By Ken Dilanian THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Chinese hacking attempts on American corporate intellectual property have occurred with regularity over the past three weeks, suggesting that China almost immediately began violating its newly minted cyberagreement with the United States, according to a newly published analysis by a cybersecurity company with […]
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The Associated Press MILAN A judge from Guinness World Records has certified a 122-meter-long (400-foot-long) baguette baked at the Milan Expo 2015 World’s Fair as the longest in the world. Some 60 French and Italian bakers worked nearly seven hours Sunday to bake the French bread characterized by its soft […]
The Canadian Press HALIFAX—The Nova Scotia government says a U.S. Commerce Department decision to continue imposing tariffs on a Cape Breton paper mill is based on an erroneous assumption about what constitutes a subsidy. Provincial cabinet minister Andrew Younger said while it’s true Port Hawkesbury Paper is getting electricity at […]
Staff After the success of its first “Human Library” event last year, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre is giving residents another opportunity to hear stories of local people face-to-face. Being held in partnership with the local Celebrating Diversity committee, the second-annual event is set for Tuesday (Oct. 20) […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The Dan Gagnier drag chute billowed out behind the Liberal campaign yesterday—giving Stephen Harper and Tom Mulcair a badly-needed chance to catch up to the apparent front-runner, Justin Trudeau. Trudeau, however, gave as good as he got—at least as far as the Conservative leader was concerned—by amping […]
From the MNRF During hunting season, both hunters and firefighters may be on the same landscape and roadways. Hunters are asked to use caution when on the back roads and forested areas as firefighters may be working in the same locations. Only one new fire was reported between Oct. 13-15. […]
The Canadian PressLisa Wallace OTTAWA—The Ottawa Redblacks have one mindset as they prepare for their game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers—win and we’re in. An Ottawa CFL team hasn’t qualified for the post-season since 1994, when the Rough Riders lost 26-16 to the Blue Bombers in the East semi-final. That […]
The Associated PressBeth Harris LOS ANGELES—Daniel Murphy just hoped no one was watching. Murphy shocked the sleeping Dodgers by stealing an uncovered third base and went on to score the tying run. Two innings later, Murphy hit a go-ahead homer off Zack Greinke that led the N.Y. Mets over L.A. […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—Ontario’s opposition parties say the Liberal government failed to keep its promise to cut auto insurance rates by 15 percent and call a mandated discount for winter tires “a gimmick.” The Liberals promised to reduce car insurance premiums an average of 15 percent by last August […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Electricity rates are going up again in Ontario starting Nov. 1. The Ontario Energy Board said the peak price for electricity—between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. and from 5-7 p.m.—will rise by 1.4 cents to 17.5 cents a kilowatt hour. The mid-peak price from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. […]
Joey Payeur It was a fast and furious start for a throng of excited racers during the Grade 4 girls’ race at the 19th-annual Rainy River District Athletic Association’s cross-country championships yesterday at Crossroads School in Devlin. A total of 11 teams—hailing from Rainy River to Atikokan—took part.
Staff An outage east of Fort Frances left 422 Hydro One customers without power for about four hours this morning. The outage affected those in Mine Centre, Seine River 23A FN, and Lac La Croix FN, as well as in the unincorporated areas of Baker, Tanner, and Perch Lake. A […]
