Staff The Northwestern Health Unit’s medical officer of health will speak to town council tonight about updating its Municipal Alcohol Policy (MAP). Dr. Kit Young-Hoon is expected to outline the health harms of alcohol misuse and its effects on communities, including criminal activity, public safety, mental health and addictions, and […]
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The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s marriage laws allowing underage teens to marry are too liberal and create potential for exploiting young girls, said an advocate for organization that’s called for ending child marriage. Ohio requires teen girls to be at least 16 and males to be at least […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press Before crashing into Florida, Hurricane Irma set all sorts of records for brute strength as it flattened Caribbean islands and swamped the Florida Keys. Irma’s assault so soon after Harvey’s deluge of Houston marked the first time the U.S. was hit by two Category […]
By Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press NEW YORK — While the U.S. contends with the destruction caused by two ferocious hurricanes in three weeks, Americans also are marking the anniversary of one of the nation’s most scarring days. Thousands of 9-11 victims’ relatives, survivors, rescuers and others are expected to […]
By Jesse J. Holland The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama shocked students at a Washington school Friday by popping in to give them encouragement at the beginning of the new year. “I do believe that most of the problems we have are going to be solved by […]
By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press There are two kinds of pastry lovers. The first orders a pastry and savors it in a moment of bliss, oblivious to the world. The second orders a few pastries and enjoys bites of each, acutely attuned to the flavours and […]
The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo.–The Twins had seen the scenario that faced them last night play out seemingly countless times over the past few weeks: they rally down the stretch only to come up short in the ninth. The outcome was far different this time. Jorge Polanco drove in […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Sloane Stephens was two points from defeat against Venus Williams in one U.S. Open semi-final before pulling out the victory. Madison Keys faced no such test, overwhelming CoCo Vandeweghe in the other semi-final. Now Stephens and Keys, a pair of pals in their early 20s, will […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Winnipeg Jets’ co-owner Mark Chipman had no doubt general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and head coach Paul Maurice deserved their multi-year contract extensions that were announced yesterday. The team only has made the playoffs once since relocating to Winnipeg in 2011 with Cheveldayoff as a rookie NHL […]
The Associated Press CAIBARIEN, Cuba–Cuba evacuated tourists from beachside resorts while Floridians emptied stores of plywood and bottled water after Hurricane Irma left at least 20 people dead and thousands homeless on a devastated string of Caribbean islands and spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this […]
From the MNRF No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile, numerous blazes being monitored in the far north have been declared “out,” bringing the current number of active fires in the region to 77. The forest fire hazard is mostly “low” to “moderate” across […]
From the OPP Yesterday around 5:50 p.m., the Marathon OPP responded to a motor-vehicle collision at the junction of Peninsula Road (Highway 626) and Highway 17. A tractor-trailer unit eastbound on Highway 17 was passing two other tractor-trailers that also were eastbound in the lane to turn onto Peninsula Road. […]
