Cynthia Donald and her standard poodle, “Copper,” were among the half-dozen or so human-canine duos who went for a stroll during the Terry Fox Run here Sunday afternoon.
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CC Hayes, left, Jill Calder, Lillie MacKinnon, and Jenna Clendenning of the Muskie girls’ hockey team proudly wore their black-and-gold jerseys during Sunday’s Terry Fox Run here.
Duane Hicks McKenna Begin, left, and her mom, Dana-Lynn, were all ready to get moving just before Sunday’s Terry Fox Run here.
Duane Hicks Lynden Peters, left, Izzy Meeks, Olivia Allen, and Cadence Smith showed off the postcard they will be sending to a new penpal during the first meeting of the new school year for the “Tween Club” yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library. The girls used the website […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario plans to introduce tough new penalties for drug-impaired drivers ahead of the legalization of recreational marijuana next July. Premier Kathleen Wynne said yesterday there will be zero tolerance for youths aged 21 and under, novice drivers, and all commercial drivers in Ontario who have a […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The Liberal government will go ahead with controversial tax reforms despite clear new evidence the economy is rebounding, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today. The Finance Department said the federal government ran a smaller deficit than the $23 billion that was forecast in the spring budget, […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–A group of international scientists meets today to try to convince parliamentarians there no longer is any doubt common agricultural pesticides are toxic chemicals that are killing off honey bees. In fact, says Jean-Marc Bonmatin of the French National Centre for Scientific Research, neonicotinoid pesticides kill […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The federal Liberals are signalling they are ready to make a right to housing a tenet of the government’s upcoming national housing strategy. The declaration appears aspirational in nature at this point. Sources with knowledge of the government’s thinking said there won’t be any legislated specifics […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canadians should be “very concerned” about their cellphones, computers, and other electronic devices being searched by U.S. border agents, the federal privacy czar says. Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien told a House of Commons’ committee yesterday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers can look at mobile devices […]
The Associated PressMike Fitzpatrick NEW YORK–With the Yankees barely clinging to a late lead in a game with October implications, Aroldis Chapman made fast work of Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins. Really fast. Throwing all four pitches at least 100 m.p.h., Chapman worked out of big trouble in the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Pre-season game or not, Mike Babcock was less than impressed after the Ottawa Senators beat his Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 last night. “Any way you look at it we got slapped,” said the Leafs’ head coach. Mike Hoffman scored twice to lead the Senators while Mark Stone, […]
The Associated Press ROSEAU, Dominica–Hurricane Maria smashed into Dominica with 160 m.p.h. winds, ripping the roof off even the prime minister’s residence and causing what he called “mind-boggling” devastation today as it plunged into a Caribbean region already ravaged by Hurricane Irma. The storm was on a track to wallop […]
