By Omer Farooq And Nirmala George The Associated Press HYDERABAD, India — Weeks of sweltering temperatures have caused more than 160 deaths in southern and eastern India, officials said Tuesday, warning that any relief from monsoon rains was still likely weeks away. Most of the heat-wave victims were labourers and […]
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By Julie Pace And Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press NEW YORK — Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton swept to resounding victories in the New York primary election, with Trump bouncing back from a difficult stretch in his Republican campaign and Clinton pushing tantalizingly close to locking up the Democratic […]
By John-Thor Dahlburg The Associated Press BRUSSELS — The first meeting of the NATO-Russia council in nearly two years failed to bridge differences between Moscow and the alliance, NATO’s chief said Wednesday. The meeting, which ran more than 90 minutes over schedule, was the occasion for a “frank and serious” […]
By Lauren La Rose The Canadian Press TORONTO—Cara Paiuk and her husband, Alex, sent thank-you cards following their engagement and wedding, but she candidly confesses she’s not a fan of the handwritten missives. “Generally, I hate them. I don’t do them,” says the writer and photographer, who hails from Vancouver […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — McDonald’s is testing bigger and smaller versions of its Big Mac as the world’s biggest hamburger chain pushes to revive its business. The company says it’s testing a “Grand Mac” and “Mac Jr.” in the Central Ohio and the Dallas areas, and will see […]
The Canadian Press There are a surprising number of uses for the stalks, tops, ribs, fronds and stems of vegetables. Andrea Buckett says they can add delicious flavour to home cooking and the most underused parts of vegetables are the leaves and tops of carrots, radishes, beets and cauliflower. “Typically […]
The Associated PressMalcolm Ritter NEW YORK—Dinosaurs were in decline long before an asteroid strike polished them off about 66 million years ago, a study says. It’s the latest contribution to a long-running debate: did the asteroid reverse the fortune of a thriving group of animals? Or were dinosaurs already struggling—and […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Canada’s last Conservative defence minister says he’d look favourably on a proposal to join the United States’ missile-defence program. Jason Kenney said the country seriously should consider the idea—should it receive a formal request from the U.S. to do so. He said he never received such a […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts opened its Piano division yesterday, adjudicated by Jane Petroni, who teaches piano privately in Winnipeg and through the Preparatory Department of the University of Manitoba. In this final week of the Festival, the Piano division continues until Friday while […]
The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn.—Given a pair of quick goals by Patrick Sharp, the Dallas Stars pushed the cruise-control button. Jason Pominville and the Minnesota Wild raced past them—and surged back into the series. Pominville scored twice and added an assist as Minnesota roared back from an early two-goal […]
The Associated Press MIAMI—Jose Fernandez stomped off the mound after an arduous second inning—cursing and smacking himself on the head with his glove, which sent his sweat flying. Blame the outburst on a lack of control. The Miami Marlins’ ace endured early wildness before regaining his command and his winning […]
Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce the ratification of an agreement of local terms between it and the Northwest Occasional Teachers’ Local of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association. The three-year agreement—Sept. 1, 2014-Aug. 31, 2017—is in accordance with the ratified terms of the […]
