From the OPP Yesterday around 1:50 a.m., the Greenstone OPP detachment received a report of a stabbing on the First Nation Territory of Long Lake 58. Police attended a residence to find a male with multiple stab wounds to his hands and torso. The victim was transported to hospital to […]
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The Associated Press WASHINGTON–The nation’s capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol Rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday […]
Duane Hicks Want to provide input into the town’s 2019 budget? You had better act fast. As the new town council gets underway with the 2019 budget process, citizens are invited next Monday (Dec. 10) to present their requests to council regarding municipal services and projects they’d like to see […]
The Associated PressRob Maaddi PHILADELPHIA–Carson Wentz was at his best back on the move again. Wentz tossed two touchdown passes, and Darren Sproles ran for a score, as the Philadelphia Eagles stayed in the hunt for the NFC East title with a 28-13 victory over the depleted Washington Redskins last […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey The deteriorating condition of three sick horses has pitted members of a rural Ontario community against the province’s animal welfare agency, and the dispute reached the legislature yesterday. Protesters have gathered for days outside a property in Norfolk County, Ont., about 90 kilometres southwest of Hamilton, […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–After a two-year chase, a NASA spacecraft arrived yesterday at the ancient asteroid Bennu–its first visitor in billions of years. The robotic explorer Osiris-Rex pulled within 19 km of the diamond-shaped space rock. It will get even closer in the days ahead and go […]
The Associated Press DALLAS–Jamie Benn kept up his scoring binge and helped the Dallas Stars get another win. Benn scored his fifth goal in six games as the Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 last night. “Jamie Benn has been phenomenal all year,” Stars’ coach Jim Montgomery lauded. “It’s getting […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The trial of a man accused of killing 10 people in a van attack in north Toronto has been set for Feb. 3, 2020. The date was set at a brief hearing for Alek Minassian, who faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–The Conservatives easily hung onto a long-time Tory fiefdom yesterday, scoring a convincing victory in a federal byelection held in eastern Ontario. With all polls reporting in Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Conservative candidate Michael Barrett, a municipal councillor, had racked up 57.8 percent of the […]
Duane Hicks Coun. Michael Behan made his declaration of elected office while being sworn in by Justice of the Peace Pat Clysdale-Cornell yesterday evening at the Civic Centre during the inaugural meeting of Fort Frances council for the 2018-22 term. The new council will have its first true meeting next […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–The Toronto Raptors were seven seconds away from possibly salvaging a bad game–and potentially capturing their ninth-consecutive victory. Instead, Nikola Jokic had three free throws in the dying seconds and Toronto’s eight-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of Jokic, Canadian Jamal Murray, […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber Half the country’s chinook salmon populations are endangered and most of the rest are in decline, according to a science committee that monitors the health of wildlife populations. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada reported yesterday that of Canada’s 16 Chinook populations, […]
