Farming production in Russia is booming. With record harvests during the past two years, the country’s agricultural exports are bringing in tens of billions of dollars, according to President Vladimir Putin. “Last year, exports of agricultural products were $20 billion. This year, they will reach $25 billion,” Putin said on Thursday during his annual Q&A
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives could only hold back for about two minutes before giving Premier Doug Ford his first standing ovation Wednesday. The gesture came just moments after the MPPs were told to keep the theatrics to a minimum. Speaker of the House Ted Arnott told MPPs that he’s received complaints about the number of standing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An unmatched speaker lineup is featured at the seven remaining two-day regional NFCA Coaches Clinics being offered this month. A Chicago Advanced clinic led off the schedule just prior to the NFCA Convention in December. A second clinic will be held in Chicago on Jan. 5-6, featuring Hofstra University head coach Larissa
The producers of Russia’s state-of-the-art Ratnik infantry gear have released a civilian version of its combat smart glasses just for schoolkids. “In fact, it’s a personal monitor, which can be used by both students and their teachers to display the needed data,” those behind the military eyewear said as they unveiled the gadget at an
A legal expert says she would be astounded if a judge handed the maximum sentence to a semi-truck driver who has pleaded guilty to all 29 charges stemming from a devastating collision with a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu pleaded guilty in Melfort, Sask., court Tuesday to 16 counts
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Lathrop (Mo.) High School junior Brooke Huitt was named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for games played the week of Sept. 11-17. Highlighted by a perfect game against Lawson, Huitt recorded two strong outings in the circle for Lathrop. On Sept. 14, the right-handed hurler struck out 18 of
The Dow Jones fell over 450 points to more than a year’s lows as concerns grew over a partial government shutdown after US President Donald Trump signaled he would not sign a spending bill without funds for a border wall. Shares had already been plunging since the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate on
EDMONTON — Alberta’s cannabis Crown corporation has stopped issuing any new pot retail licences after only receiving 20 per cent of the stock it ordered amid a Canada-wide supply shortage. The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission had ordered enough cannabis product to stock up to 250 recreational pot shops for the first six months
Colorado Springs, Colo.- The NJCAA National Office announced this week’s NJCAA Softball Players of the Week for games played March 5-11. — Courtesy of NJCAA
LONGUEUIL, Que. — The spacecraft carrying Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques has successfully docked at the International Space Station, six hours after blasting off from Kazakhstan. “Good contact, and capture,” a commentator said on NASA television as the Soyuz MS-11 space capsule reached the space station at 12:33 p.m. Eastern Monday. With Saint-Jacques, Anne McClain of