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Final stop on Lake Superior camping trip: Pukaskwa National Park

Final stop on Lake Superior camping trip: Pukaskwa National Park

Interesting trails, challenging hikes, beautiful views mean Pukaskwa National Park might require a return trip.
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Air cadets find new home at legion hall

Air cadets find new home at legion hall

The local air cadet squadron already partners with the Royal Canadian Legion on other initiatives, including the annual poppy campaign and Remembrance Day ceremonies.
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Protesters in Serbia throw paint in anger over deadly canopy collapse

Protesters in Serbia throw paint in anger over deadly canopy collapse

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Protesters threw flares and red paint on the City Hall building in the Serbian city of Novi Sad in rage over last week's collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station that killed 14 people.
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Letter: Trisha Romance's donation to NOTL Public Library helps build a future we all share

Letter: Trisha Romance's donation to NOTL Public Library helps build a future we all share

Donation for new children's art program allows youngsters to experience the library in their own special way
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Newfoundland beach blobs are plastic pollution, but source remains unknown: scientist

Newfoundland beach blobs are plastic pollution, but source remains unknown: scientist

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A scientist has determined that the strange white blobs puzzling Newfoundland beachcombers are made of a plastic commonly found in adhesives, but the origin of the mysterious goo is still unknown.
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Fatality inquiry into Alberta boxer's knockout death recommends better oversight

Fatality inquiry into Alberta boxer's knockout death recommends better oversight

EDMONTON — The judge leading a fatality inquiry into the knockout death of a boxer is recommending changes to how the sport is regulated and how head injuries are monitored.
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Andreescu withdraws from Canada's BJK Cup team ahead of its title defence in Spain

Andreescu withdraws from Canada's BJK Cup team ahead of its title defence in Spain

TORONTO — Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from Canada's team in the Billie Jean King Cup finals. Tennis Canada said in a release that Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., is focusing on her health after she battled injuries throughout the season.
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French court convicts 18 in a major trial that casts light on the deadly migrant-smuggling trade

French court convicts 18 in a major trial that casts light on the deadly migrant-smuggling trade

LILLE, France (AP) — A French court found 18 people guilty Tuesday in a major migrant-smuggling trial that shed light on the lucrative but often deadly clandestine business of transporting people on flimsy boats across the perilous sea from France to
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Bernie Marcus, The Home Depot co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, dies at 95

Bernie Marcus, The Home Depot co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, dies at 95

NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement chain, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died. He was 95.
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BoC considered lowering rate by quarter point, but felt economy warranted a jumbo cut

BoC considered lowering rate by quarter point, but felt economy warranted a jumbo cut

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada considered cutting its key interest rate by just a quarter of a percentage point last month, but opted to take a larger step in the face of a weakening economy and falling inflation.
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