The Associated PressChad Day WASHINGTON–A 29-year-old gun-rights activist served as a covert Russian agent while living in Washington, gathering intelligence on American officials and political organizations and working to establish back-channel lines of communications for the Kremlin, federal prosecutors charged yesterday. The announcement of the arrest of Maria Butina came […]
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The Associated PressDavid Ginsburg WASHINGTON–The ball cleared the centre field wall, and the sellout crowd roared. Bryce Harper threw his bat in the air, thrust both index fingers skyward and yelled with delight as a shower of streamers rained upon the crowd of 43,698. It could have been a scene […]
The Canadian PressJanice Dickson OTTAWA–Under mounting pressure from opposition MPs, the House of Commons immigration committee will meet at least two times before early August to study the simmering issue of asylum seekers crossing into Canada from the United States. Committee members agreed yesterday during a rare summer session to […]
From the MNRF There was one new fire in the Northwest Region by mid-afternoon yesterday. Red Lake fire #93 is among a large cluster of fires burning in Woodland Caribou Provincial Park in the Sabourin Lake area, the 1.2 hectare fire is currently “not under control.” Generally cloudy skies and […]
The Associated PressVirginia MayoRaf Casert ORLEANS, Mass.–Over 3,000 miles from the trenches and battlefields of the Western Front, where many hundreds of thousands had already died, residents of Orleans, Massachusetts, were enjoying a typical summer morning on July 21, 1918, waiting for the fog to lift off the shore. Then […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s asked Transport Minister Marc Garneau to find solutions following Greyhound’s withdrawal of bus service from western Canada. Trudeau calls Greyhound’s move “difficult” for people who live on the Prairies and for those who are already struggling economically. The prime minister has […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains VANCOUVER–Conditions such as sleep problems, irritable bowel syndrome and depression are more common among multiple sclerosis patients five years before they develop medically recognized signs of the disease, a new study from the University of British Columbia suggests. Prof. Helen Tremlett at UBC’s division of neurology […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–Exactly seven months before the 2016 presidential election, Russian government hackers made it onto a Democratic committee’s network. One of their carefully crafted fraudulent emails had hit pay dirt, enticing an employee to click a link and enter her password. That breach of the Democratic Congressional Campaign […]
The Canadian PressTara Deschamps TORONTO–Some consumers have vowed to take their patriotism to the supermarket and buy only made-in-Canada products after the federal government slapped retaliatory tariffs on dozens of U.S. goods as part of an escalating trade war with the country’s biggest trading partner. However, avoiding products from south […]
Press Release Seven days of activities recognizing LGBTQ2 equality and inclusion in the Borderland region have come to a close. Organizers of the first-ever Pride festival for the Rainy River District and Koochiching County are calling public enthusiasm and participation in the events “unprecedented” and “inspiring” “We set out to […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The leader of Ontario’s Opposition said Friday that Doug Ford’s decision to repeal Ontario’s modernized sex-ed curriculum and replace it with a 20-year-old version was a move to please social conservatives and one that would hurt the province’s children. Andrea Horwath called on Ford to keep […]
The Canadian Press BANFF, Alta.–Several Indigenous elders are to be flown by helicopter into the backcountry of Banff National Park today for a blessing ceremony as officials prepare to let recently reintroduced bison roam free. The trip organized by Parks Canada is part of the overall plan to release the […]
