By Youkyung Lee The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea has agreed to further open its auto market to the United States as the two countries prepare to amend their six-year-old free trade agreement, its top trade negotiator said Monday. South Korea’s Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong said […]
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The Associated Press LONDON — Fans of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle can start building their collections of royal wedding memorabilia now. The approved commemorative china marking the couple’s May 19 wedding went on sale Friday. The collection uses cornflower blue with white detailing and a gold monogram of the […]
By Barbara Ortutay THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Fed up with Facebook? You’re not alone. A growing number of people are deleting it, or at least wrestling with whether they should, in light of its latest privacy debacle ‚Äî allegations that a Trump-linked data-mining firm stole information on tens […]
By Melissa Daniels And Bob Christie The Associated Press PHOENIX — Video of a fatal pedestrian crash involving a self-driving Uber vehicle that some experts say exposes flaws in autonomous vehicle technology is prompting calls to slow down testing on public roads and renewing concerns about regulatory readiness. The 22-second […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson AUSTIN, Tex.–Rory McIlroy put together another flawless back nine, running off five-straight birdies. This time, it wasn’t enough. Former U.S. Amateur champion Peter Uihlein built a 5-up lead against McIlroy and held off his late charge with enough key shots of his own in a 2-and-1 […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong NORTH BAY, Ont.–South Korea’s EunJung Kim and the Olympic darling “Garlic Girls” used a pressure-heavy style to reach the podium at the Winter Games. It didn’t work against Canada’s Jennifer Jones yesterday at the world women’s curling championship. Jones knocked off the Pyeongchang silver-medallists 8-4, then […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Premier Kathleen Wynne said yesterday her government will spend $2.1 billion over the next four years to rebuild Ontario’s mental health system–the latest in a string of funding announcements the opposition parties are calling an attempt by the Liberals to bolster their re-election chances. Wynne, whose […]
The Associated PressTom Withers CLEVELAND–The standings show the Eastern Conference’s top team plays in Canada. The best player remains in Cleveland, Ohio–and LeBron James reminded Toronto he’s king. Playing without five teammates and his coach, James scored 35 points and added 17 assists–his last setting up a late three-pointer by […]
The Associated PressWill Graves PITTSBURGH–Sidney Crosby doesn’t really have an explanation for how he does what he does. He just does it. So if you’re looking for clarity on how the Pittsburgh Penguins’ star managed to knock a pass from Jake Guentzel out of the air, then deflect it forward […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team is heading in the right direction in its attempt to bring home a provincial title. The black-and-gold, seeded third in the 16-team tournament, advanced to the quarter-finals of the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ girls’ hockey championships in Timmins after edging 16th-ranked St. Joseph CSS (Mississauga) […]
Sam Odrowski Patti Boileau of the Fort Frances Curling Club, left, and Laurie Moxhan of Cater 2U hosted booths during the annual bridal show hosted by Northwoods Gallery & Gifts here. About two dozen brides had registered for the event, which featured a wide variety of vendors offering just about […]
Duane Hicks Dr. Marialisa Woodgate yesterday perused the selection of books at Revco Carpet during its annual fundrasier book sale, which continues today through tomorrow from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and again on Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon. No more book donations are being accepted but the public can drop by the […]
