What began as a rescue attempt after a man fell off an ice shelf at Indiana Dunes National Park Monday afternoon had been deemed a body recovery mission by Tuesday morning, Indiana Department of Natural Resources officials said. “Wave conditions here are poor at best,” said Indiana Conservation Officer Alex Neel. Officials had planned to…Continue Reading

Queen Elizabeth cancelled scheduled online engagements on Tuesday because she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said.Queen Elizabeth speaks during an audience where she met the incoming and outgoing U.K. Defence Service secretaries at Windsor Castle on Feb. 16. (Steve Parsons/Reuters)Queen Elizabeth cancelled scheduled online engagements on Tuesday because she…Continue Reading

A one-time veterinary anesthetic that gained a reputation as an effective battlefield drug during the Vietnam War and then became an illicit rave drug known as Special K is now being touted as an effective treatment for PTSD.  Veteran Dennis Leblanc is working through PTSD 14 years after he was first diagnosed. (Submitted by Dennis…Continue Reading

Government officials from Spain and Newfoundland and Labrador will meet Tuesday to discuss ways to honour the 21 men lost in the sinking of the Spanish fishing vessel Villa de Pitanxo off the coast of the island last week.Hearses arrive on the tarmac at St. John’s International Airport to deliver the bodies recovered off the coast of…Continue Reading

Downtown Ottawa business owners are celebrating being able to reopen once again after being forced to shutter their doors during the more than three week protest that was rife with traffic disruptions, inaccessible streets and ongoing police activity.Ottawa’s Rideau Centre lost an estimated $3 million per day in revenue after management closed the mall on the…Continue Reading

Canadians don’t need to go any farther than their local green grocer for a reminder that food prices are going up. But a look at the long journey from farm to fork gives a better picture of why it’s happening.Following rising food costs from the farm to the storeIncreasing expenses along the supply chain and even…Continue Reading

KHARKIV, Ukraine — Russian troops have moved into eastern Ukraine, rumbling across the border into areas held by pro-Moscow rebels, the European Union’s top diplomat said Tuesday.“I wouldn’t say that’s a fully fledged invasion, but Russian troops are on Ukrainian soil,” Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said.His comment came a day after Russian President Vladimir…Continue Reading

AKRON, Ohio — Lots of stories have been written about LeBron James and Cleveland. About how, as a Cavalier, he came through for a city that had long ago soured on the possibility of winning a championship. And more recently, about how he’s still loved in The Land, despite decamping for life in Los Angeles as a…Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — A former Navy nuclear engineer admitted in federal court on Monday that he tried to sell sensitive secrets about nuclear-powered warships to a foreign country.Jonathan Toebbe, 43, pleaded guilty in federal court in West Virginia to conspiring to communicate restricted data, admitting to U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Trumble that he had sought to sell U.S.…Continue Reading