Some new friendships were hatched at last weekend’s Summer Sizzler public day at The Spry Farm last weekend. The Devlin farm was forced to be closed for most of the Covid pandemic, but with lifting restrictions, it has recently been welcoming school tours, and is now accepting public visitors on […]
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By Shari Narine
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Pope Francis will be in Maskwacis for no more than one hour on July 25, but the repercussions are already being felt and will continue to be felt long after. “We’re trying to assess it right now,” said Ermineskin Chief Randy Ermineskin. As the pre-planning stage begins, memories and feelings […]
By Marie Woolf
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Most people in Canada do not think people should have to swear an Oath of Allegiance to the Queen, according to a poll ahead of Canada Day. A Leger poll for the Association of Canadian Studies found that 56 per cent of respondents did not agree with swearing allegiance to […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario’s NDP is set to name an interim leader later today to replace Andrea Horwath and the party is expected to select a longtime Toronto caucus member. Party sources say the caucus recommended Peter Tabuns, who has represented the riding of Toronto-Danforth since 2006 and who has served as critic […]
By Jordan Omstead
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A small central Ontario town is rallying around the family of a young child who died after he was mistakenly left in a hot car, the mayor said Monday. Bancroft, Ont., Mayor Paul Jenkins said 23-month-old Everett Smith died Thursday after he was found in the parking lot of North […]
By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
SCHLOSS ELMAU, GERMANY – Canada is looking at developing new infrastructure to help other countries transition away from Russian oil and coal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday at the conclusion of the G7 summit in Germany focused on the conflict in Ukraine. In their final communique for the meeting, […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The commissioner of the inquiry examining Ottawa’s use of the Emergencies Act to bring an end to the “Freedom Convoy” protest in February has granted standing to the organizers, police and representatives of all three levels of government. The decision by Paul Rouleau released on Monday means those granted standing […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal government is delaying new emissions standards on gasoline and diesel another year but is demanding the oil and gas sector make bigger cuts to fuel emissions by 2030 given how much more money the companies are now making. Cabinet approved the final regulations for the long-awaited […]
By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri And Michael Balsamo
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection will hear testimony Tuesday from Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide in Donald Trump’s White House who is a vital witness in the sweeping investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The 25-year-old, who […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Police say there are no signs of foul play in the case of an eight-year-old boy who was found in a rainwater sewer more than a week after going missing in northern Germany. The boy disappeared on June 17 in the town of Oldenburg. Search parties spent days looking for […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
France’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday opened its first session since President Emmanuel Macron’s party lost its majority, and is expected to elect a woman as speaker for the first time. Legislative elections earlier this month shook up France’s political landscape. Macron’s centrist alliance Ensemble (Together) still has the […]
By Howard Fendrich
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Matteo Berrettini, last year’s runner-up at Wimbledon, dropped out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament hours before he was scheduled to play his first-round match Tuesday, saying that he tested positive for COVID-19. The All England Club announced Berrettini’s withdrawal, and he posted about it on Instagram, saying that he […]
