The Canadian Press SASKATOON–Scientists at the University of Saskatchewan say they think they’ve discovered why people with cystic fibrosis are prone to lung infections. The 18 researchers say they’ve concluded the genetic mutation that causes cystic fibrosis prevents normal secretion of airway surface liquid, including mucus. “Airway surface liquid is […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–Municipalities in Ontario will find out in the coming weeks if a provincially-run cannabis store could be located in their community. In a letter sent to the province’s municipalities today, Finance Minister Charles Sousa said Ontario’s store roll-out aims to achieve the right geographic distribution across the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Bill Morneau made further attempts yesterday to silence accusations he personally has profited from decisions he’s taken as federal finance minister. He announced he’ll donate to charity any gains in the value of his family business’s shares since he was elected two years ago. But that announcement […]
Staff How I Set Your Mother was the lone team to garner the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. Take a Hit recorded five points while Gillons’ collected four. The Volley Llamas, Duck and Dive, and Bumping Uglies all registered three points in their […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government was to announce a carbon tax of $25 a tonne today–to be implemented sometime next year–and keep it at that rate, a government source familiar with the file confirmed to The Canadian Press. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because […]
Staff The Muskie football team is on to the semi-finals of the WHSFL Bowl series. The team learned this morning it was awarded a victory by default over the Maples Marauders after their first-round playoff showdown scheduled for here yesterday afternoon had to be cancelled due to weather conditions. It […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio An advocacy group is calling on the Ontario government to make crisis intervention and de-escalation training mandatory for those studying to become police officers in the province. The Toronto chapter of the Innocence Project made the request Wednesday, asking the province to immediately amend the Police […]
The Canadian Press GOOSE BAY, N.L.–A Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta to Amsterdam was forced to make an emergency landing in Labrador yesterday after one of the jet’s engines quit. Cockpit voice recordings released today and obtained by CBC confirm a pilot declared an emergency after telling an air traffic […]
The Associated Press MONTICELLO, N.Y. — A woman who disappeared from upstate New York after being dropped off for a doctor’s appointment 42 years ago has been found suffering from dementia and living in an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, authorities said. The sheriff’s office in Sullivan County, New York, said […]
The Associated Press BOSTON — A 200-year-old tomb under the historic Boston church closely associated with Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride in 1775 has been reopened. The Boston Globe reports the tomb at the Old North Church was briefly reopened Tuesday for a structural assessment ahead of a renovation of […]
By Brian Melley The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Tim Freriks remembers being a kid and gazing up from the bottom of the Grand Canyon at the intimidating, steep walls looming thousands of feet overhead. He dreaded the long hike back to civilization and never imagined he would one day […]
By Brian Melley The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Tim Freriks remembers being a kid and gazing up from the bottom of the Grand Canyon at the intimidating, steep walls looming thousands of feet overhead. He dreaded the long hike back to civilization and never imagined he would one day […]
