By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Brown rice can be difficult to cook well: All too often, it is underseasoned and turns starchy and mushy. Plus, it takes a long time to cook, so stovetop recipes run the risk of scorching on the bottom. While rice cookers can turn […]
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By Jessica Gresko The Associated Press WASHINGTON — None of the Supreme Court’s justices wanted to say the four-letter word. The high court was discussing a trademark case Monday involving a Los Angeles-based fashion brand “FUCT.” But the justices did some verbal gymnastics to get through about an hour of […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER–Cindi Phelps never imagined herself running a pot shop. She smoked weed as a teenager, but as an adult she says she became “cranky” about cannabis, endlessly lecturing her kids and judging everyone who touched the stuff. It was only when she neared 50 that she […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–The Progressive Conservative government is slashing the budget of Legal Aid Ontario, including eliminating funding for refugee and immigration law services–a move lawyers with the organization call a “horrific” decimation. Legal Aid Ontario sent a letter to staff Thursday as the government tabled its first budget, […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Buried in Ontario’s budget bill are fines of up to $10,000 per day for gas station operators who don’t display government-mandated stickers about the price of the carbon tax. The budget contains a new piece of legislation called the Federal Carbon Tax Transparency Act that would […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–A 36-year-old woman has died after falling from a sixth-floor balcony in Old Montreal. Montreal police spokeswoman Veronique Dubuc said the woman fell about 20 metres after passing over a railing to try to retrieve an object. Police said several people were with the woman when the […]
The Canadian Press SALMON ARM, B.C.–A former foster child of a Salmon Arm, British Columbia shooting victim is remembering Gordon Parmenter as the man who helped him discover his potential. The foster child, who can’t be named, has identified Parmenter as the man shot to death yesterday at a church […]
The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga.–Fallen hero, crippled star, and now a Masters champion again. Tiger Woods rallied to win the Masters for the fifth time yesterday, a comeback that goes well beyond the two-shot deficit he erased before a delirious audience at Augusta National that watched memories turn into reality. […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto TORONTO–Marcus Stroman had a supportive chat with Lourdes Gurriel Jr. yesterday after the Blue Jays’ second baseman made a costly error that led to his removal from the game. The gist of the message was that his teammates would be there to help the 25-year-old infielder […]
The Associated PressSteve Overbey ST. LOUIS–Kyle Connor and the Winnipeg Jets got back on track by sticking to the same way they wanted to play all along. Connor scored twice, Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist, and the Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 last night to […]
The Associated Press BEIJING–The only known female member of one of the world’s rarest turtle species has died at a zoo in southern China, officials said yesterday. The animal was one of four Yangtze giant softshell turtles known to be remaining in the world. The Suzhou zoo, where the female […]
The Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands–A Dutch fertility doctor who used his own sperm to inseminate 49 women may have fathered even more children. Ties van der Meer of the Dutch Donor Child Foundation said today that three more people contacted him this weekend because they suspect they may also […]
