The Associated PressJennifer McDermott PROVIDENCE, R.I.–More than 400 icebergs have drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes over the past week in an unusually large swarm for this early in the season–forcing vessels to slow to a crawl or take detours of hundreds of miles. Experts are attributing it to […]
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The Associated PressDoug Ferguson AUGUSTA, Ga.–In the toughest opening round at the Masters in 10 years, it all felt so easy to Charley Hoffman. For the better part of three hours, in a ferocious wind that made the Georgia pines creak, he had the right yardage for the perfect club […]
The annual fundraiser book sale at Revco Carpet continues today (April 7) from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and again Saturday, April 8 from 9 a.m.-noon. The public can drop by the store (950 Fifth St. W.), fill a bag with books, and then make a donation. Proceeds will go to support […]
Submitted Customers, friends, family, and neighbours turned out in droves Monday to help Jo Belluz celebrate her 85th birthday. The surprise party featured cake and coffee, as well as lively conversation for all the well-wishers who stopped by at the Belluz Concrete & Rentals office on the highway in west […]
Duane Hicks Anyone can bully, anyone can be victimized by bullying, but together we can stop it. The local Celebrating Diversity committee wants you to “think pink” next Wednesday. April 12 is “Day of Pink”–a day where communities can unite in celebrating diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesJessica Smith Cross TORONTO–Ontario’s premier says she isn’t buying an argument from the development industry that stricter rent control will do more harm than good for renters in the province. Kathleen Wynne’s comments Tuesday came amid reports of some residents in Toronto seeing their rents double–a situation […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Liquor Control Board of Ontario staff represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union will be holding a strike vote April 24 and 25. The union long has railed against the government’s move to sell beer, wine, and cider in grocery stores, calling it “creeping privatization.” At […]
The Associated PressJim Litke AUGUSTA, Ga.–Strong winds and a fall down a staircase by the Masters pre-tournament favourite could change the complexion of the season’s first major. Dustin Johnson, the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer, injured his lower back late yesterday afternoon in what his agent described as a “serious” fall […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Thousands of Canadians have started what some are calling a “pilgrimage” to France this week as the country prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of one of its most iconic battles: Vimy Ridge. Among them are 12,000 students who have studied and saved for months to […]
The Associated Press DENVER–A man trying to eat a half-pound glazed doughnut in 80 seconds as part of a Denver doughnut shop’s eating challenge choked to death, one of two people who died in such contests this past weekend. Travis Malouff, 42, died early Sunday of asphyxia due to obstruction […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Conservative Sen. Lynn Beyak, who famously declared “some good” came out of Canada’s residential schools, has been kicked off the Senate’s committee on Aboriginal Peoples. Jake Enwright, a spokesperson for interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose, confirmed the decision in a statement late yesterday. “Ms. Ambrose has […]
Joey Payeur It was 24 hours of their lives they never will want to repeat again. The Fort Frances Lakers were among the mourners at Our Lady of Lourdes Church at Couchiching yesterday morning for the funeral of former assistant general manager and assistant coach Grant Perreault, who passed away […]
