The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—Manitoba’s attorney general says his province is ready for its first transgender judge—and possibly the first transgender judge in Canada. Gord Mackintosh appointed Kael McKenzie to the provincial court last week. McKenzie has been a Crown attorney in Manitoba for five years, and also practised family, commercial, […]
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Staff It was an exhibition in high-calibre offence—two of them, in fact. The Muskie boys’ hockey team was firing on all cylinders as they beat two Minnesota teams in a pair of exhibition games over the weekend to complete their pre-Christmas schedule. Fort High fell behind just 28 seconds into […]
Staff Less than a week after opening up its new recycling compactor to the public, the town already has experienced problems with some people refusing to use it for one reason or another. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown came to work early this morning to find a long line […]
The Associated PressJay Cohen CHICAGO—A wild start was followed by a quiet lull and then a big finish from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. Toews scored at 2:21 of overtime, and Kane had a goal and an assist, as the Chicago Blackhawks edged the San Jose Sharks 4-3 last night […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS—Teddy Bridgewater turned in a flawless performance yesterday afternoon—another sign that Minnesota’s franchise quarterback is on the right track. The season has brought some struggles, but this is just what the Vikings envisioned for Bridgewater’s second year. Bridgewater threw a career-high four touchdowns and ran for […]
By Mike Schneider The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla.Two Americans floated outside the International Space Station on Monday morning to perform a spacewalk with the primary goal of freeing a rail car that was stalled outside the orbiting lab. NASA’s one-year spaceman, Scott Kelly, and astronaut Timothy Kopra exited the space […]
By Sally Ho And Ken Ritter The Associated Press LAS VEGAS One person was killed and six were in critical condition after a car crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk Sunday night on the Las Vegas Strip, police said. The vehicle was in the northbound lanes of Las Vegas Boulevard […]
By Kevin Freking The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Obama administration is expected to extend Endangered Species Act protections for two breeds of lions, in response to a large decline in their numbers in Africa over the past two decades. The listings are to be announced Monday and include an order […]
By Barry Wilner The Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Cam Newton stayed away from the nastiness around him, shrugged off a record-tying Giants comeback, and did what he does best: carry Carolina to victory. In a wild game that saw New York tie the score after trailing by 28 points, […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press One of the greatest secret weapon ingredients I know is chipotles in adobo sauce. These are smoked jalapeno peppers that have been stewed in a sauce of tomatoes, garlic, vinegar, salt and various spices, such as cumin, oregano and paprika. Imagine doing all that […]
By Scott Mayerowitz The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. The humming is constant; a low-pitched drone from 155 miles of conveyer belts racing packages in every direction. Boxes shift from one belt to another and bump into a metal wall. Thud. Thud. Thud. In the background, trucks beep and jet engines […]
By Alexandra Posadzki The Canadian Press TORONTO Overseas investors looking to park their money in Canadian real estate could soon be donning headsets and touring upcoming condo developments in virtual reality, according to the founder of a Toronto-based technology firm. Invent Dev turns floor plans of new developments into 3D, […]
