The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A think-tank report commissioned by Elections Canada is recommending some stiff new restrictions on money raised and spent by advocacy groups to influence the outcome of federal election campaigns. And the recommendations are being welcomed by the Trudeau government, which is promising legislation along these lines sometime […]
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By Allen G. Breed And Sharon Cohen The Associated Press CHICAGO — It was 1934. Mobsters armed with fully automatic “Tommy guns” had left a trail of bloodstained sidewalks and pockmarked walls across the country, and the new president had narrowly escaped assassination the year before. It was time for […]
The Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian news reports say the hatch of a cargo plane carrying precious metals accidentally flew open upon takeoff ‚Äî scattering at least 3 tons of gold on the runway. An investigation is underway after the incident Thursday at the airport in the far east city […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump freestyled with the facts when talking trade with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Republican described the discussion during a fundraising speech in St. Louis on Wednesday. According to audio obtained by The Washington Post , Trump insisted that the United States […]
By Collin Binkley The Associated Press They bowed their heads in honour of the dead. They carried signs with messages like “Never again” and “Am I next?” They railed against the National Rifle Association and the politicians who support it. And over and over, they repeated the message: Enough is […]
By Danica Kirka Jill Lawless And Vladimir Isachenkov
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LONDON — Russia will “certainly” expel British diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to Britain’s decision to send 23 Russians home over the poisoning of a former spy, Russia’s foreign minister said Thursday. Sergey Lavrov, speaking in remarks carried by the RIA Novosti news agency, said the move would come “soon,” […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press The mere mention of cabbage soup in my household makes my husband a little stressed, and with good reason. He remembers all too well the cabbage soup diet fad that I talked him into trying before our wedding. To be fair, I wasn’t alone: […]
By Armina Ligaya The Canadian Press TORONTO — The Bank of Montreal is taking a first step towards artificial-intelligence powered customer service by launching chatbots that can field questions via Facebook Messenger and Twitter. The deployment of such technology is the latest move by a Canadian bank to beef up […]
Duane Hicks The Cloverbelt Local Food Co-op is looking for more feedback before the end of March on a draft of a new food charter for the Kenora and Rainy River District. The food charter, which essentially is a reference document that states what a community wants its local food […]
Dear editor: On behalf of the Friends of the Museum, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who came out on Saturday, March 3 to participate in “SnOasis 6.” The weather co-operated and allowed for a fun day of activities at the new Rainy Lake Square in […]
Duane Hicks Maggie LeMesurier, centre, taught Sam Jensen, left, and his mom, Karen, how to play the Pokémon collectible card game yesterday during March Break activities at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. More activities continued there today with “Family Storytime” in the morning and a “fairy lantern” workshop […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent With St. Patrick’s Day coming up this Saturday (March 17), there isn’t a shortage of events to celebrate this day. The Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary will be holding its annual Shamrock tea and bake sale on Friday (March 16) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the health centre […]
