By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Spicy, smoky Jamaican jerk is one of the world’s great barbecue traditions. Meat (traditionally chicken or pork) is rubbed with an intensely flavoured liquidy paste made from fiery Scotch bonnet chiles, allspice berries, herbs, and spices, and then it is smoked over pimento […]

By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Vegetables on their own can be a great option for grilled kebabs, because they cook quickly and, when done right, offer a crisp, charred exterior and a juicy, tender interior. Tossing grilled vegetables with a bold dressing can do wonders to brighten up […]

By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press A combination of pasta and summer squash results in a light, flavourful dish that’s full of colour. We decided against peeling the squash, as the skin helped to keep the pieces intact throughout the cooking process. Because summer squash contains so much liquid, […]

By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Sometimes simple is best, and for quick weeknight burgers or a backyard barbecue for a crowd, store-bought ground beef is certainly convenient. But with so many options available in supermarkets, we knew we would need to find the right cut of beef with […]

By Paul Elias The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A jury on Monday ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. to pay a combined $2.055 billion to a couple claiming that the company’s popular weed killer Roundup Ready caused their cancers. The jury’s verdict is the third such courtroom loss for Monsanto […]

By Aya Batrawy And Jon Gambrell The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Araba said drones attacked one of its oil pipelines as other assaults targeted energy infrastructure elsewhere in the kingdom on Tuesday, shortly after Yemen’s rebels claimed a co-ordinated drone attack on the Sunni power. The […]

The Associated PressJoseph Pisani NEW YORK–Amazon, which is racing to deliver packages faster, is turning to its employees with a proposition: Quit your job and we’ll help you start a business delivering Amazon package. The offer, announced today, comes as Amazon seeks to speed up its shipping time from two […]

The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C.–The Carolina Hurricanes have been rolling at home ever since their newly acquired grunter named Hamilton started hogging the corner. Not defenceman Dougie Hamilton–Hamilton the pig. The 90-pound Juliana potbelly who catches games from behind the boards in a personalized wagon has shown plenty of chops […]

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES–Doris Day, the honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and innocent sex comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and ’60s and among the most popular screen actresses in history, has died. She was 97. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day […]

Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a shower a in spots and low of eight C (46 F). Tomorrow will see a couple of showers. Expect a high of 17 (63) and a low of eight (46). Wednesday will be increasingly cloudy with a high of 18 (64) and a […]

The Canadian Press Toronto Mayor John Tory is urging Ontario’s government to reverse what he calls “unilateral, retroactive” cuts to child-care funding, which he says will hurt families and strain the province’s labour market. Tory has sent a letter to each of the 11 Progressive Conservative MPPs who represent ridings […]

The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will cut Canada’s emissions almost in half over the next decade as he tries to stake out a claim to the climate change agenda in the looming federal election. The pledge is one contained in an NDP motion expected […]