TORONTO — Ontario is weighing a ban on single-use plastics as part of a broader strategy to send less waste to landfills. Nearly a tonne of waste per person in Ontario is generated each year,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. –Colorado Mesa’s AnnMarie Torres and Concordia Irvine’s Callie Nunes were named 2019 Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week honorees for games played Feb. 18-24. Torres slugged her way…
VICTORIA — A dress code protest at British Columbia’s legislature that prompted some women to roll up their sleeves in solidarity on Thursday has resulted in the Speaker’s office ordering a review of modern dress…
The last joint connecting offshore and land sections of the Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline have been welded, Russian media reported, citing the project’s operator South Stream Transport B.V. The operator said on Tuesday that…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Emily Graham of Kings Mountain (N.C.) High School, Kinsey Kackley of Boyd (McKinney, Texas) High School and Jordan Schrimscher of Natomas (Sacramento, Calif.) High School were selected MaxPreps / NFCA National High School…
The Russian ruble has been gaining ground on the US dollar and the euro after global credit rating agency Moody’s upgraded Russia’s sovereign rating to investment grade with a stable outlook. The ruble was trading…
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is shooting down suggestions that the resignations of two high-profile women from Justin Trudeau’s cabinet undermine his claim to be a feminist leader. “When it comes to working with the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – North Georgia continued as the No. 1 team for the third straight week in the 2018 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The NightHawks (56-2) swept through the Peach Belt Conference…
Venezuela’s oil production could be disrupted to a greater degree than most analysts first thought, as the US government seeks to essentially shut in the country’s oil sector. When the Trump administration first announced sanctions…
QUEBEC — A little more than two years after their own community came under attack, Muslims in Quebec City said they were in shock over the mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques Friday that…