trudeau revealed the little-known fact about his brother, who died in a B.C. avalanche about 20 years ago, during a […]
The Canadian Press The United States has fired the opening shot in a latest softwood lumber war against Canada, with the Trump administration announcing its first batch of duties on imported wood in the neighbourhood of 20 percent. The move was expected: the historic dispute over lumber pricing has led […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Rail safety advocates are using virtual reality to highlight just how dangerous it can be to cross or trespass near train tracks. “Operation Lifesaver,” a public-private partnership that promotes awareness of safety issues around crossings, launched a campaign yesterday to mark the beginning of Rail Safety Week. […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains VANCOUVER–Health Canada’s proposal to loosen regulations on importing prescription-grade heroin to treat opioid addiction is being hailed as a crucial step to reducing fentanyl-fuelled deaths across the country. Drug policy campaigner Caitlin Shane, who is with the advocacy group Pivot Legal Society, said 931 overdose deaths […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan were delighted to yield the spotlight to Norman Powell for a night. Powell scored a career playoff-high 25 points on an array of dunks and long bombs to lift the Raptors to a 118-93 blowout of the Milwaukee Bucks last night. […]
The Canadian Press FORT McMURRAY, Alta.–The Canadian Red Cross says three-quarters of the $323 million raised since a destructive wildfire struck Fort McMurray last spring has been spent or committed nearly a year after the disaster. The fire, nicknamed “the beast” because it was so fierce and unpredictable, forced 88,000 […]
The Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif.–Cameron Maybin stood at third base in the tie game, eyed the infield playing in, and then immediately broke on contact. He dove head-first into home, slid his out-stretched left hand around catcher Russell Martin’s tag, and scored what proved the final run last night in […]
Duane Hicks Jean Richards showed off Ed Halvorsen’s pair of entries for the Fine Line Art Gallery’s annual spring art show, this year entitled “Then and Now,” which will open this Friday from noon-7 p.m. The exhibit will run through the month of May.
