The Canadian PressPeter Goffin TORONTO–Ontario’s new $14 per hour minimum wage just took effect Jan. 1 but Chris Stevens already had taken steps to ensure his restaurant can afford the added expense. The co-owner of Kaboom Chicken in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood raised menu prices in anticipation of the wage hike. […]
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The Canadian Press HALIFAX–Organizers cancelled two New Year’s Day polar bear dips in Ontario because of the frigid temperatures. But not even a layer of ice could stop hundreds of people from plunging into the freezing waters of Herring Cove, N.S. Just hours before it was scheduled to begin, organizers […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–The Minnesota Vikings have begun another post-season adventure, backed by an often-burned fan base carrying several scars from flameouts of playoffs past. There’s already a dose of modesty embedded in state culture that contributes to regulated expectations, and the memories of Darrin Nelson’s drop, […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–J.T. Miller was in the perfect spot in front of the goal to take advantage of a rebound in overtime and keep the N.Y. Rangers perfect in four regular-season outdoor games. Miller scored a power-play goal 2:43 into the extra period to lift the Rangers to […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill BUFFALO, N.Y.–Canadian captain Dillon Dube couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Swiss head coach Christian Wohlwend virtually was raising the white flag of surrender, saying Switzerland expects to be dominated by Canada in today’s quarter-final at the world junior hockey championship. “They’re faster, they’re bigger, they’re […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Yesterday morning, DeMar DeRozan sat down to watch footage of Michael Jordan’s magnificent final few minutes of the Chicago Bulls’ thrilling Game 6 win over Utah in the 1998 NBA Finals. That night, DeRozan made some history of his own. DeRozan scored a career-high and franchise-record 52 […]
Jamie Mountain Former Muskie Hailey Beaudry and Tanner Horgan of Sudbury came out on top at the U21 provincial curling playdowns that wrapped up Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Hailey Beaudry first had to win a tie-breaker that morning against her younger sister, Tory, after both rinks […]
Staff A fire at Kenora Forest Products overnight Saturday resulted in the loss of a building and two kilns used to dry lumber. But sawmill operations were expected to continue at the site this week. Kenora MP Bob Nault issued the following statement Sunday regarding the fire. “Although I was […]
From the OPP On Sunday around 1 p.m., police and emergency services responded to a three-vehicle collision on Highway 11/17 near Pearl Road 5. Preliminary investigation found an eastbound pickup truck crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with a westbound tractor-trailer. A secondary collision subsequently occurred between the pickup […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea on Tuesday offered high-level talks with rival North Korea to find ways to co-operate on next month’s Winter Olympics in the South. Seoul’s quick proposal after a rare rapprochement overture from Pyongyang a day earlier offers the […]
By Adelle Kalakouti The Associated Press GULU, Uganda — A brutal rebellion by the Lord’s Resistance Army brought years of suffering to northern Uganda. Tens of thousands of children were abducted, their childhoods lost and communities broken. Now that the fighting is over, a group of former child soldiers is […]
The Associated Press LONDON — Officials say 13 monkeys have died in a fire at a safari park in England. The fire started early Tuesday morning in the monkey house at Woburn Safari Park, located 50 miles (80 kilometres) north of London. A spokesman said staff and fire crews rushed […]
