• Associated Press

    Ruling could permit a new reservoir for the water-starved Panama Canal, but it could take 6 years

    A court ruling could permit the construction of a new reservoir to feed the water-starved Panama Canal, but the project might take six years to build, the managers of the waterway said Monday. The Panama Canal has decreased the maximum number of ships travelling the waterway each day due to a drought that has reduced the supply of fresh water needed to operate the locks. For years, Panama has wanted to build another reservoir to supplement the main supply of water from Lake Gatun, but a 2006 regulation prohibited the waterway from expansion outside its traditional watershed.

  • The Independent

    Doug Sheehan, actor in General Hospital and Knots Landing, dies aged 75

    A Wyoming funeral home said he had passed away ‘peacefully’, with ‘his loving wife at his side’

  • Local Journalism Initiative

    NWT table tennis players head to Canadian championship in Quebec

    The top players from the recent NWT Table Tennis Championships in Fort Providence will soon head south to compete at the national level. The tournament occurred on Sunday, June 23. It was the first such event in seven years, but it went down as a great success, with about 15 competitors all told, including nine young people from elsewhere in the territory. "We now have some very young players who are really excited about the sport and we want to just keep them engaged," said Thorsten Gohl, the h