The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A cornerstone federal strategy to combat homelessness is set to receive a makeover this week that’s expected to focus on outcomes rather than how quickly cities are spending. The Homelessness Partnering Strategy is the key vehicle through which federal money flows to cities for funding local […]
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Staff They put in a good effort but it just wasn’t to be in the end. The Muskie boys’ soccer team fell 2-1 to host ÉSC L’Essor on Friday afternoon at the OFSAA ‘AA’ championships in Windsor to officially put a wrap on its 2018 season. The black-and-gold went 1-2-1 […]
The Associated PressNoah Trister BROOKLYN, Mich.–After 120 laps and two stages, the race now could be official. Any driver in the lead conceivably might win if rain intervened. Clint Bowyer had finished second to teammate Kevin Harvick in the second stage, and both came to pit road. Bowyer took only […]
From the MNRF Four new forest fires were reported in the Northwest Region as of yesterday. Fort Frances Fire #12 was confirmed yesterday afternoon about six km east of Irene Lake. Covering 0.1 of a hectare, it was not yet under control at last report. Red Lake Fire #34 was […]
By Rob GilliesKen Thomas And Catherine Lucey The Associated Press QUEBEC — President Donald Trump took more swipes at Canada and its prime minister over trade issues as he settled in for a multiday summit with North Korea in Singapore, contending that “Fair Trade is now to be called Fool […]
By Caron Creighton The Associated Press JERUSALEM — A tiny 10th century Qur‚Äôan is on display for the first time as part of a collection of Islamic texts being shown at Israel’s National Library to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Curator Raquel Ukeles said this week that the […]
By Kirsten Grieshaber The Associated Press BERLIN — In the heart of Germany’s largest city, fisherman Klaus Hidde wades through the shallow ponds and creeks of Britzer Garten park shortly after dawn to check his 17 traps. The spoils are rich. As he shakes out the nets, hundreds of crayfish […]
The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea on Monday began surveying South Koreans who would be willing to meet their war-separated relatives in North Korea for temporary reunions planned between the rivals as reconciliatory steps. Seoul’s Unification Ministry says the surveys conducted through home visits, phone calls […]
By Jill Lawless The Associated Press LONDON — Thousands of women turned cities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales into rivers of green, white and violet Sunday to mark 100 years since the first women won the right to vote in the U.K. Wearing scarves in the colours of […]
By Karen Matthews The Associated Press NEW YORK — An 80-story office building set to open this week at the World Trade Center will be the third completed skyscraper at the site where the twin towers stood. Monday’s ribbon-cutting for the 1,079-foot (329-meter) 3 World Trade Center marks a major […]
By Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press TORONTO — Throughout the 2018 provincial election campaign Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford touted his candidates as talented and capable of delivering on his promises. Ford, whose party won a majority Thursday night, has said he would have no trouble choosing a cabinet from […]
By Joan Bryden The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The Senate has approved the Trudeau government’s landmark legislation to lift Canada’s 95-year-old prohibition on recreational cannabis ‚Äî but with nearly four dozen amendments that the government may not entirely accept. Bill C-45 passed easily in the upper house late Thursday by […]
