KABATAY-Born to Belinda Paishk and Stuart Kabatay, of Mitaanjigaming First Nation, Ontario, a girl, Freedom Rain, weighing 7 lbs 6 oz on October 23, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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The Associated Press CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A seabird known as the brown booby is nesting for the first time in California’s Channel Islands National Park. The discovery announced Tuesday means the bird that is usually tropical or subtropical appears to have extended its range further north than […]
By Melissa Kossler Dutton The Associated Press When Devin Kidner was a child, she looked forward to the box of goodies her aunt sent from England each December. In addition to chocolates and gifts, the box contained powdered mustard and custard, pickles and other foods that her father needed to […]
By Kim Cook The Associated Press If you’ve got avid travellers on your gift list this year, or just armchair ones, consider getting them a custom map. Maps of favourite places might commemorate special trips or experiences, and can appeal to any age or gender. Map Your Travels, in St. […]
By Melissa Rayworth The Associated Press When extended families lived closer together, it was easy to pass on family stories and anecdotes, maybe while cooking dinner or putting children to bed. “Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go” was essentially how people lived, says John […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press My father and grandfather, both no longer here, loved nothing better than a serious steak dinner at their favourite steakhouse, Peter Lugar’s, in New York City. If there was something to celebrate, an out-of-town guest to impress or the desire to indulge an extravagant […]
By ELIZABETH KARMEL Associated Press You can’t beat hot-from-the oven, crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside, buttermilk biscuits. I like mine slathered with sweet butter and molasses, or stuffed with salty country ham. I am not picky: I like them for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner. This summer, I wanted to serve them with fried […]
By Matt O’Brien The Associated Press BOSTON — The phone used by the gunman who fatally shot 26 people inside a small Texas church has become the latest flashpoint in the privacy wars. Federal investigators complain that they can’t get into Devin Patrick Kelley’s phone thanks to security features that […]
The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A small grasshopper has been found embedded in a Vincent van Gogh painting at a Kansas City museum. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art said in a news release that the insect was stuck in the thick paint in the lower foreground of the […]
By Christopher Torchia The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Recent photos taken in a Kenyan wildlife area show a rare sight: a male lion mounting another male lion in what resembles a sexual act but is possibly a way of showing dominance. The spectacle of two wild male lions in such […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — President Donald Trump called the Texas church shootings gunman “deranged,” the New York bike path attacker “a very sick and deranged person,” and the Las Vegas massacre shooter “a sick, demented man.” It’s a common reaction to mass violence who in their […]
By Carolyn Thompson The Associated Press You won’t find gym class on the schedule in upstate New York’s Victor school district. What you will see: kayaking, rock climbing, mountain biking, dance, self-defence, archery and in-line skating ‚Äî all under the heading of physical education. The teachers say it’s a more […]
