The Canadian PressChristopher Reynolds MONTREAL–The country’s transportation ministers have agreed to develop an entry-level national training standard for semi-truck drivers. Federal Transport minister Marc Garneau said the minimum bar to get behind the wheel of a semi truck will ensure truckers have the necessary skills, and will be in place […]
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From the OPP On Jan. 17 at 11:50 p.m., Atikokan OPP officers observed a motor-vehicle collision in the Township of Atikokan. After speaking with the 49-year-old driver from Atikokan, she subsequently was arrested at the scene. She was transported to the Atikokan detachment for breath tests. Her vehicle was towed […]
Riverside Health Care will hold its next open board meeting today (Jan. 24) at 6 p.m. in the boardroom at La Verendrye Hospital. “Kids & Company” presents Geronimo Stilton (“Mouse in Space”) today (Jan. 24) at 6:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. Advance tickets cost $10.50 (available online at www.kidsandco.ca) […]
Staff Highway 11 between Longlac and Hearst has re-opened, the OPP reported this morning. It had been closed for several hours following a collision involving two tractor-trailers that occurred yesterday around 6:40 p.m. about 40 km east of Longlac. One of the vehicles was hauling a load that contained a […]
Sam Odrowski John Cousineau’s Grade 1 French Immersion class at St. Michael’s School showed off their storybook character costumes for “Dress Up Day” there this morning. Staff and students from all grades got dressed as their favourite characters.
The Canadian PressDan Ralph TORONTO–Joe Montana isn’t a big fan of the NFL’s overtime format. On Sunday in the AFC title game, New England won the toss to secure the ball to begin overtime. Tom Brady then engineered a 15-play, 80-yard march that Rex Burkhead capped with a two-yard TD […]
The Associated PressRodrique Ngowi BOSTON–Wilson Menashi palmed a squid in his left hand and extended his arm into an aquarium tank, watching as a giant Pacific octopus stretched out tentacles to greet him like a friend. “Freya” latched some of her 2,240 suction cups onto Menashi’s arm, using their powers […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson SAN DIEGO–Rory McIlroy had a week to remember on his first trip to San Diego. He carried Northern Ireland’s flag during the opening ceremony of the Junior World Championship and later had a picture taken at Torrey Pines with a certain Mr. Woods. That was 20 […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dismissing calls to remove Canada’s ambassador to China from his post, saying such a change wouldn’t help two Canadians detained by Chinese authorities get home sooner. Meeting with reporters today in Quispamsis, N.B., Trudeau was asked if he intended to recall […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton TORONTO–The jubilant cheers coming from the Maple Leafs’ locker-room very easily could have been swapped out for a collective sigh of relief. Nazem Kadri recorded his fifth-career hat trick as part of a four-point night, and Auston Matthews snapped the second-longest goal drought of his career, […]
Sam Odrowski Grade 12 students at Fort High participated in a “Connected North” session this morning where they were joined via video teleconference with medical professional Ray Vollmer out of St. Louis University to learn about autopsies and forensics. Vollmer conducted a live autopsy, with the students having a chance […]
