The Canadian PressDavid Paddon Ontario’s wine makers and grape growers nervously are watching the weather, fearing this year’s harvest literally could be nipped in the bud by an unusually cold winter. “We’ve gotten very close to the critical temperatures for bud survival for vines for next year’s crop,” noted Matthew […]
News
The Canadian Press HINTON, Alta.–A western Alberta woman is urging hunters and hikers to be more aware of their surroundings after her pet husky was mistaken for a wolf and shot in the legs. Bethany Dyck was walking with two friends on Saturday along a wooded trail near Hinton, Alta. […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesShawn Jeffords BARRIE, Ont.–Ontario’s Liberal government has put millions of dollars toward helping licensed child-care centres and developmental services cope with a minimum wage increase, and the premier said help for other such publicly-funded sectors may be on the way. The minimum wage rose on Jan. 1 […]
The Canadian PressDan Healing The largest private-sector union in Canada said yesterday it is splitting with the Canadian Labour Congress over issues which include disagreements about the rights of workers to choose what union should represent them. In a notice posted on its website, Unifor national president Jerry Dias and […]
Jamie Mountain Hailey Beaudry’s Northern Ontario rink faces an uphill battle if they hope to capture the women’s title at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships being held this week in Shawinigan, Que. The squad, hailing from the Fort William CC in Thunder Bay, compiled a 3-3 record in Pool ‘B’ […]
Press Release Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro was at Atikokan High School yesterday to announce the province is investing in a significant rebuild and addition to the existing high school to create a new K-12 school. This multi-million-dollar project will accommodate nearly 417 students from K-12, and includes three new […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Drawing a clock. Counting backward by sevens. Rattling off words that begin with “F’’ before a minute’s up. They may not sound like difficult tasks, but they’re part of a cognitive exam that’s getting a lot of attention because President Donald Trump […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The descriptions are haunting. Some victims felt fine in the morning and were dead by night. Faces turned blue as patients coughed up blood. Stacked bodies outnumbered coffins. A century after one of history’s most catastrophic disease outbreaks, scientists are rethinking how […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press When it comes to making beef stews, the French are clear winners. French beef stews – from wine country’s Boeuf Bourguignon to southern France’s Daube a la Provencale – get their unmistakable flavour from onions, red wine, chunks of beef, herbs and often bacon […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canada’s biggest banks will hike their prime rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday, putting financial pressure on homeowners with variable rate mortgages. The Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) was first to announce its prime rate will rise to 3.45 per cent, […]
Look for increasing cloudiness tonight, with an overnight low of minus-eight C (17 F) and west-southwest winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Tomorrow will see cloudy but mild conditions, with a high of minus-one (30) and low around minus-seven (19). Winds again will be west-southwest at 15 km/h. A risk […]
Duane Hicks The local OPP detachment has a new Community Safety Officer (CSO). Cst. Yenta Davidson has taken over the role from Cst. Guy Beaudry, who now is the court officer here as of Monday. Cst. Davidson has been an OPP officer here since March, 2003 and most recently was […]
