Rose May Bolzan, 96, of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at her home. She was born on June 19, 1922 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Paul and Anna Arseneault. She was united in marriage to Joe Bolzan on Nov. 29, 1941. While raising her […]
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The Associated PressDavid Ginsburg BALTIMORE–Chris Davis has tied the major league record for the longest hitless streak by a position player, going 0 for 46 during an unproductive run that began last year. Baltimore’s highly paid first baseman was retired in his first two trips to the plate last night […]
The Associated Press HOUSTON–Jose Altuve hit the ball a really long way. Carlos Correa did just the opposite to win the game for the Houston Astros. Altuve homered to the train tracks above left field to get the Astros on the board, and Correa’s broken-bat RBI infield single in the […]
The Canadian PressKelly Geraldine Malone WINNIPEG–A lawyer representing Manitoba says a “Star Trek” fan wasn’t allowed to keep his personalized ASIMIL8 licence plate because the word cannot be dissociated from the history of forced assimilation of Indigenous people in the province. Manitoba Justice lawyer Charles Murray told court yesterday that […]
The Associated PressEddie Pells MINNEAPOLIS–It was an easy question to ask, even if the answer was tough to absorb. “Why?” It dogged Virginia for a year and three weeks–following the Cavaliers through sweat-soaked practices, hostile arenas up and down the East Coast, on talk radio and pundit-driven TV, and in […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The Liberal government is taking steps to stem the tide of asylum seekers who’ve been crossing into Canada from the U.S. at unofficial border crossings. Tucked into this year’s 392-page omnibus budget bill, which arrived in the House of Commons yesterday evening, is a provision that would […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario drivers could soon see government-mandated stickers about the price of the carbon tax on gas pumps across the province, as the Progressive Conservatives open a new front in their battle with Ottawa over the levy. The environment and energy ministers made the announcement yesterday in one […]
The Canadian PressDan Healing CALGARY–Direct employment in Canada’s oil and gas sector is expected to fall by more than 12,000 jobs this year, according to a new report from PetroLMI. The number of workers is forecast to drop to about 173,300 in 2019, a decline of 23 per cent from […]
Sam Odrowski Coun. John McTaggart, left, Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, Coun. Andrew Hallikas, Mayor June Caul, Coun. Douglas Judson, Coun. Wendy Brunetta, and Coun. Michael Behan all wore various shades of pink at last night’s meeting in support of International Day of Pink which takes place tomorrow (April 10). Mayor Caul […]
The Canadian Press Health Canada said it will launch a months-long consultation process this year on setting a maximum level of arsenic allowed in rice and rice-based food, including baby cereal. Currently, there is no hard limit on arsenic in rice-based food in Canada and the U.S., despite existing regulations […]
Tonight will see patchy clouds with a low of minus-five C (23 F). Tomorrow will be sunny and not as cold with a high of five (41) and a low of minus-five (23). Thursday will be increasingly cloudy, with a high of three (37) and a low of minus-four (25). […]
