Jamie Mountain Muskie Martina Woods was knocked down to the ice from behind while trying to chase down International Falls Broncos’ captain Taylor Sears during Fort High’s 2-1 overtime win in the opener of their annual two-game “Border Battle” exhibition series Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canada Post employees have been legislated back to work after more than five weeks of rotating strikes but that isn’t stopping their brethren from picking up picket signs to support them–and once again slowing the mail in the process. Just after the federal government passed a law […]
The Canadian Press WHITEHORSE–Tests will be performed on the body of a grizzly bear to try to find out why it killed a woman and her 10-month-old daughter in Yukon earlier this week. Environment Yukon spokeswoman Roxanne Stasyszyn said it’s hoped the examination will offer some clues about what motivated […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Union leaders and politicians who talk about saving a General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ont. are selling “false hope,” Doug Ford said yesterday, as the leader of the union representing the affected autoworkers accused the premier of undermining efforts to fight the job cuts. Ford held […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s provincial agencies, including the LCBO, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., and Ontario Power Generation, now will need the government’s direct approval for any wage settlements reached through collective bargaining. In a memo to cabinet sent this week, Treasury Board president Peter Bethlenfalvy said the agencies must […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The federal Liberals aren’t living up to a promise to legislate a right to housing, a group of housing and homelessness advocates say, and that’s threatening the objectives of their own $40-billion housing strategy. “The right to housing means that every Canadian should have access to […]
The Canadian Press A town of about 1,400 people in Northern Ontario is crediting an ambitious marketing campaign with drawing two dozen new families to the community. Last year, Smooth Rock Falls, Ont. offered to reimburse 90 percent of the cost of the land if people built on it within […]
The Associated Press DELTA, B.C.–Cst. Derek Gallamore was shocked when his department in Delta, B.C. busted a woman allegedly selling weed-laced brownies with 40 times the recommended single dose of THC. The sugary treat looked identical to a regular grocery store confection but packed a whopping 400 mg of THC, […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup BUENOS AIRES, Argentina–Canada says it is on track to sign a new North American free-trade agreement on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina but Foreign Affairs minister Chrystia Freeland would not provide a firm confirmation today. Freeland, speaking on a sunny patio at a […]
By Ken Maguire The Associated Press SALY, Senegal — Timothy Ighoefe is an intimidating defender at 6-foot-11 and 245 pounds. Still, the Nigerian knows he must improve if his decision to play basketball instead of soccer is going to pay off and take him to the NBA. The 18-year-old Ighoefe […]
The Associated Press BANGKOK — A man was killed by a wild elephant after his speeding car hit the animal near a national park in northeastern Thailand, police said Thursday. Police Lt. Col. Kemchat Paedkaew said the accident occurred at dusk Wednesday on a small road that has signs telling […]
The Associated Press ROME — The Vatican and bishops from Europe and beyond have developed guidelines for the sale or reuse of Catholic Churches to help ensure that they retain their cultural heritage and serve the community, not commerce. The guidelines were being finalized at a Vatican-backed conference Thursday that […]
