The Canadian Press TORONTO—Ontario is taking the next step to modernize the way alcohol is sold, announcing plans to allow the sale of wine in up to 300 grocery stores, starting with about 70 supermarkets by this fall. Premier Kathleen Wynne says of those initial 70 licences for grocery stores, […]
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Joey Payeur Ethan Jourdain of the Muskies has some prime real estate in front of Sioux Lookout Warriors goalie Magnus Ray. But Jourdain was unable to get the puck in, as Ray made one of his multitude of saves during the Fort’s 5-0 shutout of the Warriors in Game 1 […]
Joey Payeur Byron Stewart wasn’t even attempting any false bravado. “I’m exhausted,” grinned the worn-out, but happy defenceman who played more than 30 minutes as one of only three blueliners to finish the game as the Muskies toughed out a 5-0 victory over the Sioux Lookout Warriors in Game 1 […]
The Associated PressJulie Watson SAN DIEGO—The federal government is using eye scans and facial recognition technology for the first time to verify the identities of foreigners leaving the United States on foot—a trial move aimed at closing a longstanding security gap, officials announced yesterday. Before now, foreigners who left the […]
MINEOLA, N.Y. A Dallas-based auction house says a rare copy of a comic book featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man has sold for $454,100. The comic book was purchased by an anonymous collector, and Heritage Auctions says yesterday’s sale is a record for a public auction price for any Spider-Man […]
Staff Couchiching First Nation band members will go to the polls next Wednesday (Feb. 24). There will be a polling station at the Couchiching multi-use building on election day, which will be open from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Off-reserve and absentee ballots also will be available. The four individuals running for […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta.—Nunavut’s debut at the Canadian women’s curling championship was dramatic. Geneva Chislett’s team from Iqaluit earned the territory’s first ever victory at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Nunavut downed B.C.’s Karla Thompson 8-7 in the first draw of the pre-tournament qualifier yesterday. The two […]
The Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia—Holly Clyburn shot a 7-under 65 Friday to take a share of the second-round lead with fellow British golfer Catriona Matthew at the Women’s Australian Open. Clyburn and 1996 champion Matthew (69) had 36-hole totals of 8-under 136 on The Grange’s West course. They held a […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Driving a car he believes is unbeatable, Dale Earnhardt Jr. added to his family legacy at Daytona International Speedway on the anniversary of his father’s death. Earnhardt won the first qualifying race last night for the Daytona 500 to earn a starting spot on […]
The Associated PressDarlene Superville WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. President Barack Obama celebrated his hometown Chicago Blackhawks for winning another Stanley Cup, calling the team’s third title in six years an “amazing championship run.” But he’s still hoping one of the Windy City’s other professional teams, including his beloved Bears, will earn a […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The International Space Station just got a whole lot tidier. A pair of NASA astronauts released a capsule loaded with 1.5 tons of trash Friday as the space station soared over Bolivia. The capsule should re-enter the atmosphere and burn up […]
By Alexander Panetta The Canadian Press CHARLESTON, S.C. The American presidential race is now being fought in a state so renowned for below-the-belt, tire-iron-to-the-kneecap politics that its most famous political operative wound up writing a death-bed mea culpa. Welcome to South Carolina. “We play hardball,” says David Woodard, a campaign […]
