The Canadian Press TORONTO–Faculty at Ontario’s 24 colleges are walking picket lines today, with the labour dispute affecting more than 500,000 students in the province. The strike involving more than 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors, and librarians began late yesterday after the two sides couldn’t resolve their differences by a deadline […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lakers ended their three-game road trip on a winning note. Nick Lucas, Julian Uhryniuk, and Carter Chorney each had three points apiece to help the Lakers double the Minnesota Iron Rangers 6-3 on Saturday night in Hoyt Lakes. Skylar Lentz and Uhryniuk connected on early power […]
Staff Stratton native Trevor Bonot skipped Canada to the silver medal at the world mixed curling championships in Champéry, Switzerland. Trailing 5-2 through six ends of Saturday’s gold-medal match, the rink rallied with a deuce in the seventh and a steal of one in the eighth before falling 8-5 to […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL on Sunday, alleging that he remains unsigned as a result of collusion by owners following his protests during the national anthem. Kaepernick started a national conversation about political activism by athletes […]
By Abdi Guled The Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia — The death toll from Saturday’s truck bombing in Somalia’s capital is now over 300, the director of an ambulance service said Monday, as the country reeled from the deadliest single attack it’s ever experienced. Dr. Abdulkadir Adam of Aamin Ambulance service […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — A Cistercian monastery that’s existed for almost 900 years in what is now western Germany is closing down for good, due to a shortage of monks. The Himmerod Abbey, founded in 1134 by the French abbot Bernard of Clairvaux, had just six resident monks before […]
By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press Cold-weather cocktails aren’t limited to eggnogs and mulled ciders. In fact, the flavours of fall and winter can be just as exciting, and even as refreshing, as those beachy concoctions we sip during the summer. And there’s an ingredient you may […]
By Lisa Rathke The Associated Press ROCHESTER, Vt. — With a vigorous shake of a tree limb, small wild apples rain down onto a plastic tarp at an old farmstead in Vermont. David Dolginow, co-founder of Shacksbury Cider, and a colleague then collect the yellow-skinned fruit in milk crates. In […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press With the arrival of the cold-and-cough season, you may be thinking about cooking up a big batch of chicken soup as a cure for what ails us. I love the stuff, too, but I suggest you stock up on some fresh gingerroot instead. Ginger, […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph HAMILTON–Simoni Lawrence hasn’t forgot about the last time the Hamilton Tiger-Cats faced the Calgary Stampeders. Hamilton’s colourful linebacker had a front-row seat to Calgary’s lopsided 60-1 victory at McMahon Stadium back on July 29. Lawrence, the Ticats’ defensive catalyst, only could watch because of a leg […]
The Associated PressKristie Rieken HOUSTON–Jose Altuve hit .346 to win the American League batting title for the second-straight year before batting .533 in the ALDS to help the Houston Astros eliminate the Boston Red Sox. As Houston prepares to host the N.Y. Yankees tonight in Game 1 of its first […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton VANCOUVER–The Winnipeg Jets are finding their stride following a nightmarish start to the season. Patrik Laine and Tyler Myers scored 3:13 apart late in the second period last night as Winnipeg doubled the Vancouver Canucks 4-2. The Jets opened the schedule with an embarrassing 7-2 loss […]
