The Canadian Press The federal government has declared dozens of streams and rivers in a scenic section of southwestern Alberta as critical habitat for an endangered trout species. Yesterday’s announcement was welcomed by environmentalists, but it might complicate plans for a mountaintop coal mine proposed for the area. The Alberta […]
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The Canadian Press MONTREAL—Doctors must respect a court ruling suspending Quebec’s assisted-suicide law but the government won’t go on a “witch hunt” against physicians who offer palliative sedation, the province’s health minister said yesterday. Gaetan Barrette said while he recognizes some doctors in Quebec inject morphine into patients during their […]
Staff No matter what position they play, every member of the Muskie girls’ hockey team is finding a way to contribute these days. Fort High maintained its shutout streak in NorWOSSA play after posting a 10-0 win over the host Kenora Broncos on Tuesday night. The Muskies now have gone […]
Staff Local council #2766 of the Knights of Columbus has jumped on board the “Coats for Kids” program this year—donating 60 brand new jackets to Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services to distribute to those in need. “We have a lot of low-income families who are really in need […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK—Houston slugger Chris Carter, Pittsburgh first baseman Pedro Alvarez, and injured Kansas City closer Greg Holland were among 43 players who became free agents when they weren’t offered 2016 contracts by last night’s deadline. Carter, who hit .199 with 24 homers and 64 RBIs this past […]
The Canadian Press Motivated by his daughters and fresh off a break from golf, Mike Weir is ready to start his comeback. The Canadian golfer will play his first tournament since taking a months-long hiatus when he tees off at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February. He must make […]
The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG A South African appeals court has convicted Oscar Pistorius of murder, overturning a lower court’s conviction of the double-amputee Olympian on the lesser charge of manslaughter for shooting his girlfriend to death in 2013. Justice Lorimer Leach of the Supreme Court of Appeal delivered the ruling […]
By Amanda Lee Myers And Justin Pritchard The Associated Press SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. A heavily armed man and woman dressed for battle opened fire on a holiday banquet for his co-workers, killing 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others in a precision assault, authorities said. Hours later, […]
By Amanda Lee Myers And Justin Pritchard The Associated Press SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. A heavily armed man and woman dressed for battle opened fire on a holiday banquet for his co-workers, killing 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others in a precision assault, authorities said. Hours later, […]
By Amanda Lee Myers And Justin Pritchard The Associated Press SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. A heavily armed man and woman dressed for battle opened fire on a holiday banquet for his co-workers, killing 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others in a precision assault, authorities said. Hours later, […]
The Associated Press ZURICH Swiss authorities have conducted another series of pre-dawn raids and arrests as part of investigations into corruption in international soccer. The New York Times, citing law enforcement officials, first reported that at least some of the arrests took place at the same luxury hotel where FIFA […]
By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Serenity now, people, with some Rose Quartz mixed in. The experts at the Pantone Color Institute have chosen not one but two colours of the year ‚Äî named thusly ‚Äî in a complementary pairing that spans fashion, media, packaging, housewares and a […]
