The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield WASHINGTON–Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau raised their trade brinkmanship to a new level yesterday with each saying they were willing to walk away from the North American Free Trade Agreement if they don’t get what they want. Trudeau started the day by branding Trump a rule-breaker […]
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The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Canada’s health minister is offering to share the federal government’s research on overdose prevention and supervised consumption sites with Ontario as the province weighs whether to allow such facilities to continue operating. Ginette Petitpas Taylor said yesterday she hopes Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government will make an […]
From the OPP On Aug. 14 around 7:40 p.m., Sioux Lookout OPP officers were dispatched to a house fire in the area of Cornerstone Lane in Sioux Lookout. While attending the scene, officers observed the home to be filled with smoke. The Sioux Lookout Fire Department entered the home and […]
The Canadian PressHina Alam VANCOUVER–A collection of conservation groups has teamed up to launch legal action aimed at protecting endangered southern resident killer whales. The groups said yesterday that the federal government failed to recommend an emergency order to protect the whales under the Species at Risk Act and they […]
Duane Hicks A crew from Makkinga Contracting was removing the sidewalk at the corner of the 300 block of Scott Street and Portage Avenue on Tuesday. The job will be exactly the same as that done on the 200 block last summer, replacing the interlocking bricks currently in place with […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–A Parks Canada archaeology team is boating towards the graves of the Franklin expedition ships, more than 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, hoping to uncover more secrets from the ill-fated mission. Parks Canada’s team of nine underwater archeologists will arrive on site by Friday […]
The Associated PressMalcolm Ritter NEW YORK–Ancient periods of cold and dry climate helped our species replace Neanderthals in Europe, a study suggests. Researchers found such cold periods coincided with an apparent disappearance of our evolutionary cousins in different parts of the continent, followed by the appearance of our species, Homo […]
The Canadian PressJanice Dickson OTTAWA–Maxime Bernier yesterday claimed he has raised more than $90,000 for his new political venture and says the party he intends to lead will be in place by the time his political rivals return to Ottawa. In a fundraising e-mail to supporters, the former Conservative MP […]
The Associated PressRob Maaddi PHILADELPHIA–Before the Philadelphia Eagles begin their quest for a repeat, they’ll have one more celebration. The first Super Bowl banner in franchise history will be unveiled tonight in front of a sell-out crowd that waited seemingly forever to witness the moment. Then it’s on to defending […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich NEW YORK–Novak Djokovic put aside all of it: from his opponent’s unheard-of, middle-of-a-set chance to change out of sweat-soaked clothes and shoes to consecutive time violations because he let the serve clock expire to the 16 break points he wasted. All that mattered, really, was that […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton TORONTO–Slowly but surely, Aaron Sanchez is beginning to feel like his old self. The Blue Jays’ right-hander tied a season high with eight strikeouts, and Aledmys Diaz hit his 17th home run as part of an early offensive explosion, as Toronto avoided the sweep with a […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen Winnipeg quarterback Matt Nichols could do almost nothing wrong during the Blue Bombers’ three-game winning streak earlier this season. But now that the team is riding a three-game losing skid, many fans think the starting quarterback barely can do anything right. Any suggestion it’s time to […]
