The owner of the former Alexander McKenzie School property requesting a partnership with the town to turn the property into residential building lots. At this evening’s regular meeting, council will receive a letter from Steve Both, who indicated that there is potential on this property for 10 new, serviced lots, […]
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By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press Hockey players are conditioned to think that winning the Stanley Cup means going through the best teams to be the best team. That does not mean they are blind to some of the inequalities of the NHL’s current divisional playoff format. An Associated Press/Canadian […]
By Michael Liedtke And Tom Krisher The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears poised to transform the company’s electric cars into driverless vehicles in a risky bid to realize a bold vision that he has been floating for years. The technology required to make that quantum […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Accidental suffocation is a leading cause of injury deaths in U.S. infants and common scenarios involve blankets, bed-sharing with parents and other unsafe sleep practices, an analysis of government data found. These deaths “are entirely preventable. That’s the most important point,” said […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government released a new ad against the federal carbon tax yesterday that the opposition decried as publicly funded partisan advertising–something the Tories railed against before they were in power. The ad features a female narrator saying the tax will see people pay more to […]
The Canadian PressGiuseppe Valiante AKWESASNE, Ont.–Lewis Mitchell, a former police chief on the Mohawk territory of Akwesasne, chuckled when asked if he thought he would have trouble finding customers when his first batch of cannabis is ready for sale around summertime. “No, not at all,” the president of Seven Leaf […]
The Canadian PressColette Derworiz EDMONTON–An unofficial turnout shows nearly 70 per cent of Albertans voted in Tuesday’s provincial election ‚Äî the highest in decades. Elections Alberta said about 2,615,000 people in Alberta were registered to vote. Deputy chief electoral officer Drew Westwater said the unofficial turnout was 69.9 percent, based […]
The Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–An Indiana man is suing his parents for getting rid of his vast pornography collection, which he estimates is worth $29,000. The 40-year-old man last week filed a lawsuit in federal court in Michigan, where he moved in with his parents in 2016 following a […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains VANCOUER, B.C.–Police in Vancouver are asking parents to have a “tough” conversation with their teenagers about the dangers associated with marijuana at a large unsanctioned 4-20 event while city and park board officials call on organizers to pay for policing costs. Sgt. Jason Robillard said yesterday […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–Two starts ago, on a soggy mound in Philadelphia, Jake Odorizzi let the rain derail his pitching and didn’t finish the first inning. The weather in Minnesota last night didn’t deter him, and neither did Toronto’s lineup. Nelson Cruz had two hits and two RBIs, helping […]
The Associated Press BERLIN–German authorities have ordered a blinged-out golden Porsche off the road for being too shiny. Hamburg’s Morgenpost reported April 5 the 31-year-old driver was stopped in the northern city last week and told his Porsche Panamera, sporting a reflective gold foil finish, might blind other drivers and […]
