The Associated PressLauran Neergaard WASHINGTON–Diagnosing if a tick bite caused Lyme or another disease can be difficult, but scientists are developing a new way to do it early–using a “signature” of molecules in patients’ blood. It’s still highly-experimental but initial studies suggest the novel tool just might uncover early-stage Lyme […]
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Joey Payeur Couchiching Raiders lead-off hitter Ryan MacDonald was too quick down the line for this throw from Sight & Sound Wolves third baseman Matt Dunne to earn an infield hit in the fifth inning.
File Midway rides are sure to be a popular attraction again as the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in Emo got underway today, with the feature event being the crowning of this year’s Emo Fair queen tonight upstairs at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. The fair, which runs […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–A commemorative plaque honouring a former president of the Confederate States of America has been removed from a Hudson’s Bay Co. building in downtown Montreal. Spokeswoman Tiffany Bourre told The Canadian Press in an e-mail the plaque of Jefferson Davis, who was president of the Confederate states […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–The Alberta government won’t appeal a ruling that struck down part of its impaired driving legislation allowing police to suspend the licences of suspected drunk drivers. Justice minister Kathleen Ganley said the government instead will bring new legislation forward after talking to interested parties. The Alberta Court […]
The Canadian Press CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut–Nearly 90 years after she sank into Nunavut’s Arctic seabed, the ship that took famed explorer Roald Amundsen on his second polar expedition finally is ready to sail back home to Norway. Now only sea ice in the Northwest Passage stands in the way of […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The federal government is vowing to make changes to a largely-untapped fund designed to help parents of murdered or missing children after a blistering critique exposed deep flaws in the program. A report from Sue O’Sullivan, the federal ombudsman for victims of crime, found the program’s […]
The Canadian Press CAMROSE, Alta.–A woman who lost her engagement ring 13 years ago while weeding her garden on the family farm is wearing it proudly again after her daughter-in-law pulled it from the ground on a misshapen carrot. Mary Grams, 84, said she can’t believe the lucky carrot actually […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–A Quebec woman is taking legal action against her doctors after she delivered her 13-pound baby naturally in what court documents describe as a “traumatic and chaotic” childbirth. Documents filed in Quebec Superior Court on behalf of Anik Bourbeau and Pascal Lessard allege the baby was […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–Ontario’s Liberal government will not consider raising the provincial sales tax to pay for infrastructure projects in various municipalities, the premier said Tuesday. Kathleen Wynne flatly rejected the proposal from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, which said its members are facing a pressing lack of […]
The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui TORONTO–A 15-year-old student who drowned on a school-run camping trip this summer had not passed a required swim test, the Toronto District School Board said yesterday as it apologized to the teen’s family. The board’s director of education, John Malloy, said that of the 32 students […]
The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui Smoke from an increasing number of forest fires in Northwestern Ontario has prompted the evacuation of a First Nation in the region, officials said Tuesday. Deb MacLean, a fire information officer with the province’s forest fire fighting centre in Dryden, Ont., said there have been a […]
