The Canadian Press GATINEAU, Que.—Sen. Patrick Brazeau has pleaded guilty to reduced charges of assault and possession of cocaine. The former member of Stephen Harper’s Conservative caucus entered the guilty pleas today at a courthouse in this west Quebec city, just across the river from Parliament Hill. His defence lawyer […]
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Joey Payeur Now that’s more like it. The Fort Frances Lakers shook themselves out of the doldrums they’ve been going through to finish the pre-season with a 1-3 record after a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Iron Rangers last night at the Couchiching Arena. “Obviously that was our strongest game […]
Heather Latter Leader Sherree Denby had the Sparks (ages five-six) and Brownies (ages seven-eight) participate in a “name game” yesterday evening at J.W. Walker School during the first meeting of the season. Meanwhile, Pathfinders (ages 12-15) and Guides (ages 9-11) also met last night at Knox United Church. Girls are […]
Staff The Fort Frances Curling Club is requesting a meeting with the town to discuss its tax arrears situation. In a letter from club president Ron Silver, he informed council that despite the best efforts of management, it’s been tough to make ends meet. “Due to the downturn in the […]
By Karl Ritter The Associated Press MALMO, Sweden The bleary-eyed travellers arriving in Malmo’s glass-and-steel train station agreed on one thing: Sweden was a better place to go than Denmark, which has cut welfare benefits for refugees. But many said Finland was even better. “Why Finland? I tell you, because […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim And Foster Klug The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of A day after threatening long-range rocket launches, North Korea declared Tuesday that it has upgraded and restarted all of its atomic fuel plants so it can produce more and more sophisticated nuclear weapons. Neither announcement was entirely […]
By Mike Corder And Shawn Pogatchnik The Associated Press ROSZKE, Hungary Hungary deployed a boxcar bristling with razor wire to close a key border crossing and warned of a new era of swift deportations Monday as governments across Europe debated how to share the burden of housing hundreds of thousands […]
By Robert Burns The Associated Press WASHINGTON Russia is in the midst of a steady military buildup at a Syrian airport, indicating Moscow intends to create an air operations base there, although no fighter jets or helicopters have arrived yet, the Pentagon said Monday. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff […]
By Andrea R. Rodriguez The Associated Press HAVANA As vespers drew to a close at the St. Egidio Catholic community centre, a dozen homeless men in threadbare pants and rumpled T-shirts shuffled into a side room where volunteers handed out cups of soda and soft yellow rolls spread with mayonnaise. […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of North Korea said Monday it is ready to launch satellites aboard long-range rockets to mark the ruling communist party’s anniversary next month, a move expected to rekindle animosities with its rivals South Korea and the United States. A National Aerospace […]
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The Associated Press HONOLULU The U.S. Navy agreed to limit its use of sonar and other training that inadvertently harms whales, dolphins and other marine mammals off Hawaii and California in a settlement with environmental groups approved Monday. A centerpiece of the agreement signed by a […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON A government task force says a daily low-dose aspirin could help certain people in their 50s and 60s prevent a first heart attack or stroke ‚Äî and they might get some protection against colon cancer at the same time. The U.S. Preventive Services […]
