The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–A federal bill to legalize recreational cannabis was bounced back to the Senate yesterday, where the government’s representative argued it’s time to get on with lifting Canada’s almost century-old prohibition on marijuana. The House of Commons voted 205-82 to reject 13 amendments passed by Senate, including […]
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The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–A federal judge has approved a landmark deal to compensate members of the military and other agencies who were investigated and sometimes fired because of their sexual orientation. Cheers of joy and celebratory hugs greeted the decision of Federal Court Justice Martine St-Louis after hours of […]
The Canadian Press VICTORIA–A pod of orcas has made a brief visit to Victoria Harbour–the second excursion by a group of killer whales in as many weeks. Jackie Cowan, who lives on a boat in the harbour and also is a captain on a whale-watching vessel, said the pod cruised […]
The Associated Press ADAMS, Mass. — Authorities say furry critters, not vandals, are likely to blame for American flags that disappeared from veterans’ graves in Massachusetts. The flags at Bellevue Cemetery, in Adams, were first reported missing earlier this month. Residents volunteered to replace the flags by hand, but then […]
The Associated Press GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency reported Tuesday that nearly 69 million people who have fled war, violence and persecution were forcibly displaced last year, a record for the fifth straight year. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said the continued crises in places like South Sudan […]
By Jeff Karoub And Zeke Miller The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Trade Representative to prepare new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports on Monday as the two nations moved closer to a potential trade war. The tariffs, which Trump wants set at a […]
By Matt O’Brien The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — IBM pitted a computer against two human debaters in the first public demonstration of artificial intelligence technology it’s been working on for more than five years. The company unveiled its Project Debater in San Francisco on Monday, asking it to make […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press It’s time to revisit grilled vegetables! I was recently tagged in a post where the author said that she was taught to grill vegetables dry and then season them when they come off the grill. I don’t know what she was grilling and she […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press If you want to end a summer celebration or gathering with a big old bang, you would be hard pressed to pick a better dessert than an ice cream pie. Somehow, ice cream stuffed into a pie crust just seems so much more festive […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Add ripe peaches to cake and problems abound: All the juice makes for a soggy cake and their delicate flavour gets lost. Roasting the peaches—and tossing them with peach schnapps—concentrated their flavour and expelled moisture. However, the peaches became swathed in a flavourful […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press The first thing we noticed when replacing pasta with whole-grain farro in this nourishing update on pasta salad with pesto was the grain’s fantastic al dente texture. Tender with just the right amount of chew (thanks to boiling pasta-style), each grain stayed distinct, […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Traditional carnitas, Mexico’s version of pulled pork, is fried in gallons of lard or oil. The results are tasty, but who wants to deal with all that hot fat? We wanted restaurant-style carnitas—tender chunks of lightly crisped, caramelized pork, subtly accented with oregano […]
