Nicholas Donaldson Students performed Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” last night during the opening show of the Fort High musical revue, “Country meets City.” The show, which uses popular songs to tell the story of a group of country youths trying out life in the big city, will run again […]
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The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Only a tiny percentage of Canadians who have received medical assistance to end their lives has chosen to self-administer a lethal drug cocktail. But that could change now that secobarbital–the drug most commonly used for assisted suicide in other countries–is available in Canada. Secobarbital is considered […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has been injured while hiking in New Mexico. A government statement said the premier was hiking in the Gila Wilderness when he had a serious fall. It said he suffered compound fractures in his left arm, along with numerous cuts and bruises. He […]
The Canadian Press PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.–Help is on the way for “Hammy,” the northwestern B.C. buck whose unusual antler adornment has endeared him to area residents and turned him into an internet sensation. The Conservation Officer Service said part of a purple hammock entangled in the deer’s antlers could endanger […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s government has had a report in hand about mercury contamination upstream from the Grassy Narrows First Nation for more than a year, but the premier says she didn’t see it. Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation minister David Zimmer said this week the report was received by […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s Liberal government is moving to introduce back-to-work legislation that would end a nearly five-week strike by college faculty, though opposition from the NDP means it may not happen quickly. Premier Kathleen Wynne said unanimous support of the legislation would have meant students could return […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber EDMONTON–A massive and uncontrollable build-up of mountain pine beetles in Jasper National Park is starting to explode into commercially-valuable forests along its boundaries. Foresters along the park’s edge have seen a tenfold increase in beetle infestation in just months, and some scientists wonder if Parks Canada […]
By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press DETROIT — After more than a decade of making cars and SUVs and, more recently, solar panels Tesla Inc. wants to electrify a new type of vehicle: big trucks. The company unveiled its new electric semitractor-trailer Thursday night near its design centre in Hawthorne, […]
By Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press NEW YORK — Some art experts are stunned at the jaw-dropping $450 million (380 million euros) New York auction price for a Leonardo da Vinci painting with a patchy history and heavy restoration. Just a dozen years ago, the worn, touched-up, old painting of […]
By James Nord The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. — TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil onto agricultural land in northeastern South Dakota, but state officials don’t believe the leak polluted any surface water bodies or drinking water systems. State officials and pipeline operator TransCanada Corp. […]
By Michael Casey The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — The Department of Energy on Thursday awarded a key permit for a transmission project that would carry hydropower from Canada to more than a million homes in southern New England. The granting of what is called the Presidential permit allows for […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press This holiday season’s gift guide contains a book by a real-life hero chef who built an empire by valuing his busboys, a set of nifty ceramic stoneware oyster shells, atasty tequila and “the last knife you ever buy.” BOOKS FOR THE COOK WHO LIKES […]
