The Associated PressBen Walker WASHINGTON–David Ortiz can now laugh, sort of, at the shifting culture of baseball. For J.D. Martinez, Nolan Arenado, Aaron Judge and every other All-Star hitter, dealing with different defensive alignments is just part of the game. Tune in tomorrow night and no telling where fans will […]
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The Associated PressElaine Ganley PARIS–It was a victory for all of France and the home crowd did it justice, pouring into Paris’ Champs-Elysees Avenue by the tens of thousands to celebrate in an explosion of joy. France’s 4-2 win over Croatia in the World Cup final in Moscow yesterday marked […]
The Associated PressKen Powtak BOSTON–The Boston Red Sox rolled through the pre-All-Star game portion of their schedule piling up wins. Now, they’ll have a few days to sit back, relax and enjoy their historic start. Xander Bogaerts homered in his first at-bat a day after hitting a walk-off grand slam […]
From the MNRF It was another active day for forest fires out on the landscape in the Northwest Region. By early afternoon yesterday, there were 23 new fires in the Red Lake, Kenora and Sioux Lookout districts. Red Lake fires 71, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81 and 82 […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press It’s summer. It’s hot. And we still need to make dinner. We want it to be light, and we want it to be fast, and we want it to be seasonal. We want it to be easy, and we want it to be delicious, […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press To infuse this simple clam dish with big flavour, we added Spanish chorizo, thyme, and dry vermouth for a potent broth in which to steam our shellfish. We added larger-grain pearl couscous instead of traditional small-grain couscous, as it is the perfect vehicle […]
By Naira Davlashyan And Angela Charlton The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — The sponsors of the Russian “troll factory” that meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign have launched a new American website ahead of the U.S. midterm election in November. A Russian oligarch has links to Maryland’s election […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Amazon is extending its annual “Prime Day” promotion to 36 hours this year and will try to lure more deal-seekers to the aisles of Whole Foods. Shoppers will have plenty of sales to choose from as other retailers offer promotions to try to take […]
By Ben Walker The Associated Press WASHINGTON — David Ortiz can now laugh, sort of, at the shifting culture of baseball. For J.D. Martinez, Nolan Arenado, Aaron Judge and every other All-Star hitter, dealing with different defensive alignments is just part of the game. Tune in Tuesday night and no […]
By Andrew Meldrum The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — In a speech marking the 100th birthday of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, former U.S. President Barack Obama will urge youth around the world to work for human rights and fair societies, highlighting the late South African leader’s example of persevering in the […]
By Jonathan LemireJill Colvin And Vladimir Isachenkov The Associated Press HELSINKI — President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin opened their summit Monday with serious expression all around and the American president declaring that “the world wants to see us get along.” Trump laid out a list of topics for discussion […]
By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press TORONTO — Research for the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program found 81 per cent of Lyme disease cases involving kids and youth over a three-year study period were in Nova Scotia and Ontario. Principal investigator and Halifax-based infectious disease specialist Joanne Langley says the number […]
