The Associated PressJanet McConnaughey NEW ORLEANS–Huge sculptures of sea life are dotted about New Orleans’ aquarium and zoo , all of them made from plastic trash that washed ashore. There’s a great white shark made partly of bottle caps and beach toys and a jellyfish made mostly of cut-up water […]
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From the OPP On Sunday at approximately 2:25 a.m., a member of the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a vehicle stop on King’s Highway in Fort Frances. The officer spoke with the driver, whom he determined was under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported […]
The Canadian PressKelly Geraldine Malone WINNIPEG–A cultural club in Winnipeg said one of its board members has agreed to resign after it hosted a meeting for the Canadian Nationalist Party over the weekend. The Belgian Club said in a statement posted to Facebook that a junior member of its staff […]
The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn.–Authorities say former World Wrestling Entertainment star Brian Christopher Lawler has died after attempting suicide in his jail cell. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the 46-year-old son of WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Jerry “The King” Lawler was found hanging in his cell on Saturday. […]
of the MNRF Fort Frances Ogimaa Binesiiyog Stewardship Youth Rangers Rianna Roche, left, and Jaiden VanDulmen examined bloodroot during a recent nature walk at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre. There the youth rangers learned about local Indigenous history and archeology. They also helped to clean up the area by weeding unwanted […]
The Associated PressSarah Trotto CHICAGO–An injury to star rookie Lourdes Gurriel Jr. dampened the excitement after a late Blue Jays comeback. Brandon Drury hit a go-ahead, two-run double in a five-run ninth inning and Toronto beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 yesterday. Gurriel extended his Toronto record of consecutive multihit […]
From the MNRF There were 23 new fires in the Northwest region by the early evening yesterday. Widespread lightning over the past few days has yielded numerous new starts in the western and central areas of the region as fire hazard conditions rebound. At the time of this update there […]
The Canadian PressOlivia Bowden TORONTO–Parks Canada says it has reached an agreement to acquire a privately-owned parcel of land in Ontario’s Georgian Bay area to expand the Bruce Peninsula National Park. The 1,324-hectare property called Driftwood Cove includes 6.5 km of uninterrupted shoreline and is home to at least 10 […]
The Associated PressJohn Kekis COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.–Chipper Jones didn’t bow to the pressure of the moment, and it was considerable. Jones was inducted yesterday into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and he stood there delivering his speech with wife Taylor staring up at him, hours away from giving birth to a […]
The Canadian PressCraig Slater REGINA–Bo Levi Mitchell threw three touchdown passes and the Calgary Stampeders improved to 6-0 with a 34-22 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday night. The Stampeders exploded with a 24-point first quarter, highlighted by Mitchell’s two touchdown strikes, both of which were set up by […]
Sam Odrowski A group of children who attended the Couchiching Fire Department open house on Saturday had a chance to meet with “Sparky the Fire Dog.” The mascot spread cheer throughout the open house and provided a sense of entertainment to all that came. Kids who attended the open house […]
Tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with a low of 14 C (57 F). Tomorrow will be partly sunny in the morning with thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Expect a high of 28 (82) and a low of 12 (54). Wednesday will be rainy, a high of 19 […]
