The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–President Donald Trump will loom large when representatives from several NATO countries gather here this week to finalize plans for deployment of a Canadian-led battle group to Latvia starting in the spring. But at least one senior official from the eastern European nation is counselling calm. […]
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The Canadian Press WHALE COVE, Nunavut–Three men have drowned after a large snowmachine crashed through sea ice in Nunavut. Mounties say it happened Saturday near Whale Cove, on the western shore of Hudson Bay, while the men were making a cargo run from Rankin Inlet to Arviat. One of the […]
The Associated PressClay Bailey MEMPHIS, Tenn.–Marc Gasol scored a career-best 42 points–and the Memphis Grizzlies needed every last one of them. Gasol’s night was capped by the deciding two free throws with 36 seconds left as the Grizzlies handed Toronto its fifth-straight loss with a 101-99 victory last night. Gasol’s […]
The Canadian PressJennifer Graham SASKATOON–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has continued his town hall tour of Canada with a rather friendly and low-key public meeting in Saskatoon. Trudeau was greeted with a standing ovation last night before taking questions that gave him an opportunity to explain his government’s position on a […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains VANCOUVER–The smell of rubbing alcohol permeates a tiny room where chronic heroin users inject a pharmaceutical-grade version of the drug three times a day to just feel normal. Justin Hall, 48, exits the freshly-cleaned injection room at the Crosstown Clinic in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside after his […]
Staff Two weeks ago, the Fort Frances Lakers had lost three in a row and were wondering how to get out of fifth place in the SIJHL standings. Now they’ve won four-straight and look to be in fifth gear while having a more than realistic shot at second place. The […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Internal evaluations of the Canada Pension Plan show the retirement system is poorly understood by most of the public–a problem retiree Evan Brett avoided only through luck and meticulous record-keeping. The 76-year-old realtor and his wife, Latifah, dove into their files at their Langley, B.C. home […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared a gastro-intestinal outbreak at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home here. As a result, all admissions, transfers, discharges, and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors also are restricted to family members and caregivers only. […]
The Associated PressJohn Pye MELBOURNE, Australia–It was one, two, and three for the ages as Venus and Serena Williams set up another all-sisters Australian Open final while Roger Federer ensured he’ll contend for another Grand Slam title. They’re calling it “Throwback Thursday” at Melbourne Park: three players who can combine […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Prosecutors have begun laying out their DNA evidence at the retrial of a man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl back in 1984. Mark Edward Grant has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Candace Derksen, who vanished while walking home from school. Grant […]
From the OPP Yesterday at 2:16 a.m., the Rainy River District OPP received a complaint about a motor vehicle operating in Fort Frances. Officers located the vehicle on the 800 block of King’s Highway. The driver, a 36-year-old male of Garson, Ont., was arrested and taken to the OPP detachment […]
The Canadian Press KENORA, Ont.–The Ontario Provincial Police says one of its officers has been charged with three criminal offences after an investigation that began this week. Police said the alleged offences occurred Jan. 18 when the officer was off-duty. They noted their investigation began Monday. Cst. Steve Tetreault, a […]
