The Canadian PressDan Ralph TORONTO–Dwane Casey wasn’t giving the Toronto Raptors any style points last night. C.J. Miles had 21 points as Toronto pulled away for a 96-91 home win over the Detroit Pistons despite committing 21 turnovers. “It was the ugly way,” Casey conceded. “That team is a very […]
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The Associated Press BOSTON–The Bruins showed former coach Claude Julien what a changed style looks like in Boston. David Pastrnak and Ryan Spooner each scored an early goal, and Tuukka Rask stopped 21 shots, as the Bruins beat Montreal 4-1 last night in Canadiens’ coach Julien’s return to Boston for […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–The path for Stefon Diggs to last-play touchdown fame and sudden Minnesota saviour didn’t start with such brilliance. Diggs only has arrived at this stage of his life and his career, a Vikings’ standout on the verge of a Super Bowl, with an unrelenting […]
Duane Hicks Been thinking about who to nominate for a business award this year? Don’t sweat it–you have more time to think it over. The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd-annual Rainy River District Business Awards has been moved from next month–when it traditionally is held–to September. The decision to […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Museum curator Sherry George straightened this photo–taken by Sarah Marusyk–which is part of the new Métis Art Gallery Program exhibit upstairs there. Last November, the local branch of the Métis Nation of Ontario asked district residents to take photos of what they feel represents Métis culture […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A bag of live eels isn’t something you see expect to find in a public washroom, but that’s what happened Sunday evening at a mall in east-end Toronto. Scarborough Town Centre Mall marketing director Jai Lee said a customer reported seeing two eels in the washroom and […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuiggeLiam Casey The Ontario government has launched an operation to relocate an endangered herd of caribou off the remote island on which they have been systematically hunted down by recently-arrived wolves. The operation, which began Saturday and is described by government officials as a “delicate dance,” involves […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Federal New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh pulled back the curtain on his closely-guarded private life, letting Canadians know Tuesday night that he is engaged. Singh, 38, proposed to girlfriend Gurkiran Kaur, 27, at a private party Tuesday night just blocks away from the Ontario legislature […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Premier Kathleen Wynne shuffled several senior roles in her cabinet yesterday as she prepares for a provincial election less than five months away. Deputy Premier and Advanced Education minister Deb Matthews, Treasury Board president Liz Sandals, and Economic Development minister Brad Duguid all have said they’re […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–The economy’s impressive run has prompted another interest-rate hike from the Bank of Canada–but looking ahead, it warned of the broadening negative impact of NAFTA’s uncertain future. The central bank pointed to unexpectedly solid economic numbers as key drivers behind its decision yesterday to hike the […]
The Canadian PressGeordon Omand VANCOUVER–Forcing federal inmates into solitary confinement for indefinite periods is unconstitutional because it puts them at significant risk of psychological harm and suicide, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled. But Justice Peter Leask suspended his decision yesterday for 12 months to give the government […]
The Canadian PressPeter Goffin An Ontario university says it has suspended a professor who, students allege, insulted one of their classmates who suffers from severe anxiety. University of Guelph students who witnessed the exchange on Monday said the professor chastised the student for disrupting the class, asking whether he was […]
