The Associated Press PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.–A Florida woman says lightning destroyed her septic tank and caused a toilet in her house to explode. Marylou Ward tells television station WINK News that the sole toilet in her Port Charlotte home was shattered into hundreds of pieces on Sunday. Ward says the […]
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The Canadian PressMia Rabson Ottawa is going around the Manitoba government in order to give $5.4 million in carbon tax revenues to the province’s schools in the latest carbon-tax battle between the federal Liberals and a provincial Conservative government. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister last month refused to play ball and […]
The Canadian PressEmerald Bensadoun Fifteen people from across Ontario face a combined 195 charges after an investigation into an alleged drug trafficking network involving members and associates of motorcycle gangs, provincial police said yesterday. The operation targeted the Hells Angels Nomads, the Red Devils, and the Hooligans motorcycle clubs and […]
The Canadian Press TILLSONBURG, Ont.–Provincial police are reminding the public about the proper use of 911 after officers were called to remove a bat from a home in Tillsonburg, Ont. OPP say a homeowner in the community called 911 to report a bird flying around in their home as they […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A British Columbia man accused of swimming naked in a shark tank at a Toronto aquarium is expected to plead guilty to mischief in that incident next month. David Weaver, of Nelson, B.C., was arrested and charged in October of last year, four days after the alleged […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO–A man who almost defrauded Revenue Canada of more than $40 million had his prison sentence increased yesterday but won’t have to serve any more time. In a written ruling, the Ontario Court of Appeal said the 18-month term handed to Kevin Plange was far too […]
The Associated PressBrian Hall EAGAN, Minn.–Acclimating to a new offence, the Minnesota Vikings are likely to be without at least one offensive starter in their preseason opener at New Orleans tomorrow night. Second-year right tackle Brian O’Neill has missed the past two practices. He was an observer yesterday with a […]
The Associated Press Chicago isn’t quite ready to say see you later, alligator. The Chicago Sun Times reports that officers serving a search warrant at a northwest side house found a three-foot alligator along with some guns and drugs. They turned the alligator over to animal control. The discovery comes […]
Staff The goals were hard to come by in the first game of the Borderland Soccer League men’s division playoffs. A first-half goal was all they needed as second-place CJ Contracting blanked third-place Manitou Forest Products 1-0 last night in the opener of the two-game, total-goals semi-final at the St. […]
Collin Howarth, left, and Keifer McKinnon played with circuit boards during the Fort Frances Public Library’s “Mad Science Day” yesterday on the facility’s front lawn. The event featured a day of wacky and wild science experiments, along with a live show of demonstrations by real scientist, Connie Schwartz. -Sam Odrowski […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Toronto International Film Festival is introducing a new director’s prize, and the first recipient will be New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi. Festival co-heads Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey say the TIFF Ebert Director Award will be handed out at the inaugural Tribute Gala, which will also […]
The Associated Press BERLIN–Vienna subway travellers have decided that they don’t want their train rides to be scented. The Austrian capital’s transport authority tried out four scents, including hints of green tea, grapefruit, sandalwood and melon, in the ventilation systems of four trains on two of the network’s five lines […]
