Heather Latter Members of La Verendrye Hospital’s core team showed off the MOREOB Recognition Awards—for its outstanding performance in the application of knowledge, communication, and teamwork in order to make patient safety the priority—they earned for three years in a row. With the MOREOB program now completed, the team has […]
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Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Choraliers wowed the crowd with their powerful performance of the Easter cantata, “The King is Coming,” on Sunday at the New Beginnings Fellowship here. The choir, directed by Diane Maxey, will hold an encore performance this Sunday (April 10) at 3 p.m. at the Zion […]
Joey Payeur Pierce Dushenko was in prime playoff form Sunday night as he racked up 47 saves to help the Fort Frances Lakers to a 4-2 victory over the visiting English River Miners in Game 2 of their best-of-seven semi-final series.
By Jill Lawless And David McHugh The Associated Press LONDON — Iceland’s prime minister became the first major figure brought down by the leak of millions of records on offshore accounts as the scrutiny intensified around officials from other countries, including Ukraine’s president. Icelandic leader Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson stepped aside […]
By Linda A. Johnson The Associated Press The biggest U.S.-based drugmaker, Pfizer Inc., will stay put thanks to aggressive new Treasury Department rules that succeeded in blocking Pfizer from acquiring rival Allergan and moving to Ireland ‚Äî at least on paper ‚Äî to reduce its tax bill. As analysts and […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Survivors of Canada’s notorious residential school system have the right to see their stories archived if they wish, but their accounts otherwise must be destroyed in 15 years, Ontario’s top court ruled in a split decision yesterday. At issue are documents related to compensation claims made by […]
From the OPP The Sioux Lookout OPP and Technical Traffic Collision Investigators, with assistance from the Lac Seul Police Service, are investigating a single snowmachine collision in Hudson. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday, police were dispatched to Lac Seul. The operator of the snowmachine was rushed by ambulance to […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL—Quebec is standing tall and the world should make space for the new country, the late premier Jacques Parizeau said in a speech prepared in the event of a “Yes” victory in the 1995 sovereignty referendum. Parizeau’s comments—made in English and French—were destined for media organizations but […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer KAMLOOPS, B.C.—Alex Carpenter dashed Canada’s hopes of reclaiming women’s world hockey championship gold on home ice. The daughter of former NHL player Bobby Carpenter scored the overtime winner for the U.S. in a 1-0 win over the host country last night in Kamloops, B.C. The U.S. […]
The Associated Press HOUSTON—Kris Jenkins is one of those players who believes every shot is going in. Sometimes, it feels so right to be right. The Villanova junior answered a double-clutch, game-tying three-pointer by North Carolina’s Marcus Paige with a buzzer-beating “three” of his own last night to lift the […]
The Canadian Press SWIFT CURRENT, Sask.—Premier Brad Wall started his third term in office right where he left off—pushing Ottawa to support pipelines and energy-sector workers who are out of a job. Wall and his Saskatchewan Party resoundingly delivered another majority election win yesterday, taking 51 seats in the 61-seat […]
The Canadian Press Edmonton police say some of the calls they get for 9-1-1 are so ridiculous, they are launching a campaign reminding citizens of when not to phone the emergency line. They say one of the worst ones was a call from a driver at West Edmonton Mall who […]
