By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Although it’s hard to imagine that apple crisp needs much improvement, we liked the tartness and texture that cranberries added to one of our favourite standard dessert recipes. The challenges were balancing the fruit flavours and making sure that the filling baked evenly […]

By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press This chocolate sheet cake requires that you use Dutch-processed cocoa powder. What exactly is that? A process called Dutching, which was invented in the 19th century by a Dutch chemist and chocolatier named Coenraad Van Houten, raises cocoa powder’s pH level, which gives […]

Jamie Mountain The return of colder weather to Borderland also has brought with it the return of minor hockey tournaments. It was a tight battle on the ice between the Emo Express Green and the Westend Bruins during Emo’s 4-1 win yesterday in the gold-medal game of the Fort Frances […]

Sam Odrowski Fort High student Brianna Eldridge belted out “House of the Rising Sun” by Georgia Turner and Bert Martin during the school’s annual fall musical revue that ran from Thursday to Saturday. With the theme being “Shade of Yellow and Sunshine,” the show featured a series of songs and […]

Duane Hicks 54•40 frontman Neil Osborne sang his heart out while performing yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. The show, entitled “Unplugged: Songs & Stories,” featured all of 54•40’s hits reimagined and was the second in the 2018-19 “Tour de Fort” passport season. The next show is “Boreal,” a showcase […]

Sam Odrowski Dave Taggart of the Canadian Border Services laid a wreath during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony held yesterday morning at the Fort Frances cenotaph. About 150-200 people braved the chilly weather to attend the ceremony, which saw close to 30 wreathes and crosses being laid. Similar ceremonies were […]

The Canadian PressJordan Press PARIS–Politicians working to harness the power of social media to connect with voters need to figure out how to do so positively in the face of leaders using those platforms to undermine democracy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. Without mentioning anyone by name at an event […]

The Canadian PressLee BerthiaumeTeresa Wright OTTAWA–Spiritual leaders yesterday reflected on the horrors of the First World War while calling for a world of tolerance and peace as thousands of Canadians braved the biting cold to remember and honour those who fought to defend such ideals. While the sun shone down […]

The Canadian PressRyan McKenna REGINA–Blue Bombers’ head coach Mike O’Shea noticed Andrew Harris enter the media room after Winnipeg’s West Division semi-final victory and felt compelled to downplay his running back’s performance. “Yeah, he was OK,” O’Shea said with a laugh. Harris ran in a fourth quarter touchdown as the […]

The Associated PressJenna Fryer AVONDALE, Ariz.–The three most dominant drivers of this NASCAR season fittingly will race each other for the championship–a chance for Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, and Martin Truex Jr. to settle which team truly is the best. It was Busch who claimed the latest round, winning for […]

The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Mark Scheifele figures the pieces of the puzzle are starting to click together for the Winnipeg Jets. His pair of goals, which gave him a team-leading nine, helped the Jets earn a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils yesterday. He also had one assist. “We’ve […]

The Associated PressGenaro C. Armas GREEN BAY, Wis.–For a change, it was the Packers in a runaway. Aaron Jones ran for career highs of 145 yards and two scores, and Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams connected for two touchdown passes, as the Green Bay beat the Miami Dolphins 31-12 yesterday. […]