The Associated PressJennifer McDermott PROVIDENCE, R.I.–Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that he’ll meet with U.S. governors at a summer summit in Rhode Island. Trudeau said in a statement that he plans to deliver the keynote address at the National Governors Association meeting that begins July 13 in Providence. […]
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The Associated PressHyung-Jin Kim SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of–South Korea’s president reiterated he’s willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un even as he condemned the North’s first intercontinental ballistic missile test-launch this week as a “reckless” move that incurred punishment by the international community. During a speech yesterday ahead […]
The Associated Press WEST BRANCH, Mich.–A 76-year-old woman riding a mobility scooter down the shoulder of Interstate 75 in northern Michigan received a warning and a ride home from a Michigan State Police trooper. State police say the woman had finished shopping in West Branch on Wednesday afternoon and instead […]
Press Release With forest fire season well underway in Ontario, the province has increased the maximum fines for individuals and corporations for starting forest fires. If found responsible, individuals can now be fined up to $25,000 for starting a forest fire, with fines for corporations that start a forest fire […]
From the OPP Ignace Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested an Ignace man for multiple sexual offences against a person under 16 years of age that occurred in the Township of Ignace between Sept. 6, 2016 and June 30, 2017. The 24-year-old man was arrested yesterday evening and charged with […]
From the MNRF There were nine new fires in the Northwest Region over the past two days. Lightning is the main cause of these new fires, none of which were reported in Rainy River District. Heavy lightning activity has been recorded in the past several days so more fires are […]
The Associated Press The president of the U.N. conference drafting what could be the first treaty to ban nuclear weapons says 129 countries have agreed on the text, which is expected to be formally adopted Friday although all nuclear-armed nations are boycotting the effort. Elayne Whyte Gomez, Costa Rica’s ambassador […]
By Kelly P. Kissel The Associated Press Hobby Lobby, the arts-and-crafts chain whose devout Christian owners won a landmark Supreme Court ruling on religious freedom, is caught up in an antiquities-smuggling scandal that has opened the company to accusations of hypocrisy. The Oklahoma City-based business agreed to pay a $3 […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea’s president reiterated he’s willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un even as he condemned the North’s first intercontinental ballistic missile test-launch this week as a “reckless” move that incurred punishment by the international community. During […]
By Linda A. Johnson The Associated Press The maker of opioid painkiller Opana ER is pulling the drug off the market at the request of federal regulators because it’s being abused. Endo International PLC said Thursday it will voluntarily stop selling the pills, approved for use in patients with severe, […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press Long before I knew that the origin of breakfast tacos were a hotly debated topic, I was eating them and loving them. I had my first breakfast taco many years ago in Houston and have enjoyed many more in Austin, Texas. But, I am […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The federal banking regulator is proposing a new stress test for all uninsured mortgages as part of efforts to tighten lending rules. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) recommended the measure as part of draft changes that it has published for public […]
