Pool staff at the Memorial Sports Centre pulled out all the stops to decorate the pool area for their Halloween Haunt Toonie Swim on Saturday afternoon. Creepy spectres and skeletons took over some of the lifeguarding duties on the elevated platforms while giant spiders wove their webs in the corners. […]
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario’s education minister is planning to introduce legislation today to avert a looming strike by support staff and impose a contract on them, which the union says it intends to fight. Stephen Lecce says the legislation is in response to the refusal by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which […]
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Rainy River District detachment would like to take this opportunity to remind Rainy River District residents about being safe and aware this Halloween. Area youth will be out in full force going door to door to collect Halloween treats. They will be focused on getting to […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Standing on slush under street lights in front of a charred and boarded-up home where a fire claimed the lives of four young children, a large crowd gathered in a northern Manitoba city to mourn the loss and comfort the grieving family. Many of those at Saturday night’s vigil in […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is set to release its fall economic statement on Nov. 14. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says the province will be providing an update on its “plan to build.” He announced last month that Ontario ended the last fiscal year with a $2.1-billion surplus, a far cry from the $33-billion […]
By Mike Corder
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Judges have approved a request by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor to reopen an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, saying Afghan authorities are not carrying out meaningful probes into the alleged crimes. The court announced the decision Monday, saying that […]
By Kelly Geraldine Malone
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
SASKATOON – Laurie O’Connor says more people in Saskatoon are struggling to get food for themselves and their families as prices in grocery stores rise out of reach. “We are definitely seeing an increase and have been noticing that since January,” said O’Connor, executive director of the Saskatoon Food Bank […]
By Amy Smart
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A Canadian was among those injured in a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people in Seoul, South Korea, Global Affairs confirmed Sunday, while Korean Canadians said they were shocked by the disaster. The federal department said Canadian officials are in touch with local authorities to gather more information […]
By Mauricio Savarese
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAO PAULO (AP) – Four years ago, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s reputation and political future were in tatters. After an unlikely rise from poverty to union leader to Brazil’s presidency, the man universally known as Lula had landed in prison. On Sunday – in yet another twist – Brazilian […]
By Eddie Pells
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
If the latest spasm of conference realignment in college sports was supposed to spell doom for the Big 12 or Pac-12 – or for any other conference, for that matter – somebody forgot to tell the basketball coaches. In college hoops, where virtually all success is measured by how a […]
By Steve Douglas
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lionel Messi is back in supreme form, just in time for the World Cup. With 12 goals in his last 10 games for his club and his country, the Argentina forward is delivering his best run of performances since joining Paris Saint-Germain after an emotional de- parture from Barcelona in […]
By Julie Byzewski
From the archive
From the archive
Hello, boils and ghouls! This Halloween season, I’ve dug deep into our archives to bring you a real-life spooky story from days gone by. Take my hand and come with me as we return to the old St. Mary’s School in 1981, to hear from former caretakers about the strange […]
