Ontario Premier Doug Ford appears to be off to a slow start on his campaign promise to find $6 billion in so-called “efficiencies.” His government’s first major economic plan cuts $3.2 billion in spending, but also forgoes $2.7 billion in revenue by lowering taxes and scrapping the price on pollution. All told, the deficit will…

A canvas featuring the signature of the first and last Soviet president, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the words “forgive me” added by a painter, sold for a whopping $183,000 in Moscow, reviving bitter memories of the USSR’s demise. The painting was created in 2009 when Mikhail Gorbachev had a visiting lecture at a Moscow university. One…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 1 Washington knocked of Alabama twice and remained undefeated in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Huskies (23-0) received 29 first-place votes and 795 points as the Southeastern Conference (5) and Pac-12 (4) Conference own nine spots in the top-10. Washington welcomed then-No. 11 Alabama to…

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — An end is finally in sight for passengers who spent 16 gruelling hours on a plane grounded on a tarmac in frigid Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., though a passenger was left frustrated by the experience and wondering why it took so long to get help. “You’re cold, you’re tired, you’re…

When offered support from then-President Yeltsin for a bid to lead Russia, Vladimir Putin said ‘No,’ much to the surprise of his boss. The anecdote was told by the Russian president to school students choosing their path in life. Putin recalled how he was offered a big career boost that eventually made him president of…

MANKATO, Minn. – The 2017 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year Coley Ries and NCAA Division II National Champions Minnesota State were recognized for their accomplishments on Saturday, Oct. 7 of homecoming weekend. NFCA Division II liaison Brian Stanley was on hand to present Ries with the Player of the Year trophy…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  Minnesota Duluth’s Jessica Bren and Grand Valley State’s Allison Lipovsky were named the Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the week, respectively. The duo earned the honor for their outstanding play for the week of March 5-11. Bren was on fire during her squad’s spring break trip to Florida….

Russia’s parliament has rejected a report by a cabinet minister and told him to come back with a more comprehensive one in a few weeks – the “first time in 30 years” that such a scenario occurred, according to one party leader. Economy Development Minister Maksim Oreshkin was totally blindsided on Wednesday, when he appeared…

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford isn’t mulling a run for the prime minister’s office. The Progressive Conservative leader, who has launched repeated attacks on Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government, said Tuesday that he had no national political ambitions and is committed to leading the province. “I’m zoned in on this province, nothing else,”…

Columbus, Ga. – Georgia Gwinnett was crowned the 2018 NFCA NAIA Leadoff Classic champion on Saturday evening at South Commons Complex. The seventh-ranked Grizzlies were one of five programs to finish the weather-shortened tournament with a 4-1 record and was determined the champion after positing the best run differential. Joining the GGC with identical records were…