The Canadian PressJohn Cotter EDMONTON–The Canadian Cancer Society is urging the Alberta government to finally enact legislation to ban young people from using indoor tanning beds. The Skin Cancer Prevention (Artificial Tanning) Act was passed by the legislature in March, 2015 but has not been put into force. Evie Eshpeter, […]
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The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–The Senate’s ethics committee met behind closed doors yesterday to consider what sanctions can–or should–be imposed on disgraced Sen. Don Meredith for engaging in a sexual relationship with a teenage girl. Options under consideration ranged from a reprimand to outright expulsion from the upper house, but […]
The Associated Press PITTSFIELD, Mass.–Some juvenile offenders in Massachusetts are offered a choice straight out of “Hamlet”: to act or not to act. Shakespeare & Company, a theatre company in Lenox, works with the courts to get youngsters who run afoul of the law sentenced to perform works of Shakespeare […]
The Associated PressMatt Sedensky NEW YORK–Feel down about getting older? Wish your life was better? Worried about all the problems that come with age? A new survey suggests you need only wait. Many pessimistic feelings held by people earlier in life take an optimistic turn as they move toward old […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The Liberal government is committing $101 million over five years to reduce violence against women–a highlight of a federal budget that promised to consider the way programs and policies impact different genders in different ways. The money, beginning with $19 million this coming fiscal year, is […]
Joey Payeur It wasn’t the preferred path into the quarter-finals but the Muskie girls’ hockey team will take it. The 11th-seeded Muskies lost 6-0 to the top-ranked and two-time defending champion St. Michael Warriors this morning in their final Pool ‘A’ game at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championship in Stratford. But […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Landon Woods tried to make Holy Cross defenceman Connor Watson part of the boards with this massive hit in the early stages of the Raiders’ 2-0 win over Fort High in the final Pool ‘A’ game for both teams yesterday morning at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ boys’ hockey […]
Nicholas Donaldson Nexus Community Savings took first place in the business category of the OFSAA planning committee’s “Paint the Town Black & Gold” contest with its display of Muskie pride. Taggs Source for Sports placed second while Northwoods Gallery & Gifts earned third. Ron and Yvette Beck’s house at 906 […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The federal government plans to spend $7 billion over the next decade to help ease the burden of child care costs–part of a slew of new long-term spending targeting families. The details outlined in yesterday’s federal budget estimated that child-care spending could create 40,000 new, subsidized […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio ST. CATHARINES, Ont.–An Ontario man accused of killing his seven-year-old stepson and badly injuring a banker with whom he once had professional dealings managed to flee 2,000 km over four days before being arrested, police said yesterday. Niagara Regional Police Chief Jeff McGuire said the nationwide […]
Tonight will see on-and-off rain and drizzle, along with an overnight low of minus-one C (30 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy, with a high of four (39) and low around minus-three (27). A mix of sun and clouds is forecast for Saturday, along with a high again of four (39) […]
Staff While reports of asylum-seekers crossing the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba continue to make headlines, it seems this area is not nearly as busy. Canada Border Services Agency’s Northern Ontario Region office told the Times yesterday that one refugee claim made at the Fort Frances port of entry in February. […]
