The Canadian Press GRAND BEACH, Man.—A Manitoba man has turned his cellphone case over to police after it caused panic on a crowded public beach. The black case, shaped like a handgun, was tucked in the waistband of the man’s shorts while he was at Grand Beach north of Winnipeg. […]
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The Associated PressKristin J. Bender SAN FRANCISCO—Public urination has gotten so bad in San Francisco that the city has painted nine walls with a repellant paint that makes pee spray back on the offender. It’s the latest effort to address a chronic problem in a city where the public works […]
The Associated PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO—Mark Buehrle isn’t letting the Blue Jays get ahead of themselves, despite their impressive 11-game winning streak. The Toronto left-hander was solid for more than seven innings and Ryan Goins hit a home run as Toronto defeated the Oakland Athletics 4-2 yesterday afternoon to continue their […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL—It wasn’t Grant Shaw’s night, and yet the Edmonton Eskimos kicker still provided the tying and winning points with his right boot. After missing three field goals, Shaw was good from 28 yards on the final play of the game as the Eskimos downed the Alouettes 15-12 […]
The Associated PressGlynn A. Hill WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has formally returned a painting by Pablo Picasso valued at $15 million that had been stolen from a Paris museum more than a decade ago and seized by immigration officials late last year in New Jersey. The director of Immigration […]
The Associated PressPedro Servin ASUNCION, Paraguay — An 11-year-old girl who was denied an abortion after being raped gave birth Thursday, the culmination of a case that put a spotlight on child rape in this poor South American nation and drew criticism from human rights groups. Elizabeth Torales, a lawyer […]
Mark ThiessenThe Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska State Troopers want to talk to a man believed to have donned a fairly realistic bear costume to harass a sow and two cubs. The incident happened on the Chilkoot River near Haines, Alaska, on Monday. The bears are frequent visitors to […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — The CPP Fund had a small investment loss after costs in the first quarter of the 2016 financial year but the retirement fund’s assets increased by $4 billion overall because of contributions from the Canada Pension Plan. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says the […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY — TransCanada (TSX:TRP) is pointing to a new study on how pipeline safety stacks up against rail to show why two of its controversial projects should be built. According to the report by the Fraser Institute released Thursday, the rate of incidents or accidents per million […]
Joey Payeur Darcy Smith of the Northwest Bay Beavers was ferocity personified as she went the distance to help the Beavers to a 19-4 win over the Fort Frances Her-icanes in the Losers Side final of the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League playoffs last night at VanJura Park. The […]
Heather Latter Laura Horton, executive co-chair of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium, introduced keynote speaker Fred Kelly yesterday during the third day of the conference at Seven Generations Education Institute here. Upwards of 100 delegates from as far away as Hawaii, Alaska, Norway, New Zealand, and Australia have […]
Joey Payeur Jesse Tom of the Rainy Lake Pirates was happy to hand out the high-fives after his leadoff home run staked the Rainy Lake Pirates to a 1-0 lead in their East Division final matchup with the Sight & Sound Wolves on Tuesday at the Rodrick and Telford Bruyere […]
