The Associated PressDoug Ferguson SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.–Brooks Koepka has the game to win a U.S. Open on any course. One year after overpowering the wide fairways of Erin Hills in a U.S. Open remembered for low scoring, Koepka navigated his way through the brutal conditions of Shinnecock Hills and closed with […]
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The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Four in every 10 children residing in Finance minister Bill Morneau’s downtown Toronto riding live in poverty, one of the highest rates identified in a new report tracking child poverty rates across all 338 federal ridings. The anti-poverty advocacy group behind the report, Campaign 2000, hopes […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO–If Teoscar Hernandez was hurting after being hit by a pitch, he wasn’t going to let it show on the field. Hernandez took a ball off his unprotected right elbow in the fourth inning, reeling back from the plate in pain and taking his base after […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–The 50 terrified dogs and puppies rescued from crammed cages on a South Korean dog meat farm are well on their way to becoming pets in Canada, Humane Society International said. The dogs, which include terrier crosses, Jindo mixes, and Labrador mixes, were recovered with the […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains VANCOUVER–Transport Canada says a substance that fell from the sky and onto vehicles and people in two B.C. communities was not human feces from aircraft. But one woman believes the foul-smelling material that landed in her eyes had to be excrement. The department has been investigating […]
Duane Hicks Folk singer-songwriter Derek Harrison entertained about 80 people last Thursday evening at the new Rainy Lake Square here with a number of tracks from his new album, “Blossington.” To hear more from Harrison, check out derekharrison.ca. Beloved children’s musician Fred Penner will perform there today starting at 6 […]
Staff Prospective candidates for the fall municipal and school board elections, as well as those who plan to be a third-party advertiser in the elections, are being urged to sign up for an information session tentatively slated for June 27 here. But more people will have to sign up to […]
The Associated PressJosh Lederman SEOUL–The United States and its Asian allies today worked to paper over any semblance of disagreement over President Donald Trump’s concession to Kim Jong Un that the U.S. would halt military exercises with South Korea, with Trump’s top diplomat insisting the president hadn’t backed down from […]
Duane Hicks Jolén Simon, program co-ordinator for the Koochiching Soil and Water Conservation District, gave Joelle Bruyere, a student in Fort High teacher Jody Bonner-Vicker’s Grade 8 class, tips while spray painting the message, “No Dumping: Drains to River,” using a stencil next to a storm drain here this morning. […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–A dozen years ago, Nick Nurse walked into Jerry Crawford’s law office and pitched his longtime friend an idea. “He said, ‘Have you heard about this ‘D’ League?’” Crawford recalled of that momentous meeting. “I said ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘I think we should do it here […]
Sam Odrowski Science North Camps are returning to Fort Frances for the seventh-straight year, where youths aged four-11 will receive week-long programming aimed at teaching them about science in a fun and interactive way. Staff scientist Sean Murray is happy to bring these types of summer camps to more remote […]
The Associated PressMike Fitzpatrick NEW YORK–Juan Soto barely is old enough to be in college, let alone lighting it up at Yankee Stadium. The teen rookie homered twice and drove in four runs, becoming the youngest player in 29 years to go deep in a regular-season game in the Bronx, […]
