The Associated Press BOSTON–The Kenyans are back in Boston after a relative lull that saw them shut out in the world’s most prestigious marathon twice in the past three years. More surprisingly, so are the Americans. Geoffrey Kirui won the 121st Boston Marathon yesterday, pulling away from three-time U.S. Olympian […]
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The Canadian PressJonas Siegel TORONTO–The Maple Leafs think they just could topple a giant in the first round. They scored their second-straight overtime victory last night–rallying to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in front of an electric Air Canada Centre crowd. Toronto now leads the best-of-seven series 2-1, suddenly with […]
The Associated PressRaymond Simpson DUANVALE, Jamaica–Violet Brown spent much of her life cutting sugar cane in the fields around her home in western Jamaica. She attended church regularly, avoids pork and chicken, and celebrated her 117th birthday last month. On Saturday, she is believed to have become the world’s oldest […]
The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS–The return for Michael Brantley to the middle of Cleveland’s lineup has seen some promising early returns. The multi-skilled Indians left-fielder is cautiously content. Danny Salazar finished six innings strong after a shaky start, and Brantley homered and drove in two runs, as the Indians beat the […]
Duane Hicks Town council hasn’t yet made a decision on the 2017 budget. While the majority of council has no problem with a zero percent tax levy increase this year, some expressed concerns with certain aspects of the operating budget at yesterday afternoon’s budget meeting. “We’re at the point where […]
From the OPP On Sunday around 3:30 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers received a report of a possible suspended driver in the Town of Fort Frances. Officers located the vehicle in the east end of town and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver failed to stop for police. […]
By James Nord The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. — A South Dakota lawmaker frustrated with what he views as inaction over a secretive polygamous sect’s outpost in his district wants legislators to look into the compound, including why no South Dakota birth or death records have been filed from there […]
By Raymond Simpson The Associated Press DUANVALE, Jamaica — Violet Brown spent much of her life cutting sugarcane in the fields around her home in western Jamaica. She attended church regularly, avoids pork and chicken and celebrated her 117th birthday last month. On Saturday, she is believed to have become […]
By Gerry Shih The Associated Press BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a new appeal for calm on the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday and said he believes the United States would prefer a diplomatic resolution to the standoff. Wang told reporters that although U.S. officials have made clear […]
By Matthew Brown The Associated Press BEIJING — China defended its trade practices on Tuesday after Chinese-made vehicles were seen towing ballistic missiles during a North Korea military parade despite international sanctions against selling military hardware to Pyongyang. Saturday’s parade honouring North Korea’s country’s founder, Kim Il Sung, came amid […]
By Catherine Lucey And Scott Bauer The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning to sign an executive order that seeks to make changes to a visa program that brings in high-skilled workers. Trump is heading Tuesday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he plans to sign an order dubbed […]
By Erika Kinetz And Anne D’Innocenzio The Associated Press SHANGHAI — On April 6, Ivanka Trump’s company won provisional approval from the Chinese government for three new trademarks, giving it monopoly rights to sell Ivanka brand jewelry, bags and spa services in the world’s second-largest economy. That night, the first […]
