The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Quebec’s immigration minister yesterday urged police to aggressively target citizens who encourage hateful speech, in reaction to a spate of racist and anti-immigrant incidents in the province over the past couple of weeks. Kathleen Weil was in Montreal to talk about her government’s plan to launch public […]
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The Associated Press CARLISLE, Mass.–A Massachusetts librarian on her first day on the job came across live military shells from the Civil War inside a closet in her new office. Gleason Public Library director Abby Noland told The Boston Globe she found the shells yesterday morning inside a box with […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Unions and advocacy groups got one last chance to weigh in on the Ontario government’s bid to make sweeping changes to the province’s labour laws. The government is wrapping up more than a week of public consultations on proposed legislation that would, among other things, raise the […]
The Associated PressKen Ritter LOVELOCK, Nev.–Barring any last-minute snafus, O.J. Simpson will walk out of prison a free man in about three months, having persuaded a Nevada parole board the bungled hotel-room heist he pulled nearly 10 years ago was a monumental error in judgment and one he will never […]
The Associated Press CARLISLE, Mass. — A Massachusetts librarian on her first day on the job has come across live military shells from the Civil War inside a closet in her new office. Gleason Public Library director Abby Noland tells The Boston Globe she found the shells Thursday morning inside […]
The Associated Press GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — A Texas coffee company is recalling one of its roasts because it was making some men a bit too excited. Bestherbs Coffee LLC issued the voluntary recall for its New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee after the U.S. Food and Drug […]
By Matthew Barakat The Associated Press MCLEAN, Va. — Organizers of an international robotics competition in the U.S. capital believe the disappearance of six teens from Burundi may have been “self-initiated.” As the competition was wrapping up Tuesday, their chaperone discovered his kids were missing. He looked in the college […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press As its name implies, the tenderloin is one of the most tender cuts of pork, and comes from the full loin. It’s mild in flavour and takes well to rubs, marinades and sauces. Tenderloins range in weight from 10 ounces to 1 1/2 pounds. […]
The Associated Press HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears will begin selling its appliances on Amazon.com, including smart appliances that can be synced with Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa. The announcement Thursday sent shares of Sears soaring almost 11 per cent. The tie-up with the internet behemoth could give shares of the […]
The Canadian PressLisa Wallace OTTAWA–The Ottawa Redblacks finally earned a victory. Now they want to build off of it. Ottawa ended a four-game winless streak with a 24-19 win over the Montreal Alouettes (2-3) last night at TD Place. As usual, the Redblacks (1-3-1) didn’t make things easy on themselves […]
The Associated PressMatt Schoch CHICAGO–While the Chicago White Sox are looking to the future as their top prospect made his debut with the club, the L.A. Dodgers are just fine in the present. The MLB-best Dodgers slugged their way to a 9-1 victory last night in a rain-shortened game–winning their […]
The Associated PressSteve Douglas SOUTHPORT, England–Ian Poulter spent last year’s British Open in a TV commentary booth. It wasn’t an experience he particularly enjoyed. Sidelined by a foot injury, it was hard for a competitive animal like Poulter to sit out his home major and watch others challenge for a […]
