The Canadian PressMia Rabson EDINBURGH, Scotland–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked Canada’s 150th birthday with the Queen yesterday by giving her the Canadian flag that flew on the Peace Tower on Canada Day. On a daylong stop in Edinburgh, Trudeau met with Queen Elizabeth II for a private audience at the […]
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The Canadian Press REGINA–The Regina police service is investigating after one of its dogs attacked a civilian during a training exercise. Police spokeswoman Elizabeth Popowich said on Tuesday night, the canine unit officer and dog were taking part in a tracking scenario where the dog was on a 10-foot leash. […]
The Canadian Press LAC-MEGANTIC, Que.–Residents in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic marked the fourth anniversary today of the train derailment that killed 47 people and destroyed much of the downtown core. There is expected to be a church service, an outdoor vigil and an activity at the town’s train station. […]
The Canadian PressJessica Smith Cross TORONTO–Hundreds of Ontarians who say they have suffered chronic mental stress due to their job may be awarded workers’ compensation if a new charter challenge is successful. It targets Ontario’s workplace safety and insurance law, which allows for compensation to be given in mental illness […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The head of the Royal Canadian Air Force has refuted suggestions, including from more than a dozen of his predecessors, that the Trudeau government is needlessly dragging its feet on new fighter jets. Lt.-Gen. Mike Hood instead said the Liberals are taking “a prudent amount of […]
Joey Payeur A fun-filled day on the water this Saturday will be accompanied by a focus on eliminating one of the leading causes of death among women in Canada. The sixth-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival will take over the Sorting Gap Marina starting at 9:30 a.m. Festival organizer […]
Staff Anybody intent on dethroning the Fort Frances Her-icanes will have to come onto the defending champion’s turf to do so. Marissa Kerry threw five shutout innings of relief as the ‘Canes held off the Couchiching Lady Raiders 9-6 last night in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League East Division […]
Staff The Couchiching Raiders are picking up steam as the days get hotter. Chris Morrisseau won for the second start in a row and the Raiders crafted a three-game winning streak with a 19-4 trouncing of the Northwest Bay Chieftains in Rainy River District Fastball League action this past Tuesday. […]
The Associated Press Hong Kong customs officials said today they have seized more than $9 million worth of ivory this week in the city’s biggest haul in 30 years. Customs officers discovered 7,200 kilograms (15,900 pounds) of elephant tusks on Tuesday in a shipment from Malaysia that had been labeled […]
Staff When their team shows up, CJ Contracting is pretty impressive. With two default losses on its resumé that have cost them six points in the standings this season, CJ got all hands on deck to sweep back-to-back games the past two nights in the Borderland Soccer League’s men’s division […]
From the OPP Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Thunder Bay Crime Unit have laid charges against a former teacher and principal who was employed at a number of communities in Northwestern Ontario. The charges date back to 1981 and 1982. As a result of this investigation, a 68-year-old […]
Press Release The Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce this year’s Canada Day Cash Lottery was a sell-out for the first time in its history! The profits will be used towards the purchase a new and innovative ultrasound examination bed for La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort […]
