By Candice Choi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — An analysis of newly uncovered documents shows the sugar industry began funding research that cast doubt on sugar’s role in heart disease in part by pointing the finger at fat as early as the 1960s. A sugar industry group paid Harvard […]
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By Christin Roby The Associated Press ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire — The smell of chocolate wafts from the door of an artisanal shop that would not be out of place in Brooklyn. Founder Dana Mroueh takes in the sun while riding her stationary bicycle-turned-cocoa grinder on an ambitious journey that began […]
The Associated Press DETROIT — The Chevrolet Bolt, General Motors’ Tesla-fighting electric hatchback for the masses, will be able to go 238 miles (383 kilometres) on a single charge. The car beats the base rear-wheel-drive Tesla Model S, which can go 210 miles (336 kilometres) per charge but costs about […]
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press TORONTO — Once a week Peter Sanagan brings a whole wild boar carcass to his Toronto butcher shop. He divvies it up into chops and other cuts, selling it to adventurous eaters who wander into the Kensington Market store. While more familiar meats like […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer RICHMOND, Va.—After seven months and 28 races, NASCAR has hit that part of the season that really matters. The start of the playoffs signifies a shift in attitude and aggression. And if there was any doubt the mindset had changed, Kevin Harvick posted a warning about […]
Heather Latter Marc McNay, of the hunting-based TV show “The Real Deal,” kept things rolling during his fundraising event and pre-screening party Saturday night at the Copper River Inn here. The event featured games, auctions, prizes, appetizers, and some never-before-seen footage from the show, which currently is airing for its […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—A new report suggests people living in remote Northern Ontario communities spend more than half their income on food to meet basic nutritional needs. The report from Food Secure Canada looked at the cost of certain food items in three Northern Ontario reserves: Moose Factory, Fort Albany, […]
From the OPP At 12:45 a.m. today, Rainy River District OPP officers received a complaint about a motor vehicle in Fort Frances. Officers located the vehicle on the 800 block of King’s Highway 11. The driver, a 19-year-old Winnipeg man, failed the roadside test and was arrested and taken to […]
Joey Payeur Two-time Canadian Olympic swimmer Martha McCabe spent time yesterday with members of the Cyclone Swim Club at the Memorial Sports Centre as part of her cross-country trek, “Martha’s Canadian Drive.” The Toronto native talked about her swim career before leading the swimmers in an instructional clinic.
The Canadian Press GANDER, N.L.—Motorcycle engines rumbled on the tarmac of a Newfoundland and Labrador airport yesterday as Canadians and Americans gathered to reflect on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and this small town’s unexpected connection to it. A group of motorcycles and emergency vehicles provided an […]
Joey Payeur Jordan Kilganon of Sudbury showed off some of his world-class throwdowns as part of an instructional clinic and slam dunk exhibition he put on at Manitou Rapids First Nation on Saturday. He was on hand in conjunction with the Rainy River First Nations’ Youth Sobriety 3-on-3 Tournament that […]
Duane Hicks Dana Allen, left, and her daughter, Olivia, got plenty of fire safety information from volunteer firefighter Shawn Morrison of the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service during the third-annual community barbecue celebrating safety at Point Park on Saturday. About 250 people of all ages turned out for the […]
