The Associated PressHoward Fendrich NEW YORK—Even Roger Federer is wowed by how well he’s playing at age 34—and the ease with which he’s winning at this U.S. Open. Federer is into his 10th semi-final at Flushing Meadows and record 38th at all major tournaments. To get back to his first […]
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The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—A man accused of sending letter bombs to his ex-wife and two lawyers was denied bail yesterday, but he plans to appeal. Guido Amsel was ordered by provincial court Judge Heather Pullan to remain in custody pending his trial on charges that include three counts of attempted […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—The staff at a Calgary bakery may have been flattered but mostly were worried on the weekend when a customer using a debit machine bought $49 worth of baked goods and left a whopping $525 tip. Workers at the Sidewalk Citizen didn’t notice the generous gratuity until […]
From the OPP On Tuesday, the Red Lake/Ear Falls OPP received a report of a single motor-vehicle collision on Joyce Lake Road northeast of Ear Falls. An investigation revealed the lone male driver was northbound on a remote logging road in his pickup truck when he lost control and entered […]
From the MNRF No new fires were confirmed by yesterday afternoon in the Northwest Region. The forest fire hazard remains “low-moderate” across the region. In related news, Ontario still has 22 aviation and fire management personnel in Idaho and Montana. This total is comprised of 16 overhead staff in Idaho […]
From the OPP Ignace OPP officers were dispatched to a motor-vehicle collision on Highway 17 yesterday at 9 a.m. about 40 km east of Ignace. The collision occurred when an eastbound Toyota Rav4 crossed the centre line and collided head-on with a westbound Nissan Pathfinder. The driver of the Toyota, […]
Duane Hicks Alberton Reeve Mike Hammond, left, signed a new library service agreement with Alicia Subnaik Kilgour, CEO of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, and library board chair Andrew Hallikas at last night’s council meeting there. The agreement means Alberton residents no longer have to pay a $77 […]
The Canadian Press CUMBERLAND HOUSE, Sask.—Luck came in pairs for a Saskatchewan man who netted two whopping walleye over two days to win two major prizes in a fishing tournament. Ronald Highway of Pelican Narrows was participating in the Senator Pierre Settee Memorial Heaviest Walleye Derby in Cumberland House on […]
The Canadian PressChinta Puxley WINNIPEG—Police in Winnipeg say four out of five missing persons reports they receive every month involve kids in the care of Manitoba Child and Family Services. A report prepared for the city’s police board says officers deal with an average of about 550 missing persons reports […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—Fewer parents kept their kids out of classes at a Toronto public school yesterday in protest of Ontario’s new sex-education curriculum but the school itself was vandalized overnight. The Toronto District School Board said about 1,000 of Thorncliffe Park’s 1,400 students were in classes yesterday—up from […]
By Lynsey Chutel And Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press MAGALIESBURG, South Africa Scientists say they’ve discovered a new member of the human family tree, revealed by a huge trove of bones in a barely accessible, pitch-dark chamber of a cave in South Africa. The creature shows a surprising mix of […]
The Associated PressGregory Katz LONDON It was a day for the history books. But it was not in her majesty’s temperament to make much of a fuss. On Wednesday, September 9, 2015, about 5:30 p.m., Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch in Britain’s proud and often turbulent history, […]
