By Vivian Salama The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s persistent overtures toward Russia are placing him increasingly at odds with his national security and foreign policy advisers, who have long urged a more cautious approach to dealing with the foreign adversary. The uneasy dynamic between the president and […]
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The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The type of vehicle that could explore the surface of Mars is going on display in Washington. The National Air and Space Museum is featuring the Mars rover concept vehicle on Friday and Saturday. Friday is the museum’s annual “Mars Day!” celebration. The museum says […]
The Associated Press LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A boy’s misstep on a family hike in New Mexico has given the world a prehistoric wonder. Ten-year-old Jude Sparks was on a desert hike in Las Cruces in November when he tripped over what turned out to be the fossilized tusk of […]
By Aya Batrawy The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi prince has been arrested after a video emerged online purporting to show him abusing someone and pointing a rifle at another. King Salman ordered the arrest and interrogation of the prince on Wednesday, a day after short […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain’s tumour is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, and his family and doctors are deliberating next treatment options. The senator had undergone surgery last week to have a blood clot removed from above his left eye, […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — There are no proven ways to stave off Alzheimer’s, but a new report raises the prospect that avoiding nine key risks starting in childhood just might delay or even prevent about a third of dementia cases around the world. How? It has […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Check out your grocery store right about now because I’ll bet you’ll find gorgeous tomatoes everywhere. Roma tomatoes are a bargain this time of year, and they are ideal for cooking in all sorts of recipes. Full of vitamin C and A, as well […]
St. George’s congregation members Ann Wood, Marcia Zeleny, Fr. Bohdan Statkevych, Jackie Dobransky, and Mike Hughes received awards from the Metropolitan Yurji as a thank you for their hard work and dedication to the church over the years.
Nicholas Donaldson Manitoba country duo “Keith and Renee” put on a lively show for the nearly 100 guests at Cornell Farms in Devlin for the first barn concert of the season. Pat Clysdale-Cornell said she heard the two on CBC Radio about a year ago and instantly knew she needed […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter Borderland Pride’s first official meeting garnered a lot of attention among residents from both sides of the border. Held last Wednesday evening at Knox United Church here, organizers were “blown away” by the response to the roundtable discussion. “We had about 35 to 40 people turn out, […]
Hydro One worker Bill Mueller gave a thumb’s up after planting a fruit tree at the home of Lorie Wolynski and family on Off Lake back in the spring. It replaced a tree that Hydro One accidentally had knocked down during line-clearing work. -Photo courtesy of Lorie Wolynski
Nicholas Donaldson More area fields will be getting tile drainage this summer as one more company has travelled to Rainy River District to do some work improving land for farmers looking to grow cash crops. Martin Drainage, based out of Arthur, Ont., was working on a field in Sleeman on […]
