Rainy River District School Board, Seven Generations Education Institute, and SayITFirst partnered to implement the Ojibwe Language Strategy Anishinaabemodaa in 2017, with the main goal of helping to awaken the language that has seen fewer and fewer speakers over time. The official launch of the Ojibwe Language Strategy yesterday will […]
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The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The Canadian military isn’t letting its hair down just yet, but for the first time, women in uniform will be allowed to wear ponytails. The move, which also makes nylon stockings optional when in a skirt and permits flat shoes instead of pumps or oxfords, is […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Pat Maroon figures his grandfather was watching him from heaven when he set up Tyler Bozak’s winning goal in the St. Louis Blues’ 2-1 playoff victory over the Winnipeg Jets last night. Maroon battled for the puck in the corner and then sent a backhand pass […]
“Spring Fever Days” will run today through Saturday (April 11-13) in Emo. Be sure to check out the special supplement that was in this week’s Times! “The Improvised Life: Exploring Intersections of Mental Health and Creativity Through Jazz,” will be held Friday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at Backus Auditorium. […]
The Associated PressBen Walker NEW YORK–Jake Odorizzi was in complete control. He really was. And then . . . “It’s not often you see something like that happen,” he said, much later. Odorizzi and the Minnesota bullpen suddenly went wild, allowing seven straight batters to reach base despite not hitting […]
The Canadian Press Some Elvis fans are all shook up over an Ontario town’s decision to stop running an annual festival devoted to the King of Rock n’ Roll. Councillors voted unanimously this week to discontinue the Collingwood Elvis Festival as a municipally operated event after this year’s edition, which […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–The rising number of children being taken to hospital for suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts is being described as a crisis, but Canadian data is too incomplete to measure the scope of the problem, a Montreal researcher who has studied the issue said. Dr. Brett Burstein, […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–Humanity got its first glimpse yesterday of the cosmic place of no return: a black hole. And it’s as hot, as violent and as beautiful as science fiction imagined. In a breakthrough that thrilled the world of astrophysics and stirred talk of a Nobel Prize, scientists released […]
The Associated PressMalcolm Ritter NEW YORK–Hey Kitty! Yes, you. A new study suggests household cats can respond to the sound of their own names. No surprise to you or most cat owners, right? But Japanese scientists said last week that they’ve provided the first experimental evidence that cats can distinguish […]
In a story on page A12 of yesterday’s Times, it was incorrectly reported that New Gold had pledged a donation of $8,000 a year to the Riverside Foundation for Health Care specifically for doctor recruitment. New Gold has in fact pledged to donate $40,000 a year toward doctor recruitment. The […]
Ken Kellar Steve Sopotiuck quizzed a class taking the hunter safety course at the Sunset Country Métis Hall on Friday night. The course was offered free of charge along with the Canadian Firearm Safety Course to Métis citizens thanks to funding from the Métis Nation of Ontario and the Nuclear […]
