Born to Chelsea and Iain, of Devlin, Ontario, a girl, Kalina Elizabeth, weighing 7 lbs 9 oz on November 25, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Born to Kevin and Elizabeth, nee Black, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Hudson Walter Paul, weighing 12 lbs 2 oz on November 12, 2017 at Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre, Thunder Bay, Ont.
The Associated Press KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — A Hawaii woman is waiting to hear back from Guinness World Records to find out if the massive avocado she snagged is the world’s largest. Pamela Wang of the Big Island found the 5-pound (2.3-kilogram) avocado Sunday on a walk, the West Hawaii Today […]
The Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. — Remains believed to be of a Revolutionary War hero buried at West Point don’t belong to a woman known as Captain Molly after all but to an unknown man. The U.S. Military Academy said Tuesday the discovery stems from a study of skeletal […]
The Associated Press MIAMI — A monster Burmese python has been captured by a snake hunter in the Florida Everglades. The female snake caught Friday at the Big Cypress National Preserve measured just over 17 feet (5 metres) long and weighed 132 pounds (59 kilograms). The snake was captured by […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — The silence breakers have been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Dozens of men and women have shared their stories since October about sexual misconduct by numerous high-profile men in entertainment, media, business and sports. The revelations also helped prompt millions worldwide to […]
By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — Matt Hofmann walks along a small brown pond, the earth of its bank springing underfoot like a muddy mattress. The ground is, in fact, floating. It’s a peat bog on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, and it’s from here that Hofmann, the co-founder of […]
By By Linda A. Johnson The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved a new diabetes drug that reduces blood sugar levels and also helps people lose significant weight. Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk said the Food and Drug Administration approved its once-a-week shot for people with Type […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Black lentils have so much drama to them, especially when they are paired with anything that is contrasting in colour … which is pretty much anything that isn’t black as well. If you prefer to cook the lentils in chicken or vegetable broth, you […]
By Chad Day And Eric Tucker The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In an attempt to burnish his public image and leave no fingerprints behind, Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort recently enlisted a longtime colleague “assessed to have ties” to Russian intelligence to help him ghostwrite an op-ed, prosecutors […]
By Kristie Rieken The Associated Press HOUSTON — J.J. Watt raised more than $37 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and Jose Altuve led the Houston Astros to their first World Series title, both giving hope to the city as it picked up the pieces from the devastating storm. On […]
The Associated Press MOSCOW — Russia’s Justice Ministry on Tuesday listed Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as foreign agents, a move that could see them lose their reporting credentials in the Russian parliament. The announcement comes amid an escalating tit-for-tat between Russia and the U.S. over government-funded […]
