Sam Odrowski David Morrison admired his tie-dyed creation as he unravelled the fabric to hang it on a clothesline to dry during Community Living’s Open Air Art Studio at Point Park yesterday. A Shibori Dyeing craft took place, where people could tie-dye pillow cases, bandanas, white T-shirts, or whatever fabric […]
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The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–A union representing Ontario’s elementary school teachers is calling on its members to continue to teach a modernized sex-ed curriculum despite the provincial government’s decision to revert back to a 20-year-old lesson plan. The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario “strongly denounced” the Progressive Conservative government’s move […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Recreational cannabis will be sold online in Ontario when legalized this fall and in private retail stores across the province early next year, the government announced yesterday, reversing the previous administration’s plan to distribute cannabis through publicly-owned outlets. The Progressive Conservatives, who took power at the […]
The Canadian PressTerri Theodore VANCOUVER–A wildlife biologist says an ailing female killer whale off the coast of Washington state is “slogging along” with her pod, but is at times unable to keep up. A veterinarian was able to dart J50 with a broad-spectrum antibiotic on Thursday but Brad Hanson, a […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKenna REGINA–An AIDS support worker in Saskatchewan says pipes should be more available to drug users if the province wants to reduce HIV rates that are among the highest in North America. Jason Mercredi of AIDS Saskatoon said there aren’t any pipes available as a means of […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–Conservative MP Maxime Bernier is taking issue with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s oft-repeated message of diversity in Canada, calling it a form of “radical multiculturalism.” In a series of tweets published late Sunday in both French and English, Bernier says he believes promoting too much diversity […]
The Associated PressColleen Barry MILAN–A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed today in the Italian port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 45 metres into a heap of rubble. The city’s mayor said at least 25 people were killed, although some […]
Duane Hicks Town council last night passed a bylaw to enter into an agreement with Resolute FP Canada Inc. to purchase the Shevlin wood yard and the former nurses’ station on Mowat Avenue for a nominal fee. “Negotiations have been ongoing for months, and I must say Resolute has been […]
From the MNRF Four new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by early yesterday evening. One was located in Kenora District, near Cedar Lake and Camp Robinson, about 50 km northwest of Dryden. It was listed as “not under control” at 0.5 hectares in size at last report. The […]
The Associated Press MASON, Ohio–Serena Williams bounced back from the most lopsided loss of her career, cruising past Daria Gavrilova 6-1, 6-2 at the Western & Southern Open today. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner who returned to the tour this year after the birth of her first child, needed […]
The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo.–Sean Reid-Foley acknowledged he was a bundle of nerves from his first pitch to his last in his big-league debut. Ryan O’Hearn homered and drove in a career-high three runs, and Brad Keller threw seven strong innings, as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto […]
The Associated PressSteve Overbey ST. LOUIS–Nationals’ manager Dave Martinez was awake most of the night after Washington lost on a walk-off grand slam Sunday. He likely won’t be catching up on that missed sleep anytime soon. Paul DeJong handed the Nationals their second-straight walk-off loss–capping a back-and-forth finish with a […]
