Duane Hicks Piper Miller wrote out “O Canada” for the “Fun in the Sun” cursive-writing contest yesterday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre. Students in Grades 4-8 were able to copy the patriotic song lyrics in either English or French in their best handwriting. Contest winners will be announced at […]
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Kiera Kowalski Coach Mather was teaching proper spiking technique and form to those participating in a volleyball camp that is running this week at the Fort High gym.
The Canadian PressJessica Smith Cross TORONTO–A man who threw a beer can onto the field during a dramatic Blue Jays’ playoff game last fall was given a conditional discharge yesterday after his lawyer argued the public humiliation he suffered since being charged in the incident should be taken into account. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is spending an additional $85 million to clean up a mercury-contaminated river that has plagued two First Nation communities for half-a-century. Environment minister Glen Murray said the funds for the remediation of the English-Wabigoon River system in Northwestern Ontario will be used to design and implement […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario school boards will not be able to put any more schools up for closure as the government overhauls the process, though any schools currently on the chopping block will remain there. Education Minister Mitzie Hunter announced yesterday in Bridgenorth, near Peterborough, that Ontario will be […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The federal government has ordered the military to stay in Iraq for at least two more years as the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant prepares to enter a new phase. But despite a request from NATO for police trainers, Prime Minister […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Beer drinkers in two Ontario communities now can have their brew of choice brought straight to their door. The Beer Store announced Tuesday that home delivery is now available in Ottawa and the east Toronto area known as Scarborough. Beer Store District Manager Mario Di Paolo said […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup IQALUIT, Nunavut–Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall touched down today in Iqaluit–kicking off a royal visit that’s scheduled to culminate on Parliament Hill this weekend as Canada marks its 150th anniversary. Shortly after an Airbus flying the flag of the Prince of Wales taxied to […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario is proposing banning the practice of double ending, in which a real estate agent represents both a buyer and a seller in a transaction. The province’s Liberal government announced a 16-point housing plan earlier this year, with centrepiece planks of a 15 percent foreign buyer […]
The Canadian PressPeter Cameron TORONTO–A portion of Toronto’s waterfront is set to undergo a nearly $1.2-billion flood protection project that will lead to a makeover of the area. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, and Mayor John Tory announced the Toronto Port Lands Flood Protection project at a […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Quebec’s health minister is blaming human error after a medical instrument 33 cm long was forgotten inside a woman who had a hysterectomy at a Montreal hospital in March. But Gaetan Barrette yesterday urged patients not to lose confidence in the province’s health system and the surgery […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo and District Lions Club officially opened its observation deck at the west end of Emo. District Governor Mel Milender had the honour of cutting the ribbon as Kent Ogden, left, club president Jodi Pellerin, and club treasurer Jason Lilley were among those looking on. The benches […]
