By Sylvia Hui The Associated Press LONDON — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, may be keeping plans about their impending baby under wraps, but that hasn’t stopped everyone in Britain from trying to guess the gender and the name of their first child. If Britain’s bookmakers are […]
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Despite it being well into the month of April, we are currently in the midst of a storm that has brought mixed precipitation to much of our area. The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the public to keep a close eye […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — German authorities have ordered a blinged-out golden Porsche off the road for being too shiny. Hamburg’s Morgenpost reported Friday 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 […]
The Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Residents of a neighbourhood in Jackson, Mississippi, are confused by the bowls of mashed potatoes they’re finding on their cars, porches and mailboxes. Resident Jordan Lewis described the Belhaven neighbourhood as a quirky one, with residents decorating road signs and putting Christmas trees in […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–The rising number of children being taken to hospital for suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts is being described as a crisis, but Canadian data is too incomplete to measure the scope of the problem, a Montreal researcher who has studied the issue said. Dr. Brett Burstein, […]
The Associated PressMalcolm Ritter NEW YORK–Hey Kitty! Yes, you. A new study suggests household cats can respond to the sound of their own names. No surprise to you or most cat owners, right? But Japanese scientists said last week that they’ve provided the first experimental evidence that cats can distinguish […]
Tonight will see snow at times with a low of minus-three C (27 F). Expect an additional accumulation of one to three inches of white stuff tonight. Tomorrow will see periods of snow, with another one to three inches expected to accumulate. Expect a high of zero (32) and a […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The Canadian military isn’t letting its hair down just yet, but for the first time, women in uniform will be allowed to wear ponytails. The move, which also makes nylon stockings optional when in a skirt and permits flat shoes instead of pumps or oxfords, is […]
The Canadian Press Some Elvis fans are all shook up over an Ontario town’s decision to stop running an annual festival devoted to the King of Rock n’ Roll. Councillors voted unanimously this week to discontinue the Collingwood Elvis Festival as a municipally operated event after this year’s edition, which […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–Humanity got its first glimpse yesterday of the cosmic place of no return: a black hole. And it’s as hot, as violent and as beautiful as science fiction imagined. In a breakthrough that thrilled the world of astrophysics and stirred talk of a Nobel Prize, scientists released […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Pat Maroon figures his grandfather was watching him from heaven when he set up Tyler Bozak’s winning goal in the St. Louis Blues’ 2-1 playoff victory over the Winnipeg Jets last night. Maroon battled for the puck in the corner and then sent a backhand pass […]
The Associated PressBen Walker NEW YORK–Jake Odorizzi was in complete control. He really was. And then . . . “It’s not often you see something like that happen,” he said, much later. Odorizzi and the Minnesota bullpen suddenly went wild, allowing seven straight batters to reach base despite not hitting […]
