The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo.–Sean Reid-Foley acknowledged he was a bundle of nerves from his first pitch to his last in his big-league debut. Ryan O’Hearn homered and drove in a career-high three runs, and Brad Keller threw seven strong innings, as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto […]
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The Associated PressColleen Barry MILAN–A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed today in the Italian port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 45 metres into a heap of rubble. The city’s mayor said at least 25 people were killed, although some […]
The Associated PressSteve Overbey ST. LOUIS–Nationals’ manager Dave Martinez was awake most of the night after Washington lost on a walk-off grand slam Sunday. He likely won’t be catching up on that missed sleep anytime soon. Paul DeJong handed the Nationals their second-straight walk-off loss–capping a back-and-forth finish with a […]
Jamie Mountain Local youth hockey players are working to improve their skills this week at the Northwestern Hockey Camp Canada at the Memorial Sports Centre. Led by instructors Jamie Davis, Harry Mahood, and Austin Sutter, kids aged five-17 are engaging in the high-performance sessions each day this week through Friday. […]
Sam Odrowski David Morrison admired his tie-dyed creation as he unravelled the fabric to hang it on a clothesline to dry during Community Living’s Open Air Art Studio at Point Park yesterday. A Shibori Dyeing craft took place, where people could tie-dye pillow cases, bandanas, white T-shirts, or whatever fabric […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKenna REGINA–An AIDS support worker in Saskatchewan says pipes should be more available to drug users if the province wants to reduce HIV rates that are among the highest in North America. Jason Mercredi of AIDS Saskatoon said there aren’t any pipes available as a means of […]
Duane Hicks Town council last night passed a bylaw to enter into an agreement with Resolute FP Canada Inc. to purchase the Shevlin wood yard and the former nurses’ station on Mowat Avenue for a nominal fee. “Negotiations have been ongoing for months, and I must say Resolute has been […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–Conservative MP Maxime Bernier is taking issue with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s oft-repeated message of diversity in Canada, calling it a form of “radical multiculturalism.” In a series of tweets published late Sunday in both French and English, Bernier says he believes promoting too much diversity […]
From the MNRF Four new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by early yesterday evening. One was located in Kenora District, near Cedar Lake and Camp Robinson, about 50 km northwest of Dryden. It was listed as “not under control” at 0.5 hectares in size at last report. The […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Kevin Pillar wasn’t going to let Saturday’s failed attempt at stealing second slow him down on the base paths. After delivering a pinch-hit double in the sixth inning yesterday, the Blue Jays’ centre-fielder was aggressive in his pursuit of the go-ahead run on an infield grounder by […]
From the OPP Shortly after 9 a.m., yesterday, members of the Rainy River District OPP were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check. Officers engaged a male and conducted an investigation at the roadside. As a result of this investigation, a 46-year-old Atikokan man was charged with operating a […]
Staff The town has done its annual stock-taking and will be selling off surplus materials, equipment, and vehicles. All town departments recently were contacted to provide a list of redundant items to be included in the sale, resulting in various items being identified as surplus. These assets range from two […]
