Staff A full slate of candidates will be on the ballot for the municipal and public school board election here come Oct. 22. Rick Wiedenhoeft was the last candidate to put his name in prior to the 2 p.m. deadline on Friday. Wiedenhoeft was a town councillor for 11 years […]
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The Associated PressLaurie KellmanHannah Fingerhut WASHINGTON–Young people are looking for a change this election season–a generational change. A poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV found that most Americans ages 15 to 34 think voting in the midterm elections gives their generation some say about […]
The Associated PressCandice Choi NEW YORK–McDonald’s is fighting to hold onto customers as the Big Mac turns 50, but it’s not messing with the makings of its most famous burger. The company is celebrating the 1968 national launch of the double-decker sandwich whose ingredients of “two all-beef patties, special sauce, […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber New research is upending old assumptions about what the ancestors of today’s Inuit learned from Viking settlers. And the techniques researchers have developed to show that ancient Dorset and Thule people knew how to spin yarn centuries before the Norse were thought to have taught them […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–New documents show Canada’s auditor general plans to dive into one of the Trudeau government’s most contentious claims: that the country is facing a severe shortage of fighter jets. The assertion was first made in November 2016 and was central to the government’s plan to buy Super […]
The Canadian PressBill Beacon MONTREAL–Vernon Adams may be the starting quarterback when the Montreal Alouettes face the Edmonton Eskimos, but he knows he’s only keeping the seat warm for Johnny Football. Adams, the last Montreal starter to put together back-to-back wins in 2016, will be behind centre when the Alouettes […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto TORONTO–The Blue Jays were confident they could end their six-game home stand with a win yesterday afternoon. But one rough inning four hours after the first pitch spelled a meltdown for Toronto ahead of its longest road trip of the season. Brian Dozier scored the go-ahead […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s fiscal watchdog warned yesterday that restraining wage growth in the public sector will be a challenge for the new Progressive Conservative government, which has vowed to find billions in “efficiencies” without job cuts. Financial Accountability Officer Peter Weltman said the government’s efforts to drive down costs […]
The Associated PressMenna Zaki CAIRO–People who took to the streets in Egypt for an online dance challenge face penalties over allegations they endangered lives and violated public decency, the state media reported on Tuesday. The dance craze flared up social media networks with video postings of people dancing in response […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Maggie Le Mesurier instructed a 3D printing workshop yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, which taught participants the basics of 3D printing. Those who complete the 3D orientation workshop can then use the 3D printer to create small objects such as whistles and dice, so […]
Staff With one day left to file for the Oct. 22 municipal election, yet more district residents have stepped forward to run as school board trustees and for spots on their respective municipal councils. John McTaggart is the latest to put his hat in the ring to run for a […]
The Associated PressKen Miller OKLAHOMA CITY–An 11-year-old girl has quite the fish tale: A rare pacu with human-like teeth chomped down on the worm at the end of her line while she was fishing with her grandparents and brother in an Oklahoma lake. But Kennedy Smith isn’t exaggerating when she […]
