By Katie Workman The Associated Press This makes a ton of soup, and you can freeze it at will. It’s the kind of soup that sells itself, hits the spot, and has so much flavour and such a high level of comfort-foodness that you instantly feel better about life while […]
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By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press The smoothie has become ubiquitous because it makes healthy eating sound easy and attainable. I’ll admit to you right here: I love smoothies ‚Äî throwing a bunch of things into a blender and then sipping on my breakfast. The more nutrients I can cram […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — Last year saw the highest costs from natural disasters since 2012, with a pair of earthquakes in Japan in April accounting for the heaviest losses, a leading insurer said Wednesday. Losses from natural disasters worldwide totalled $175 billion last year, some $50 billion of which […]
Joey Payeur Kelsey Langtry, left, wasn’t cutting her cousin, Jill Langtry, any slack when it came to defending her older relative during the Muskie girls’ hockey alumni game on Friday at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The current Muskies were seriously lacking in effective defence, though, as the black-clad alumni roared […]
Staff Highway 11/71 remained closed as of press time this morning due to a collision near Hammond Road, about 10 km west of Fort Frances. Two transport trucks apparently collided around 9 a.m., resulting in both lanes being blocked. No one was believed to have been injured. Traffic has been […]
Staff Kelsey-Rose Dillon of International Travel Services drew the January “Trip of the Month” draw winner as local Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on there this morning. Monica Armour of Fort Frances will be heading on a Northern European cruise—a trip valued at $4,700. Next month’s trip is to Puerto Vallarta, […]
Cameron Penney Fort Frances Lions’ hockey player Joe Hardy, left, wasted no time hopping into the frigid waters of Sand Bay while teammates Kael Archie and Parker Nastiuk looked on during the annual “Polar Plunge” held New Year’s Day. Some 44 jumpers raised a total of $13,256.50, with some even […]
The Associated Press BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — Twins delivered at a Florida hospital over the New Year’s weekend have different birth years, with one born in 2016 and the other in 2017. News outlets report that Geraldine Alexander of Spring Hill gave birth to her daughter, Yuliana, at 11:43 p.m. Saturday […]
By Tom Krisher The Associated Press DETROIT — In another tweet targeting a U.S. company, President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to slap a tax on General Motors for importing compact cars to the U.S. from Mexico. But GM makes the vast majority of compact Chevrolet Cruzes at a sprawling complex […]
By Steve Karnowski The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s program for keeping sex offenders confined after they complete their prison sentences is constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, reversing a lower-court judge who said it violates offenders’ rights because hardly anyone is ever released. A three-judge panel of the […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Big provisions are required to watch the big game, and nothing’s more substantial than a burger, even in its mini-form ‚Äî the slider. Indeed, if you plan to serve a variety of dishes for the Super Bowl, sliders are more sensible than the full-sized […]
By Matthew Brown The Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — Wildlife advocates plan to challenge the approval of a new Yellowstone River dam aimed at benefiting Montana and North Dakota farmers that critics say could kill off a dwindling population of a fish species dating to the time of dinosaurs. A […]
