The Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich.–Kyle Larson slipped between cars on an overtime restart–capping his wild weekend with a victory in yesterday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. Larson was in the spotlight after team owner Chip Ganassi allowed him to go to Iowa to compete in the Knoxville […]
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The Associated PressDoug Ferguson CHARLOTTE, N.C.–Justin Thomas emerged from the shadow of a longtime friend and won the PGA Championship to take his place among the young elite in golf. With two big breaks to start the back nine, a chip-in for birdie to seize control, and a timely seven-iron […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–One of the coldest places on Earth is so hot, it’s melting. Glaciers, sea ice, and a massive ice sheet in the Arctic are thawing from toasty air above and warm water below. The northern polar region is heating up twice as fast as the rest […]
Duane Hicks Alison Ouelett dropped donated crayons, markers, and glue sticks into a cart during the “Stuff-A-Bus” drive, done in conjunction with Iron Range Bus Lines to collect school supplies for the annual “Backpacks for Kids” campaign, on Saturday morning at Walmart. The public can continue to donate supplies, backpacks, […]
Joey Payeur It was a night for reminiscing for the second class of inductees into the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. Among those honoured were the quartet of Leonard McQuarrie, left, Bob Grattan, and Peter McLeod, who captured the 1958 Manitoba Schoolboys […]
The Canadian PressRob Drinkwater A professor of dentistry and his colleagues have published a theory that seeks to explain why Inuit who encountered members of the doomed Franklin Expedition in the 19th century noticed the men had hard, dry, and black mouths. Russell Taichman, with the University of Michigan, said […]
The Canadian Press NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.–Marineland Canada says it’s mourning the passing of a “beloved” beluga whale at its facility in Niagara Falls, Ont. Marineland issued a statement this morning saying the whale named “Gia” died suddenly. Preliminary results of a necropsy indicate the cause of death was a twisted […]
The Canadian PressMaija Kappler MISSISSAUGA, Ont.–Despite a grim account of his imprisonment, the mood was joyful as a Canadian pastor freed from a North Korean prison addressed the congregation at a Toronto-area church yesterday. During his first public appearance since arriving home, Hyeon Soo Lim described his two years in […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey A widely-used pesticide is placing bumblebee populations at an increased risk of extinction, a new study from an Ontario researcher suggests. Nigel Raine, an environmental science professor at the University of Guelph, discovered that thiamethoxam, a major neonicotinoid found in agricultural crops throughout the world, reduced […]
The Canadian Press SASKATOON–Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says a long-awaited apology to victims of the ’60s Scoop could come before he ends his decade-long career in office. Wall announced two years ago that an apology would be coming for decades-old policies of removing indigenous children from their homes and placing […]
From the OPP On Friday, members of the Treaty #3 Police Service responded to a report of a four-year-old child having been struck by a vehicle while walking on the Shoal Lake #40 First Nation. Paramedics and police officers attended the scene, and the child was taken to Lake of […]
From the MNRF The forest fire situation has escalated throughout the Northwest Region, with upwards of 30 new fires in a day and many northern communities affected by smoke and fires in the surrounding areas. Ontario has brought in aviation resources from the Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact and Quebec, […]
