The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–A commissioner on the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women has announced she will resign at the end of this week–a departure that raises new questions among advocates about how much faith they can put in the much-anticipated process. Marilyn Poitras, one of five commissioners […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–Researchers say changes to Ontario’s cervical cancer screening guidelines have led to thousands of women not being tested and diagnosed for chlamydia. Chlamydia is the world’s most common sexually-transmitted disease. Left untreated, the bacterial infection can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility. Two years […]
By Chad Day And Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A meeting between President Donald Trump’s eldest son and a Russian lawyer during the presidential campaign occurred at the behest of a Moscow-based singer with family ties to Trump’s businesses, according to a participant in the talks. Donald […]
The Associated Press BEIJING — China on Tuesday said it shouldn’t be held responsible alone for solving the North Korean nuclear standoff, and accused other countries of shirking their responsibilities in the effort to reduce tensions. The complaints, made in unusually strident language, follow a phone conversation between President Xi […]
By Cassandra Szklarski :The Canadian Press TORONTO — When mixed-media artist Marjolaine Walker is feeling creative, she reaches for her pens, paints, stamps and clip art. Then she grabs her Bible ‚Äî and fills it with decorative flourishes. The Ottawa-area mother-of-four says this is how she likes to unwind, and […]
The Associated Press UNION, N.J. — A restoration project at a New Jersey museum has unearthed cases of wine nearly as old as the United States. The Liberty Hall Museum in Union says it discovered almost three full cases of Madeira wine dating to 1796 while restoring its wine cellar. […]
By Sandy Cohen The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Young children know that name-calling is wrong. Tweens are taught the perils of online bullying and revenge porn: It’s unacceptable and potentially illegal. But celebrities who engage in flagrant attacks on social media are rewarded with worldwide attention. President Donald Trump’s […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Cooked hard-shell clams are an unbeatable two-for-the price-of-one delight. You get the clams themselves and the clam liquid they give off as they cook, which creates an instant sauce with astonishing depth of flavour. And it’s simple. You just combine the clams with some […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press There are lots of varieties of kale on the market. They start appearing now and stay seasonal all through the winter. You can play around with any and all of them in this recipe. You also can use other dark greens, like mustard greens, […]
By Ronald Blum The Associated Press MIAMI — Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and Aaron Judge have become the face of baseball as a gleaming, modernist ballpark and a city known for its Latino culture host the All-Star Game for the first time. After decades of falling behind, the sport finally […]
By Carrie Antlfinger The Associated Press SAUK CITY, Wis. — Dairy farmers, take note: The key to turning your dairy cow into a cash cow is udder happiness. Give her a bigger stall, increase air circulation and provide some shelter to prevent overheating. That’s according to a University of Wisconsin […]
By Elaine Kurtenbach The Associated Press TOKYO — Members of a Pacific Rim trade initiative rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump are to hold working-level talks Wednesday in the Japanese mountain resort town of Hakone, west of Tokyo. The three-day meeting among envoys from the 11 remaining members of the […]
