The Associated Press HICKSVILLE, N.Y. — A burglar made a clean getaway from a Long Island restaurant after emptying the cash register, cooking a meal and washing the dishes. Will Colon tells Newsday (https://nwsdy.li/2z059ig ) he found bent burglar bars when he arrived Tuesday at Nelly’s Taqueria in Hicksville, New […]
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The Associated Press NEW YORK — The paint experts at Sherwin-Williams have chosen a deep sea-blue hue called Oceanside as their 2018 colour of the year. The company described the pick Tuesday as evoking a wanderlust in an “opulent and mysterious” shade that serves as counterpart to a range of […]
By John Marshall The Associated Press VANCOUVER — Hockey is woven into the fabric of life in Canada and parts of the northern United States. When it gets cold, players young and old hit the ice, whenever and wherever they can find it. Sometimes, finding the ice at least enough […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press My family cannot get enough of Asian food, and any time I crank out a dish that announces itself with aromas of garlic, ginger and soy sauce, I pretty much know dinner will be a success. That’s why I’m earmarking this dish for Halloween, […]
By Jerry Harmer The Associated Press BANGKOK — Ants and beetles in the kitchen? Normally that’d close down a restaurant immediately, but for a unique eatery in Bangkok, bugs in the beef ragu and pests in the pesto are the business plan. Tucking into insects is nothing new in Thailand, […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press As much as I love a juicy beef burger, I’ve become a little obsessed with creating veggie burgers that step in and satisfy without any meat. Usual standby ingredients include nuts, seeds, lentils, mushrooms, tofu and of course, the ubiquitous black bean. Often, I’m […]
By By Rob Gillies The Associated Press TORONTO — Pipeline company TransCanada says it’s cancelling a plan to pipe 1.1 million barrels of oil per day from Western Canada to the Atlantic coast. TransCanada Chief Executive Officer Russ Girling said in a statement Thursday that “after careful review of changed […]
Duane Hicks Local logging contractors may be shipping some wood to the mill in International Falls in the future. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has granted an export permit for a small volume of pulpwood through Crossroute Sustainable Forest Licence (SFL) contractors. This wood, which can’t be used […]
Nicholas Donaldson Last Thursday, Mikinaak School at Onigaming First Nation received two very special visitors. Sherrill Tucker and her friend, Heather Whitmell, both from Toronto, arrived with a donation of school supplies for the roughly 100 students at the K-12 school. “Sherrill is friends with one of the teachers here, […]
Nicholas Donaldson Adrian Trenchard once again took the prize for the heaviest pumpkin at the annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, with this year’s entry weighing in at 329 pounds. It was the third-straight “golden hoe” for the 13-year-old grower from Sleeman. Trenchard told the Times he […]
Press Release October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Rainy River District Breast Health Network once again is hosting it biennial “Luncheon of Hope” on Saturday, Oct. 21 at noon at La Place Rendez-Vous. Organizers are excited to present “The Butterfly Story,” a transformative art experience and presentation about […]
It will be mainly clear tonight, with an overnight low of two C (36 F). Tomorrow will be mostly sunny, with a high of 13 (55) and low around zero (32). More sunshine is forecast for Friday, along with a high of 15 (59) and low dipping to four (39). […]
