The Associated PressMichael Wagaman OAKLAND, Calif.–For a guy who has been a middle-of-the-order hitter most of his career, Jonathan Lucroy is quite comfortable anchoring the bottom of the Athletics’ lineup. Oakland’s veteran catcher proved that once again after convincing manager Bob Melvin to let him play in a day game […]
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The Associated PressDoug Ferguson AKRON, Ohio–This is one farewell party Tiger Woods didn’t want to miss. Firestone will host the world’s best players for the last time at the Bridgestone Invitational–and it wouldn’t be the same without Woods. He has won it eight times, a PGA Tour record for most […]
The Associated PressNicole Winfield VATICAN CITY–Pope Francis has changed church teaching about the death penalty, saying in a new policy published today that it is always “inadmissible” because it “attacks” the inherent dignity of all humans. The Vatican said Francis had approved a change to the Catechism of the Catholic […]
The Canadian PressCassandra Szklarski TORONTO–Repeated shortages of the life-saving EpiPen has “moved from an inconvenience to a concern,” says Food Allergy Canada. The national advocacy group was among those alarmed by yet another announcement from Pfizer that its epinephrine auto-injector is in short supply, with executive director Jennifer Gerdts saying […]
Jamie Mountain It was an all-out race up the pitch during the first half of Al’s Racquet Stringing’s 6-1 win over La Place Rendez-Vous in Borderland Soccer League women’s division action Tuesday evening at the St. Francis Sports Field. The two squads are slated to face each other again tonight […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Melanie Chin, an optometry summer student from the University of Waterloo working at Lidkea Optometry here, drew the August winner of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” at International Travel Services here yesterday morning while local Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on. Ron Fryer from Fort […]
Stephanie Hagenaars The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre held a “Youth Knitting Night” yesterday evening for those eight years of age and up, bringing in community experts to help novice knitters learn the basics of the craft. Kathleen Guild-Gunderson of the Fireside Yarn Club, right, assisted a few novices […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Doug Ford is bringing the same kind of chaos that defined his tenure at Toronto city hall to the Ontario legislature, the province’s opposition parties suggested Tuesday as flaring tensions derailed debate over a controversial government proposal. Discussions over a government bill that would slash Toronto […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–As anti-poverty advocates denounced the Ontario government’s decision to scrap a basic income pilot project, the province defended the move yesterday by suggesting the program discouraged participants from finding work. Although the Progressive Conservatives had promised to preserve the pilot project, Social Services minister Lisa MacLeod […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–The federal government is scaling back its carbon pricing plan for heavy industrial emitters in a bid to cut greenhouse gas production without creating an incentive for companies to simply up and leave Canada altogether. Last week, Environment minister Catherine McKenna quietly set out a new […]
The Canadian Press Environment Canada says a special air quality statement has been issued for the Northern Ontario cities of Sudbury and North Bay due to smoke from forest fires in the area. The agency says smoke is causing poor air quality and reducing visibility, and warns conditions may deteriorate […]
The Canadian PressDirk Meissner VICTORIA–A female killer whale that was seen pushing the body of its newborn calf after it died last week appears in good health and is getting help from members of her pod, says a whale scientist. Ken Balcomb, the senior whale scientist at Center For Whale […]
