By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the first U.N. conference on oceans Monday with a warning that the seas are “under threat as never before,” noting one recent study warns that discarded plastic garbage could outweigh fish by 2050 if nothing is done. The U.N. […]
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By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait is trying to mediate a Gulf crisis in which Arab countries have cut diplomatic ties to Qatar and moved to isolate the energy-rich travel hub from the outside world, Qatar’s foreign minister said early Tuesday. The biggest diplomatic […]
By Aron Heller The Associated Press JERUSALEM — Israel had a secret plan to detonate an atomic bomb in Egypt in the event that it faced defeat during the 1967 Middle East war, a leading American think-tank said Monday, citing newly released documents. The operation was never carried out, as […]
By Lori Hinnant And Paisley Dodds The Associated Press LONDON — British police have named the third London Bridge attacker as 22-year-old Youssef Zaghba, and said that he is believed to be an Italian national of Moroccan descent. Police said Tuesday he lived in east London and that his family […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Simple and delicious straight out of the garden, abundant corn on the cob is one of the great things about summer. You boil it up, spread on a little butter, dig in and thank your lucky stars. But even perfection gets boring after a […]
By Terry Pedwell The Canadian Press A government-ordered review of a recent decision restricting access to the networks of Canada’s big wireless service providers is being hailed as potential good news for consumers. But at least one Canadian-based operator of a mobile virtual network (MVNO) in the United States predicts […]
Duane Hicks Rainycrest resident Calvin Jourdain and Mary O’Connor, client services co-ordinator for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, planted “Seeds of Hope” in the courtyard garden of the Special Care Unit there Friday afternoon. The “Forget Me Nots” they planted will bloom there perennially, not only beautifying the […]
Duane Hicks Br. #29 Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary president Alfreda Easton, second from left, presented Josie Miller, left, Christine Eisenzopf, Sandra Bridgeman, and Marcia Shute with 20-year pins and bouquets during the Legion ladies’ honours and awards ceremony Saturday afternoon. Auxiliary members were recognized for up to 75 years of service […]
Joey Payeur Kaylyn Levesque worked on her form behind the line during the Ontario Volleyball Association Region 1 U14 High Performance Centre tryouts yesterday at Fort High. Players were selected to attend the OVA High Performance Centre in North Bay for a camp later this summer.
The Canadian Press TORONTO–One of the candidates for the NDP leadership race is quitting, blaming party insiders who he says don’t want to see him win. Pat Stogran posted a video Saturday on YouTube, saying the inside workings of the NDP are “fundamentally flawed.” “The fight to take on politics […]
The Canadian Press A pristine section of forest that once was owned by a famous 19th-century Quebec politician will become a conservation area, a nature group announced today. The Nature Conservancy of Canada announced it will preserve some 6,000 hectares of what once was known as the “Seigneurie Papineau”–a segment […]
The Canadian Press GRAVENHURST, Ont.–Two men have died in the crash of a small plane in central Ontario. The plane went down Friday along Highway 11 near the community of Gravenhurst in the province’s Muskoka region. The OPP identified the victims as Ted Dirstein, 66, of Bracebridge and Allan Metivier, […]
