The Canadian PressCassandra Szklarski TORONTO–Carol Francey waxes nostalgic when she thinks back to the first time she tried pot. The year was 1966, the place was Toronto’s hippie-packed Yorkville neighbourhood, and she was 17-and-a-half-years-old. The Victoria resident has been using pot ever since, she said some 52 years. And for […]
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The Associated Press LOS ANGELES–George Clooney can raise a glass, even if he’s not starring in any hit movies. The 57-year-old tops the 2018 Forbes’ list of highest-paid actors with $239 million in pretax earnings. Forbes credits up to $1 billion that a British conglomerate said it would pay for […]
The Associated PressFrank Jordans BERLIN–Whichever way the wind blows, a new satellite launched yesterday will be watching it. The Aeolus satellite will be the first to directly measure wind speeds and directions all over the globe, allowing scientists to improve worldwide weather forecasts. “This has not been done before from […]
The Associated Press OAKVILLE, Ont.–Ford is recalling the charging cords for more than 50,000 plug-in hybrid and electric cars in North America, including 1,327 in Canada, because they could cause fires in electrical outlets. The company said the 120-volt cords came with certain 2012 through 2015 Focus electrics and some […]
The Associated PressMike Schneider ORLANDO, Fla.–The Walt Disney Co. is offering to pay full tuition for hourly workers who want to earn a college degree, finish a high school diploma or learn a new skill, the entertainment giant said yesterday. As many as 80,000 hourly workers in the United States […]
Staff It was Travis Tom who shone the brightest under the lights at Couchiching on Tuesday evening. The Fort Frances Braves’ pitcher was a double-threat, tossing a no-hitter and clubbing a pair of homers to help pace his squad to an 11-0 drubbing of the Dawson Tigers in the deciding […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–For birds, understanding neighbourhood gossip about an approaching hawk or brown snake can mean the difference between life or death. Wild critters are known to listen to each other for clues about lurking predators, effectively eavesdropping on other species’ chatter. Birds, for example, can learn to flee […]
The Associated PressJennifer Sinco Kelleher HONOLULU–Scientists are touting the first sighting of a hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin in the ocean off Hawaii. But don’t call it a “wholphin,” they say. The melon-headed whale is one of the various species that’s called a whale but technically […]
The Associated Press STONEHAM, Mass.–Maybe she just had a few babies to deliver. A Boston-area zoo is looking for a female stork that flew away last week and has evaded experts since. The Stone Zoo in Stoneham posted on Facebook that the three-foot-tall, white-bellied stork took off Friday during training […]
The Associated PressDavid Crary NEW YORK–Advocates of ordaining women as Roman Catholic priests are citing the church’s unfolding sex abuse scandals as powerful arguments for their cause, while acknowledging the high unlikelihood of achieving their goal anytime soon. Even with extensive grassroots support for letting women become priests, Pope Francis […]
Tonight will be mostly cloudy and mild with a low of 16 C (61 F). Tomorrow will see a mix of clouds and sun, a high of 24 (75) and a low of 14 (57). Saturday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Expect a high of 26 […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY — The National Energy Board says crude-by-rail exports from Canada set another record in June, rising to 204,558 barrels per day. That’s up almost three per cent from 198,800 in May and 86 per cent from 109,500 in June 2017. In a report Wednesday, analysts at […]
