The Canadian Press A national not-for-profit land trust says it has expanded a conservation area on a Lake Huron island that has large forests and a long stretch of undeveloped shoreline. The Nature Conservancy of Canada says the portion of land it now protects on Cockburn Island, west of Manitoulin […]
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The Canadian PressStephanie Taylor REGINA–A Regina mother has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence after the tip of her baby’s penis was severed during a circumcision. In an interview, the woman says she and her husband are worried about their son’s self-esteem as he grows up. The circumcision happened last November […]
The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif.–A pair of handmade Nike track shoes from the 1972 Olympic trials has sold for $50,000. Dave Russell, of Sacramento, sold the rare kicks last month to the Graduate Eugene hotel, a Nike-themed property in Eugene, Oregon. “They wanted something that would say, ‘This is Nike […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canada’s telecoms regulator says it has lowered the rates for wholesale broadband access as it looks to increase competition among internet providers. The lower rates announced by the CRTC on Thursday means it will be cheaper for smaller internet providers to buy broadband capacity on the networks […]
New mini-royalty Brecken Mann was crowned by former king Niels Reynolds, and given his cape by contest organizer Sis McCormick, on Thursday evening following his victory in the 2019 mini-king and queen competition. The new mini-queen is Anneliese DeGagne. Well over 100 people packed the upstairs in the Emo Arena […]
Ken Kellar The Fu Fu Chi Chi Choir, Ragged Road and SiouxPerBoat all took part in the “Kitchen Party” that kicked off the afternoon of entertainment at the Moose N’ Fiddle festival’s Saturday session. Members of all three bands jammed together on songs some of them had only learned a […]
Sam Odrowski Christina Gerula showed off her steer with hopes of high prices during the 4-H cattle auction at the Emo Fair on Saturday. During the cattle sale 40 kids from beef clubs around the district showed a total of 31 steers and 15 heifers that they raised themselves through […]
Vaughn Wilson, left and Darwin Lance wasted no time during the “chair carve” event during the 42nd loggers’ competition at the Emo Fair on Friday morning. The pair eagerly sawed into their tree trunks as they began carving their chairs for the event. Wilson came in second place for the […]
The Associated Press BEAUFORT, S.C.–A South Carolina elementary is reopening for the first day of school despite a smouldering, toxic fire in a 50-foot trash pile at a nearby recycling centre. News outlets report Beaufort County School District decided to open Okatie Elementary as scheduled today. It says a sensor […]
The Associated Press BERLIN–A court in Germany has rejected a nine-year-old girl’s bid to join a centuries-old Berlin boys choir. In its ruling Friday, the Berlin administrative court said the choir’s right to choose its singers outweighed the principle of gender equality. The girl’s lawyer, who is also her mother, […]
The Associated PressCiaran Giles MADRID–An Iranian supertanker with $130 million worth of light crude oil that the U.S. suspects is tied to a sanctioned organization left Gibraltar and was heading east into the Mediterranean Sea today, with its next destination reported to be Greece. The Iran-flagged Adrian Darya 1, previously […]
The Associated PressMead Gruver CHEYENNE, Wyo.–“Taco Tuesday” may be a well-known term for a themed dinner night out or at home, but as restaurants across the U.S. have learned, it’s also trademarked. Cheyenne-based Taco John’s–which has nearly 400 locations in 23 states–put its legal stamp on “Taco Tuesday” 30 years […]
