Nicholas Donaldson Emma Fyfe, left, Hazel Rousseau, Cassandra Armstrong, and Gabby Bourgeault, in Ms. Sieders’ Grade 1 class, all were in costume yesterday for “dress as a favourite storybook character day” at St. Michael’s School.
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The Associated PressTerrance Harris ORLANDO, Fla.–The NFL and its players were looking for ways to spice up the Pro Bowl, so they decided to have San Diego Chargers’ quarterback Phillip Rivers throw balls at opponents. Dodge balls. After moving the game to Orlando this year and returning it to the […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson SAN DIEGO–With the Pacific Ocean behind him, Tiger Woods drew back his driver and sent it soaring across the blue sky yesterday at Torrey Pines. Watching from 50 yards away was Jay Monahan, the new commissioner of the PGA Tour. “That’s a nice sight, isn’t it?” […]
Joey Payeur Cynthia Martin of the Majinx magic team from St. Eugene interacted with the Grade 1 and 2 French Immersion students at St. Michael’s School on Monday while teaching them some of the tricks of the trade. Martin and her partner, Lawrence Larouche, were in town to do a […]
The Canadian PressChris Purdy EDMONTON–Bret McCann and his family got up in the middle of the night half-a-world away to watch a live video feed of a judge handing a life sentence to the man who killed McCann’s parents. Travis Vader was facing anywhere from time served to life in […]
The Associated PressLarry Lage DETROIT–The Toronto Maple Leafs made quite an investment in goalie Frederik Andersen last summer–trading a first- and second-round pick to Anaheim to acquire the goaltender and giving him a five-year, $25-million deal. He is providing quite a return. Andersen made 22 saves for his second-straight shutout, […]
Staff Local residents soon will be able to get a warranty covering their sewer and water services. At its regular meeting Monday night, town council endorsed the “Service Line & In-Home Plumbing Repair” program through Local Authority Services (LAS) in partnership with Service Line Warranties of Canada (SLWC). The warranty […]
The Associated PressLynn Elber LOS ANGELES–Mary Tyler Moore didn’t have it all on her 1970s sitcom but what she had was enough. A husband and kids, long the stock TV recipe for female contentment, were absent from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Instead, Mary Richards combined work, friends, and lovers […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A major new report is calling for dramatic changes to help shore up Canada’s news industry as it faces a massive decline in revenues and a growing “fake news” problem. The 100-page Public Policy Forum report calls for a sales tax on foreign companies selling digital subscriptions […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The Canadian Forces ombudsman is taking the military to task for its treatment of ill and injured cadets, saying little has changed since a deadly grenade explosion at a cadet camp back in 1974. In a report to be released today, Gary Walbourne said the military […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The way Canadians cast their ballots in the next federal election still is up in the air as the Liberal government weighs the pros and cons of keeping–or abandoning–a major campaign promise. The results of MyDemocracy.ca–a controversial online survey designed to be yet another way to […]
Nicholas Donaldson New transportation regulations for animal handling could be coming along soon. Jason Reid, a Beef Farmers of Ontario board member, outlined the major points of these proposed changes during the annual meeting of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association last Thursday evening at Our Lady of the Way School […]
