The Associated PressBen Walker HOUSTON–Gerrit Cole rattles off the names of the pitching greats with ease, featuring the same command he shows with his vaunted four-seam fastball. Bob Gibson. Tom Seaver. Don Drysdale. Plus the guys he saw in person as a kid–Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling–when they dominated in […]
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The Associated PressRonald Blum HOUSTON–Max Scherzer was taunted over his eyes as a kid. Now he treasures them. Washington’s Game 1 starter in the World Series against Houston has baseball’s most unusual orbs: blue on the right, brown on the left, a condition known as Heterochromia iridis. “I’ve always celebrated […]
The Associated PressMarilynn Marchione The drug company Biogen Inc. said today it will seek federal approval for a medicine to treat early Alzheimer’s disease, a landmark step toward finding a treatment that can alter the course of the most common form of dementia. The announcement was a surprise because the […]
Tonight will be cloudy with periods of rain mixed with snow with a low of one C (34 F). Tomorrow will continue the chance of rain and snow flurries throughout the day turning to a chance of flurries overnight. Expect to see a high of three (37) and a low […]
From the OPP
The Rainy River District detachment on the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeing an increase in collisions involving wildlife across the district. In the Atikokan area alone, six moose were killed in a seven-day period. Motorists are reminded of the danger posed by animals moving in the area. Wildlife can […]
From the OPP
On Oct. 16, 2019, at approximately 3:05 p.m., an officer from the Highway Safety Division of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol on Highway 11/17, east of Balsam Street, in the City of Thunder Bay when the officer observed the driver of a motor vehicle travelling at a […]
The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui A United Nations report is highlighting the role “abhorrent” housing conditions play in the poverty and exploitation that Indigenous people face in Canada and around the world. The report, presented to the UN General Assembly on Friday, examines the lack of access to secure housing both […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The contenders in today’s federal election spent the last day of the campaign calling for voters to unite behind their parties amid accusations of dirty politicking and outright lying. From when Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau fired the starting gun on the campaign on Sept. 11, voters have […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The union representing Ontario’s public high school teachers filed for conciliation Friday, saying contracts talks with the provincial government have stalled. The president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation called the talks with the government and school boards, which started this month, “extremely frustrating and […]
The Canadian Press FORT MCMURRAY, Alta.–Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg continued her tour of Alberta’s oilsands region on Saturday, an Indigenous group says, conducting interviews that the group says will be part of an upcoming BBC documentary. The Mikisew Cree First Nation says in a news release that Thunberg spent […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The union representing Ontario’s Catholic school teachers has decided to vote on a province-wide strike next month. The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) joins the unions representing both elementary and secondary teachers in making such a move. OECTA president Liz Stuart said the strike vote is […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Connor Hellebuyck’s first shutout of the season couldn’t have come at a better time for the Winnipeg Jets. Kyle Connor and Patrik Laine scored in the shootout as the Jets ended a three-game losing skid with a 1-0 victory over the red-hot Edmonton Oilers yesterday. “I […]
