The Associated PressSeth Borenstein OXFORD, Pa.–A staple of summer–swarms of bugs–seems to be a thing of the past. And that’s got scientists worried. Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, crop-munching aphids, and cockroaches are doing just fine. But the more beneficial flying insects of summer–native bees, moths, butterflies, ladybugs, lovebugs, mayflies, and […]
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The Associated PressDoug Ferguson ATLANTA–Tiger Woods is facing long odds in capturing the FedEx Cup and the $10-million bonus. But that’s all relative this year. Just having his own parking spot at East Lake, being back at the Tour Championship for the first time since 2013, even feeling lost during […]
The Canadian PressJulian McKenzie MONTREAL–The quarterback carousel in Montreal has spun again, and Johnny Manziel once again is the next man up. The former Cleveland Brown took the majority of Montreal’s first-team snaps at practice on Monday and will take over from quarterback Antonio Pipkin when the Alouettes (3-9-0) visit […]
The Associated Press BALTIMORE–One night after setting a dubious record for losses, the Baltimore Orioles were ready to savour a rare win against a division rival. Rookie DJ Stewart hit his first major-league home run and Baltimore used five pitchers to avoid a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue […]
Sam Odrowski Construction crews were seen prepping gravel, putting foundation walls in, and preparing the construction site near St. Francis School for the new consolidated JK-Grade 8 Catholic school that is slated to be built for the 2019-20 school year. A ground-breaking ceremony was held for the project on Aug. […]
Duane Hicks Mary Hickling checked out a display of photographs showing the location of the 120-year-old building that houses the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre, and how the community surrounding it has changed over the decades, during a wine-and-cheese reception there yesterday afternoon. The event marked the opening of […]
The Canadian PressColette Derworiz EDMONTON–Alberta Environment says two black bear cubs being rehabilitated will be returned to the wild by mid-October despite concerns that it is too early. The Cochrane Ecological Institute, a non-profit wildlife facility, took in two cubs after the province lifted a ban in the spring that […]
The Canadian Press WASHINGTON–Chrystia Freeland and her U.S. trade counterpart are back at the NAFTA negotiating table today as time marches on towards a congressional deadline for a three-way deal before the end of the month. But the foreign affairs minister insists she’s not watching the clock. Rather, she says […]
The Canadian Press THOMPSON, Man.–A Transportation Safety Board investigator says beavers may have contributed to the train derailment in northern Manitoba that left one railway worker dead and another injured. The train went off the tracks on a washed-out trestle bridge in a swampy area south of Thompson on Saturday […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Ontario’s top court yesterday sided with the provincial government in a legal battle over the size of Toronto’s council, firmly establishing a reduced 25-ward electoral map for the city’s looming municipal vote. In suspending what it called a “dubious” lower court ruling that found the province’s […]
The Canadian PressJanice Dickson OTTAWA–Despite a summer that saw Andrew Scheer lose a prominent member of the Conservative party, he tried to fire up his caucus yesterday by introducing its newest member. Scheer told the Conservative caucus he is proud to welcome former Liberal MP Leona Alleslev, who made the […]
The Canadian Press FORT QU’APPELLE, Sask.–It was all good fortune when a frightened and bewildered black cat in Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask. was lowered from a tree in which it had spent more than three days in the cold without food or the prospect of immediate rescue. The cat was discovered […]
