By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Perhaps the most famous holiday cake is the Yule Log, which, for good reason, gets trotted out every holiday season. There’s much to be said for this classic, but we wanted to develop a unique variation for the holidays with a pumpkin jelly […]

By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press This bistro classic is as refined as it is rich. We kept the filling onion-forward by cooking the strands in rendered bacon fat and stirring them into a light custard. Use yellow or white onions here; sweet onions will make the tart too […]

By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Don’t overlook the benefits of a good meatloaf; though humble, it can be just the thing for a comforting meal, and leftovers make great sandwiches. Turkey meatloaf offers a lighter take on the classic, but because store-bought ground turkey is fine and pasty, […]

By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press For a creamy cauliflower soup without cream, we relied on cauliflower’s low insoluble fiber content to produce a velvety smooth puree. To ensure that cauliflower flavour remained at the forefront, we cooked the cauliflower in seasoned water (instead of broth), skipped the spice […]

Sam Odrowski Crystal McPherson tied one of 80 balloons to a pair of shoes during the “Longest Night of the Year” sleep-out event held Friday night to represent the 80 people who are homeless here. The event took place along Scott Street from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. and just over 60 […]

Duane Hicks Returning officer Lisa Slomke, rear, along with election staff Debbie Scofield and Colleen Barnard, got the Voter Help Centre located in Council Chambers at the Civic Centre up and running this morning. Online and telephone voting for the municipal and public school board elections began today and will […]

From the OPP On Oct. 9 around 8 p.m., while conducting a patrol on Portage Avenue in Fort Frances, members of the Rainy River District OPP observed a motorcycle being driven with no lights and no licence plate. Officers activated their emergency lights but the motorcycle driver refused to stop. […]

Staff Both the Muskie senior and junior girls’ basketball teams put in “golden” performances here over the weekend. The juniors went 4-0 while the seniors won both of their games to nab top spot at their annual home tournaments held Friday and Saturday at the Fort High gym. The junior […]

From the OPP Members of the OPP and Treaty #3 Police Service are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing man. Bradley Kirkrude Jr., 26, last was seen leaving a residence on Big Island First Nation. He is described as being 5’7″ and weighing 130 pounds with a medium […]

From the OPP Members of the Rainy River District OPP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a stolen vehicle. On Oct. 8 around 5:10 p.m., a Fort Frances resident contacted the local OPP to report his truck has been stolen. The vehicle last had been parked at a residence […]

From the OPP On Saturday around 1 p.m., the Kenora OPP received a call to assist Kenora Emergency Services. Upon arrival, officers observed the body of a female in a bush area on the north side of Kenora. She was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The woman was identified as […]

Staff The Fort Frances Lakers will be glad to get out of Red Lake and back home. A miserable weekend saw the squad lose both games of a back-to-back set to the host Miners. Red Lake roared to an 8-2 rout Friday, then followed that up with a narrow 4-3 […]