The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia — Australian athletes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be supplied with condoms which manufacturers say will offer “near complete” antiviral protection against the Zika virus. The Australian Olympic Committee announced the health measure for the Aug. 5-21 Olympics in a statement Monday, […]
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By Deb Riechmann The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In-house newsletters from the clandestine National Security Agency have been released by an online news site part of the mountain of documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The Intercept, whose founding editors were the first to publish documents leaked by […]
By Mary Esch The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — When Gary Lovett was studying the effect of acid rain in New York’s Catskill Mountains 20 years ago, he ended the experiment early because so many trees in the test plots were dying not from acid rain, but from insect attacks. […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Grandma’s cholesterol is OK, but maybe the doctor should be asking about her social life, too. Think about health during the senior years, and a list of common ailments pops to mind. But that’s not the whole story. New research suggests factors […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Add one remarkable case to the 30,000-plus organ transplants expected to be performed nationwide this year: A cancer patient who received a donor penis. Worldwide, there have been faces, tongues, hands, legs, uteruses ‚Äî and now the third penis transplant, a first […]
The Canadian Press Here are five things to know about the haskap berry:WHERE ARE THEY FROM: Dark blue haskap berries are native to Russia and northern Japan and are found in the wild in Canada. Because they grow on the edge of swamps during mosquito season, they are not well […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press The first time I ate fresh soybeans was, naturally enough, at a Japanese restaurant. Known as edamame, the dish is a staple of Japanese restaurant menus. They were served as an appetizer, in their pods, steamed and sprinkled with salt. It took a little […]
Staff Local high school teachers have set this Thursday (May 19) as the date for their next one-day strike. It will be the fourth in as many weeks since teachers escalated strike action in their contract dispute with the Rainy River District School Board. As such, the board has cancelled […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA—The federal NDP has opted for an extended leadership race to replace Tom Mulcair, as it looks to name a new leader between September and October of 2017. The decision comes after about 100 New Democrats from across Canada gathered at an Ottawa hotel yesterday to […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—A trial was to begin today for a man charged after five young people were stabbed at a party where they were celebrating the end of the university school year. Matthew de Grood, 24, faces five counts of first-degree murder in what police have said is Calgary’s […]
The Associated PressSchuyler Dixon ARLINGTON, Tex.—Jose Bautista slid hard into second base, stood up, and found himself face-to-face with Rougned Odor. Next thing the Toronto slugger knew, he was rattled by a punch to the jaw that sent his batting helmet and sunglasses flying. A feud simmering since Bautista’s bat […]
The Associated Press DOVER, Del.—Matt Kenseth held off Kyle Larson in a thrilling run down the stretch to win a wreck-filled race yesterday at Dover International Speedway. Kenseth snapped a 17-race winless skid with his 37th career victory—and denied Larson his first win. “I got digging the best I could […]
