The Canadian PressTeresa Wright KINGSTON, Ont.–Speaking to a small crowd of well-dressed Liberal donors, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke out against division and polarization even as a larger crowd of angry protesters was kept far away from the posh event. Trudeau was the main attraction for the Liberal fundraiser in […]
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Staff Colton Bodnar scored his second of the game 36 seconds into overtime to lift the Fort Frances Lakers to a 4-3 victory over the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs last night. Jaedin Ness also tallied twice while captain Nick Lucas notched three assists to pace the Lakers’ offence. Ryan […]
Staff It was a night of mixed results for the Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams on Tuesday against the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora). The boys’ squad outlasted the Saints in a 5-4 victory at the Ice For Kids Arena that improved their NorWOSSA record to 5-2. Matt […]
By Dan Edmunds The Associated Press What’s America’s favourite family vehicle? The SUV? The minivan? These days, it could very well be the pickup truck. While heavy-duty pickup trucks are still common tools of the trade for contractors and people who move equipment about for a living, so-called half-ton light-duty […]
By Dan Edmunds The Associated Press What’s America’s favourite family vehicle? The SUV? The minivan? These days, it could very well be the pickup truck. While heavy-duty pickup trucks are still common tools of the trade for contractors and people who move equipment about for a living, so-called half-ton light-duty […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — You don’t need to hang the mistletoe higher but you might want to skip the holiday cookies. A new report released Thursday shows U.S. adults aren’t getting any taller but they are still getting fatter. The average U.S. adult is overweight […]
By Michael Weissenstein And Ronald Blum The Associated Press HAVANA — Major League Baseball, its players’ association and the Cuban Baseball Federation reached an agreement that will allow players from the island to sign big league contracts without defecting, an effort to eliminate the dangerous trafficking that had gone on […]
By Gregory Katz And Jill Lawless The Associated Press LONDON — Tens of thousands of passengers were delayed, diverted or stuck on planes Thursday as the only runway at Britain’s Gatwick Airport remained closed into a second day after drones were spotted over the airfield. The airport south of London […]
By Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea said Thursday it will never unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons unless the United States first removes what Pyongyang called a nuclear threat. The surprisingly blunt statement jars with Seoul’s rosier presentation of the North Korean position […]
Choices, good or bad, right or wrong, we all make choices every day. We don’t know if these choices will bring good or bad into our lives. But there is someone who does. Our Father God in Heaven who loves us, every one of us; so much so that He […]
Sam Odrowski The provincial government introduced legislation on Monday to prevent a strike or lockout at the Ontario Power Generation, which Energy minister and local MPP Greg Rickford has deemed necessary to avoid power outages by this weekend. If the bill passes, the Ontario Power Workers’ Union and Ontario Power […]
Sam Odrowski St. Michael’s school staff and students filled the banquet room upstairs at La Place Rendez-Vous at noon on Monday for a Christmas lunch celebration. The Waabishkiibinesii Women singers/drummers performed songs while students sang “Come O Come Emmanuel” before saying grace and enjoying the feast.
