The Canadian Press GRANDE CACHE, Alta.–Concerns are being raised about Alberta’s new policy on rehabilitating orphaned bears after a grizzly cub was killed by wildlife officers this week. The province lifted a ban on private rehabilitation of cubs last month but it only applies to black bears. Two women rescued […]
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Stephanie Hagenaars Justin Taylor, a volunteer for the Fort Frances Community Garden, helped to get its raised beds ready for the new growing season. Each one was filled with a few buckets of gravel before being topped up with fresh soil. The garden, located on Lillie Avenue North between Fifth […]
The Canadian PressMelanie Marquis SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que.–Conservative leader Andrew Scheer rallied his troops in Quebec yesterday, promising them there would be more former Bloc Quebecois members joining their ranks. In a speech at a party meeting in Saint-Hyacinthe, he told some 400 supporters there would be more new members like Michel […]
Jamie Mountain Rob Watson, Ducks Unlimited senior manager of events and volunteer relations for Northern Ontario, gave the opening address to those who attended the 34th-annual DU banquet and auction held Friday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club. This year’s event raised more than $30,000 for the local chapter.
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a byelection for the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, only days after pledging $60 million in federal funding for an aluminum-smelting project in the area. Voters there will head to the polls on June 18 to elect a new member […]
The Associated PressLarry Lage WINNIPEG–Dustin Byfuglien is a big problem for Vegas. The 6’5″, 260-pound Winnipeg defenceman can do it all, as the Golden Knights saw up close when he helped the Jets win Game 1 of the Western Conference final on Saturday night with a goal and an assist. […]
The Canadian PressMaija Kappler TORONTO–At campaign events yesterday, both Ontario’s Liberal premier and the leader of the New Democratic Party refused to commit to the possibility of joining forces to form a coalition government should the Progressive Conservatives win a minority in the upcoming election. Premier Kathleen Wynne told supporters […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey TORONTO–For the first time in a provincial election in Ontario, voters will use electronic voting machines when they head to the polls June 7. The voters’ paper lists also will be a thing of past in most ridings, replaced by an electronic version called e-Poll Book. […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton Anticipation, excitement, and a fair amount of nerves are to be expected ahead of a Game 7. That’s the easy part. Or at least the predictable part. But for Winnipeg Jets’ head coach Paul Maurice, something else lingers ahead of two opponents preparing to decide who […]
The Canadian Press LETHBRIDGE, Alta.–Monir Omerzai still was stewing weeks after a fellow diner at a Denny’s spewed a racist tirade at him and his friends. So on Tuesday, he decided to post on Facebook a video he had filmed of the heated exchange at the restaurant in Lethbridge, Alta. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. has signed a deal to buy Helly Hansen, a maker of sportswear and workwear based in Norway, for $985 million. Under the deal for the company controlled by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Canadian Tire also assumes $50 million in debt. The retailer […]
The Canadian Press MISSISSAUGA, Ont.–Doug Ford says he would implement a tax cut for the middle class if his Progressive Conservatives form government after the June 7 election. He said the measure would save taxpayers as much as $786 annually. Ford noted those earning $42,960 to $85,923 per year would […]
