The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Tensions between Ontario’s premier and the leader of the Opposition escalated yesterday as Kathleen Wynne accused Doug Ford of being just like U.S. President Donald Trump, in what experts predict is a glimpse of a hostile election campaign to come. Wynne pushed back against Ford when […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–The leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives says he will cut corporate income taxes to stimulate job growth in the province if he’s elected premier this spring. Doug Ford said he will cut rates from 11.5 percent to 10.5 percent to help grow the economy and create jobs. […]
The Canadian PressAmy Smart A U.K. man who lost three toes to frostbite in a Yukon race says he can’t think of a better place for the digits to go than into people’s drinks. Nick Griffiths plans to donate his amputated appendages to the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon–home […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL–A Montreal mountaineer will try to become the first solo woman to climb Canada’s highest mountain in a trek that begins next month. Should Monique Richard reach the summit of Yukon’s Mount Logan, she will be the first female to reach the top by herself, according […]
Staff An inspired Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ squad doubled the Thunder Bay North Stars 4-2 last night in Game 4 of their best-of-seven SIJHL final at the Fort William Gardens. The series is tied 2-2 heading into Game 5 tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the Memorial Arena in Dryden. Game […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-two C (28 F) and light southwest winds. Tomorrow will see mostly cloudy skies, with a high of 13 (55) and low around minus-one (30). Look for south winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Partly sunny skies are forecast […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong TORONTO–Toronto outfielder Teoscar Hernandez hit the cover off the ball as a September call-up last year. He’s doing it again this year since coming up from ‘AAA’ Buffalo and has made a strong case for remaining with the Blue Jays despite their crowded outfield situation. Hernandez […]
The Associated PressFrank Jordans BERLIN–Fragments of a meteorite that fell to Earth about a decade ago provide compelling evidence of a lost planet that once roamed our solar system, according to a study published Tuesday. Researchers from Switzerland, France, and Germany examined diamonds found inside the Almahata Sitta meteorite and […]
The Associated PressDan Gelston PHILADELPHIA–Sidney Crosby passed Mario Lemieux in Pittsburgh’s record book and pushed the Philadelphia Flyers to the brink of elimination. Flyers fans booed the goal–and the ones that stuck around for the end belted a familiar refrain: “Fire Hakstol! Fire Hakstol!” Crosby scored his fifth goal of […]
The Associated Press ROCKFORD, Mich. — A Michigan couple with 13 sons has welcomed a 14th into the family. The Grand Rapids Press reports Jay and Kateri Schwandt’s latest addition was born Wednesday evening, five days before the baby’s expected due date. WOOD-TV reports the boy weighs 8 pounds, 4 […]
By Monika Scislowska And Vanessa Gera The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — People in Warsaw pinned paper daffodils to their clothes as the Polish capital held a day of commemorations Thursday on the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. People stopped in the street and officials stood at attention […]
:By Laurie Kellman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Who doesn’t like babies? No one in the Senate, apparently at least not enough to block a historic rules change that passed Wednesday allowing the newborns of members into the chamber. Its passage without objection came despite plenty of concern, some privately […]
