The Canadian Press SASKATOON—Leaders of three Saskatchewan First Nations say they are declaring a health crisis, citing a three-year spike in deaths due to violence, addictions, and health issues. The Keeseekoose, Cote, and Key First Nations hope their declaration will prompt the Sunrise Health Region, as well as the federal […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Money for classical music and various community projects will flow from the government’s latest contributions to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday next year. During an event in Toronto, the Liberal government announced $7.5 million for the city’s symphony orchestra to create a music program highlighting Canadian talent. It […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO—The Chicago Bulls continue to have Toronto’s number. And moments after the Raptors lost for the ninth-straight time to the Bulls, a 109-107 decision last night, coach Dwane Casey was as visibly angry as he’s been all season in a tense news conference that lasted all […]
Heather Latter Maureen Blair-Leighton was the guest of honour at the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary’s luncheon yesterday at Hallett Hall (Rainycrest), where she was recognized for 50 years of faithful service to the group. Following the meal, Blair-Leighton cut the cake as auxiliary president Susan Robertson looked on.
The Canadian PressDiana MehtaColin Perkel TORONTO—A man who allegedly said Allah instructed him to kill was charged today with stabbing and wounding two uniformed soldiers at a north-end military recruitment centre a day earlier. While investigators were probing possible terror links, the city’s police chief said there didn’t appear to […]
Staff Christian Ripley’s latest work has the top of the SIJHL point production board starting to look like a roll call for the Fort Frances Lakers. The 20-year-old forward from Duluth collected eight points in three games to be named the Amyotte’s Awards & Promotions Corp. player-of-the-week yesterday. Ripley’s efforts, […]
Duane Hicks Plans are moving forward to do a town-wide clean-up this spring. The town will launch its “Fight the Blight” campaign in May, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said during an update on strategic plan initiatives at last night’s council meeting. The town clean-up was spurred by a letter […]
By Danica Kirka The Associated Press BLETCHLEY PARK, England — British codebreakers cracked Nazi Germany’s encrypted secrets but did such a good job of keeping silent that their work was nearly lost to history. Now a letter from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower is helping to underscore the importance of Bletchley […]
The Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A Catholic bishop is opposing a decision by the University of Notre Dame to award Vice-President Joe Biden its top award, saying it sends a message that a politician can support abortion rights and gay marriage and still be a good Catholic. Notre […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Easter sides are depressingly predictable. There will be asparagus, of course. If you’re lucky, there might even be three or four variations of asparagus. And there will be peas. And gratin potatoes. And probably some sort of salad that most people will only eat […]
The Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University is retiring the official shield of its law school following complaints over its ties to an 18th-century slaveholder. The university’s governing body announced the decision Monday, supporting a campus committee’s previous recommendation to remove the shield. The shield was approved in 1937 […]
The Associated Press As the war in Syria enters its sixth year with no clear end in sight, here is a glance on what has been the cost of the war:——— DEAD AND WOUNDED There are no reliably precise statistics on the number of people killed in Syria’s war due […]
