Lester Bowles Pearson (1897-1972) was a distinguished Canadian diplomat and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Later he became leader of the Liberal party and prime minister of Canada. Lester Bowles Pearson was born in Toronto, Ontario, on April 23,...

Transportation and economic development officials in northeastern Ontario are guardedly optimistic that Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Toronto will remain open to aircraft from the region. What has given the officials added hope is that the federal panel holding environmental hearings...

Lester B. Shenk PAID OBITUARIES Lester B. Shenk, 88, of 200 Luther Lane, St. John's Herr Estate, Columbia, formerly of Maytown, died suddenly December 10, 2005. Mr. Shenk was born in Quarryville, a son of the late G. Carl and Alice Blessing Shenk. He...

Canadian regulators investigating an Air France plane that skidded off a runway and burst into flames at a Toronto airport said Wednesday it came in too high and too fast, and called for mandatory standards for landing in thunderstorms.Canada's Transportation Safety Board said flight crews...

Today is Friday, April 27, the 117th day of 2007. There are 248 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 27, 1805, during the First Barbary War, an American-led force of Marines and mercenaries captured the city of Derna, on the shores of...