The Canadian Press WASKATENAU, Alta.–An Alberta horse that was rescued from a sewage pit has died, but its owner says she’s thankful she was able to clean the animal off and be with him during his final moments. “I was so glad my horse did not die in that hole,” […]
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Duane Hicks “Sparky” the fire safety dog met some of his big fans, Eddie Adamik and his brother, Jack, who stopped by Canadian Tire on Saturday morning while visiting from Dryden. The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service was there with fire trucks, firefighting equipment, giveaways, and more to mark […]
The Canadian Press INGERSOLL, Ont.–General Motors and the union representing about 2,500 striking workers at the CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont. were expected to resume talks today aimed at ending a strike that’s into its fourth week. The members of Unifor Local 88 walked off the job Sept. 17 […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–A new poll suggests the political battle constantly waged for the support of Canada’s middle class is being fought over increasingly shrinking territory. An Ekos-Canadian Press survey of 4,839 Canadians indicates the number of people who self-identify as working class sits at 37 percent while 43 […]
From OPP The Kenora OPP responded to the scene of a sudden death there over the weekend. On Sunday around 12:40 p.m., police received a call of a possible body Lake of the Woods at the Main Street dock. Police attended the scene and located a male deceased in the […]
By Erica Werner The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Corker is hardly the only Republican lawmaker raising dark concerns about harm President Donald Trump might cause the U.S. and the world. But he’s one of the few willing to air those worries in public. Most GOP senators were silent […]
By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press TORONTO — Alexandra Sipos-Kocsis doesn’t mean to be difficult. And yet throughout her life, her unique surname has confounded teachers, telemarketers, airlines and more than a few administrative forms that didn’t have room for her 12-character, double-barrelled name. But Sipos-Kocsis loves it, and when […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press A girl saw her mother’s face for the first time. A boy tore through the aisles of Target, marveling at toys he never knew existed. A teen walked onto a stage and watched the stunned expressions of celebrity judges as he wowed “America’s Got […]
By Michelle R. Smith THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island grower is first in the world to achieve a trifecta in the hobby of growing gargantuan foods: world records for heaviest pumpkin, longest long gourd and now, heaviest squash. After previously breaking two records, Joe Jutras got […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press What to do on a busy weeknight when you poke your head into the fridge and discover a variety of souvenirs left over from previous meals including veggies, protein and starch? Just reach for a carton of eggs and turn the whole thing into […]
By Michael Biesecker And Adam Beam The Associated Press HAZARD, Ky. — A coalition of left-leaning states and environmental groups are vowing to fight the Trump administration’s move to kill an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Speaking Monday in the coal-mining state of Kentucky, Environmental […]
By Paul Wiseman And Jim Heintz The Associated Press WASHINGTON — People make poor economic choices. They don’t save enough for retirement. They refuse to cut their losses on plummeting investments. They buy houses and stocks when prices are high, thinking that what’s going up today will keep going up […]
