The Canadian Press INGERSOLL, Ont.–General Motors and the union representing about 2,500 striking workers at the CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont. were expected to resume talks today aimed at ending a strike that’s into its fourth week. The members of Unifor Local 88 walked off the job Sept. 17 […]
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The Canadian PressKyle Cicerella TORONTO–Toronto Maple Leafs’ goalie Frederik Andersen had some compassion for his opponent 200 feet down the ice after watching Auston Matthews score in overtime. Matthews beat Anton Forsberg 3:43 into the extra period to lift the Leafs to a 4-3 comeback win over the Chicago Blackhawks […]
The Associated PressAndrew Seligman CHICAGO–Case Keenum gave the Minnesota Vikings the lift they needed, and that was just enough to spoil Mitchell Trubisky’s highly-anticipated debut. Keenum led three second-half scoring drives after Sam Bradford’s troublesome left knee flared up again as the Vikings beat Trubisky and the Chicago Bears 20-17 […]
The Canadian Press WASKATENAU, Alta.–An Alberta horse that was rescued from a sewage pit has died, but its owner says she’s thankful she was able to clean the animal off and be with him during his final moments. “I was so glad my horse did not die in that hole,” […]
Staff Town council will vote tonight on a recommendation to deny a request for additional stop signs at the intersection of Minnie Avenue and Fifth Street East. At its Sept. 11 meeting, council received a letter from a resident requesting the installation of more stops signs at this intersection. Currently, […]
The Canadian PressBill Beacon MONTREAL–The losing streak is over for the Edmonton Eskimos but the misery goes on for the Montreal Alouettes. Recently-acquired running back C.J. Gable scored a pair of touchdowns as the Eskimos (8-6) eliminated Montreal (3-12) from playoff contention with a rain-soaked 42-24 victory yesterday afternoon. The […]
Staff Team Canada topped Australia 6-5 in an extra end earlier today to improve to 4-0 at the world mixed curling championships taking place in Champéry, Switzerland. The rink, which includes Stratton siblings Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick at skip and third, led 5-2 after six ends. But Australia stormed […]
From theSIJHL websiteCompiled Malcom Huemmert notched his first two SIJHL goals, and set up one more, to help the Dryden GM Ice Dogs beat the visiting Fort Frances Lakers 6-2 on Saturday night. It was all Dryden early on as the Ice Dogs stormed out to a 3-0 first-period lead […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–A new poll suggests the political battle constantly waged for the support of Canada’s middle class is being fought over increasingly shrinking territory. An Ekos-Canadian Press survey of 4,839 Canadians indicates the number of people who self-identify as working class sits at 37 percent while 43 […]
From OPP The Kenora OPP responded to the scene of a sudden death there over the weekend. On Sunday around 12:40 p.m., police received a call of a possible body Lake of the Woods at the Main Street dock. Police attended the scene and located a male deceased in the […]
By Erica Werner The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Corker is hardly the only Republican lawmaker raising dark concerns about harm President Donald Trump might cause the U.S. and the world. But he’s one of the few willing to air those worries in public. Most GOP senators were silent […]
By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press TORONTO — Alexandra Sipos-Kocsis doesn’t mean to be difficult. And yet throughout her life, her unique surname has confounded teachers, telemarketers, airlines and more than a few administrative forms that didn’t have room for her 12-character, double-barrelled name. But Sipos-Kocsis loves it, and when […]
