By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING — Canada hopes a trade agreement with China will reflect “Canadian values” in the areas of labour rights, environmental protection and gender equality, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday at the start of a four-day visit to China. Trudeau also said that he […]
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By Youkyung Lee The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Hundreds of aircraft including two dozen stealth jets began training Monday as the United States and South Korea launched a massive combined air force exercise. The war games come a week after North Korea test-fired its most powerful missile […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press The first birth as a result of a womb transplant in the United States has occurred in Texas, a milestone for the U.S. but one achieved several years ago in Sweden. A woman who had been born without a uterus gave birth to the […]
By Marley Jay The Associated Press NEW YORK — With a series of high-profile workplace sex scandals on their minds, employers are making sure their holiday office parties don’t become part of the problem. There will be less booze at many. An independent business organization has renewed its annual warning […]
The Associated PressSchuyler Dixon ARLINGTON, Tex.–Dak Prescott was getting X-rays on his swollen right hand when rookie Ryan Switzer scored his first career touchdown on an 83-yard punt return. The extra time with the Dallas offence on the sideline kept Prescott from missing any plays, and last year’s NFL Offensive […]
Staff Penny Flatt and Doug Cuthbertson of Northwoods Gallery & Gifts drew this month’s lucky winner for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw this morning at International Travel Services. Bruce Lidkea will be heading to London, England–a trip valued at $4,900. Next month’s trip is to […]
Duane Hicks Kristine Carpenter, left, and Shirley Morrish couldn’t wait to open their copies of “Rainy River Valley Beginnings,” the new book by local historian Merv Ahrens featuring the pioneer photography of William Hampden Tener, during a launch yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Museum attended by more than 50 […]
Staff Safeway manager Kevin Langford drew the fourth early-bird winner in the Fort Frances Lions Club’s food draw yesterday at Safeway as club treasurer Paul Patterson looked on. Lisa Armit won a $100 food gift card from Safeway. The final early-bird draw will be held Dec. 13, followed by the […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A holiday shopping trip turned ugly for a Winnipeg grandmother after a security guard pulled what appeared to be a knife on a suspected shoplifter at a toy store. Sandra Houston said she watched the confrontation at a Toys “R” Us store in the city on Tuesday. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Gregg Zaun has been fired from Sportsnet due to “inappropriate behaviour and comments” toward female employees. Rick Brace, president of Rogers Media, said in a statement yesterday that the company was terminating the contract of the MLB studio analyst effective immediately. “This week, we received complaints from […]
The Canadian Press WASHINGTON–The Russia probe is burrowing deep into U.S. President Donald Trump’s inner circle. Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser and campaign confidant, has turned himself over to authorities and pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about two interactions with the Russian government. But that’s not […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–Finance minister Bill Morneau found himself fending off fresh Opposition broadsides yesterday during another tumultuous question period–this one so turbulent a Conservative MP was booted from the House of Commons. Morneau has been at the centre of an ethics controversy for weeks, and the latest questions […]
