The Canadian Press ST. ALBERT, Alta.—A southern Alberta couple are $14.5 million richer thanks to two mischievous dogs. Christian and Monique Etienne of Airdrie purchased the winning ticket for the Lotto 6/49 draw on Dec. 12 while getting supplies to clean up after their rescue animals. Chancey, the golden Lab, […]
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The Associated Press PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.—Peterson Air Force base is getting ready for its annual holiday mission—tracking Santa’s storybook sleigh ride around the world. The North American Aerospace Defence Command has been working for weeks to tackle the one-day mission. Miles of wire, dozens of computers, and 157 […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—A man has been charged with impaired driving after a vehicle was found with a traffic light standard on its hood and windshield west of Winnipeg. Manitoba RCMP spokesman Robert Cyrenne said the vehicle hit the light standard in Headingley, then dragged it for almost a kilometre […]
The Associated Press OLD BRIDGE, N.J.—A New Jersey girl called 9-1-1 after she touched her “Elf on the Shelf.” Police say seven-year-old Isabelle LaPeruta was worried because, according to the popular children’s book, the magic of Christmas goes away if the elf is touched. The girl told the 9-1-1 operator […]
By Daniella Cheslow The Associated Press BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territory Christian faithful from around the world descended Thursday on the biblical city of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations at the traditional birthplace of Jesus, as an outburst of Israeli-Palestinian violence dampened the typically festive mood. Before the celebrations began, Israeli authorities […]
The Associated Press MOSCOW Shedding the pounds in Siberia can come with a particularly welcome reward ‚Äî coal. Yelena Salnikova, a nurse from a small town of Berezovskoye, got a truck full of the stuff from authorities in the coal-rich Russian region of Kemerovo on Wednesday for losing 30 kilos […]
By Mary Esch The Associated Press ROTTERDAM, N.Y. An 8-year-old girl who lost her father and younger siblings in an arson fire that left her severely scarred is sharing the good cheer that has been bestowed on her, by the tractor-trailer load, since her simple Christmas wish went viral. Safyre […]
The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. Police say an Oregon man angry with his tax situation left a flock of seven chickens inside the state revenue office. Police in Eugene said in a news release they responded to a report Wednesday afternoon of chickens left in the lobby of the Oregon […]
By Marley Jay The Associated Press NEW YORK In a flat year overall for stocks, there was still plenty of excitement to be enjoyed ‚Äî or endured ‚Äî by 2015’s biggest winners and losers. It was a year to make old guard companies shudder. New media companies like Netflix, which […]
Joey Payeur And now for something completely different. One week after splitting a pair of home exhibition games against separate opponents, the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s basketball team earned another split against the same two in Brainerd, Mn. on Saturday. Only this time around, the tables were turned […]
Joey Payeur Molly Carlson is warming up her vocal chords for a possible rendition of “I Go to Rio” when August rolls around. The Toronto resident, who was born in Fort Frances, placed seventh in the women’s open 3m springboard finals with a total of 267.90 points at Diving Canada’s […]
Staff Colton Bodnar was a catalyst for generosity on two fronts—first from the fans, then from his own team. Bodnar and the rest of the Muskie boys’ hockey team took it to a pair of Minnesota squads during two exhibition games over the weekend that closed the book on their […]
