MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Rachel Bendayan, his candidate for the upcoming Outremont byelection, walked carefully along the ice-covered sidewalks Monday evening in Montreal to campaign, door to door. At their first stop, a young boy opened the door wide enough for his head to fit through the crack. “Hello! Are your parents…
Moscow is dropping the greenback in major arms deals and switching to the Russian ruble and the national currencies of its partners, according to the country’s trade minister Denis Manturov. The minister added that the euro is currently the alternative to the dollar, with US currency used only when there’s no other way. “We are…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Another two-win week kept Neshoba Central atop the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll. The (34-0) Rockets have now won 39 straight and 55 of their last 56 games. Meanwhile, undefeated Madison (21-0) moved up to second following Hamilton’s 4-0 loss to Pinnacle in an Arizona Interscholastic Association playoff game. Katy…
EDMONTON — Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley promised to balance the province’s budget by 2023-24 as she unveiled her party’s election platform Sunday, while also pledging to expand $25 per day child care, build long-term care beds for seniors and construct new schools. Notley’s date for balancing the books is a year later than what’s…
The world’s leading diamond mining company Alrosa has sold more than a hundred of its rough and polished diamonds in Hong Kong. Total sales from the auction reached $10.5 million, according to the Russian miner. The company reportedly auctioned special size rough diamonds weighing over 10.8 carats and sold 101 gemstones with a total weight…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Virginia Tech senior Caitlyn Nolan and Florida senior Kelly Barnhill were named the first Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week honorees of the 2019 season. Nolan, who batted .714, recorded an extra-base hit and RBI in each of the Hokies’ five contests last week. The Bennettsville, S.C. native…
People in Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick will be paying more for gasoline and heating fuel Monday when the federal government’s carbon tax begins in provinces that refused to impose their own emissions pricing. The federal tax is $20 a tonne for this year and is set to increase by $10 annually until it…
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, implemented by Russian energy corporation Gazprom, serves the interests of Germany, according to Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soder, as quoted by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The politician stressed that Germany needs as many ways for energy purchases as possible, while the US is constantly trying to impose its own…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eleven programs were honored by the NFCA as 2018 Division I Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year, announced the Association Tuesday afternoon. Representing each of the NFCA’s 10 Division I regions, these respective coaching staffs – Oklahoma, St. Francis University, Michigan, Ohio, Liberty, Drake, Hofstra, Oregon, Arkansas, South Carolina and Arizona State…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Meghan King dealt zeros and Anna Shelnutt homered as Florida State topped Washington, 1-0, in game one of the WCWS Championship series, Monday evening at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The Seminoles (56-12) have won five straight at the WCWS and are now one win away from the program’s first national championship. Game…