The Canadian PressLiam CaseyNicole Thompson TORONTO–Six teens were arrested and charged yesterday in connection with an alleged sexual assault at an all-boys’ private school in Toronto as police said they were looking into more incidents and additional charges could follow. Police said five teens, accompanied by their parents or lawyers, […]
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The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The Ontario government will not move forward with a proposed policy that called for gender identity references to be removed from the sexual-education curriculum, Premier Doug Ford said yesterday after the issue surfaced at a weekend gathering of his Progressive Conservative party. Parental rights advocate and […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–Brynn Vincent was only 13 when she started experimenting with drugs and alcohol. Two years later, she was addicted and had run away from home, and then she found out she was pregnant. She sought treatment for addiction at a rehab facility, then moved into a […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Quebec’s premier yesterday pressed his Ontario counterpart to reconsider controversial changes to French language services but couldn’t sway Doug Ford, who maintained francophones in his province would continue to be well-served. Francois Legault said he expressed his disappointment with the Ontario government’s decision to cancel a […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Auditor general Michael Ferguson today fired a bullet at the Trudeau government’s plan to buy second-hand Australian fighter jets, revealing the air force doesn’t have enough people to fly the planes it already has. Ferguson said military commanders first alerted the government to the personnel shortage […]
The Canadian PressJames McCarten WASHINGTON–American officials can’t yet say for sure if there’s been any change in the number of people being turned away at the Canada-U.S. border for using marijuana or working or investing in the legal cannabis industry. But Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman Stephanie Malin says anecdotally, […]
From the OPP On Nov. 11 around 5:05 a.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP received a report of a motor-vehicle collision on Highway 11 at Manitou Rapids First Nation. An officer attended the scene and spoke with the driver, soon suspecting that he had alcohol in his body. […]
It will be cloudy and cold tonight, with an overnight low of minus-16 C (three F) and north winds gusting up to 20 km/h. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with a high of minus-10 (14) and low around minus-11 (12). Look for east-southeast winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Increasing […]
Press Release More than 500 Unifor members in the Dryden-based Domtar pulp mill and Woodlands operations have voted overwhelmingly in favour of new four-year collective agreements. “These contracts contain some of the largest monetary increases in the sector in almost two decades,” said George Smith, Unifor Local 324 president. “As […]
The Associated PressGreg Beacham LOS ANGELES–Even before the fourth lead change of the fourth quarter, well before the 1,001st yard of combined offence was tallied, the Kansas City Chiefs and the L.A. Rams already knew this was a classic. Two powerhouse NFL teams at the peak of their brilliance duelLed […]
The Associated PressLauran Neergaard WASHINGTON–Cat lovers know when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get clean and stay cool. The secret: tiny hooks that spring up on the tongue with scoops built in […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Most glazed roast chicken recipes offer some variation on these instructions: Roast a chicken as you would normally, painting on a sweet glaze 15 to 30 minutes before the bird is done. It sounds simple, but following these recipes actually turns up a […]
