By Sara Moulton The Associated Press This recipe for Stone Fruit Almond Upside-Down Cake works equally well using any kind of stone fruit or a mix of every kind of stone fruit, including plums, apricots, nectarines, peaches and plumcots. The appeal of the mixed-fruit version ‚Äî the rainbowlike beauty of […]
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By Katie Workman The Associated Press Summer, summer, summer. The word is fat and round and breezy and rolls around nicely on the tongue. And we want our food to be breezy, too. If you have basil and tomatoes growing in your garden, make this. If you have a farmers’ […]
By James MacPherson The Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. — The end of the line may be in sight for a North Dakota safety program aimed at lowering the risk of disastrous train derailments involving the state’s crude oil. The pilot program, which includes two rail safety inspectors and a manager […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto TORONTO–Ubaldo Jimenez came into last night’s game with just two wins on the season and a bloated 7.26 ERA. But a clinical performance from the Orioles’ right-hander–eight shutout innings in Baltimore’s 2-0 win–showed the Toronto Blue Jays why they can’t judge a pitcher off his numbers […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–Calgary Stampeders’ head coach Dave Dickenson wasn’t feeling all that celebratory after a hectic 43-39 win over the Ottawa Redblacks last night. In fact, Dickenson gave the impression of a man grateful to slide off a bucking bronco in one piece. He was uncomfortable with a lack […]
The Associated Press LONDON–The “Big 4” got a tough draw at Wimbledon. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray, the only four men to win the Wimbledon title over the last 14 years and the top four seeded players this year, all could face difficult opponents in the […]
The Associated Press LEXINGTON, S.C.–A South Carolina couple is looking for some bigger baby clothes after their son was born at a whopping 14.4 pounds. WLTX-TV reported Colin Austin Keisler was born by Caesarean section at a hospital in Lexington. The baby is healthy but his mother, Cindy Richmond, said […]
Duane Hicks A crew from RML Contracting of Thunder Bay has been installing new paving stones outside the Civic Centre this week, with landscaping to be completed by early next week. The 200 block of Scott Street will see similar paving stones installed later this summer. The contractor, along with […]
Kiera Kowalski Charleen Mallory of Naturally Northern Soaps set up shop during “Mall Day” yesterday on Scott Street. The 100-300 blocks were closed to traffic so vendors and stores could set up booths and sale racks. There also were children’s games and even a dunk tank outside the Flint House.
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–An indigenous demonstration teepee was moved onto Parliament Hill yesterday evening after a man was arrested for assaulting at least one of the activists. The Bawaating Water Protectors from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. arrived Wednesday night on Parliament Hill with plans to erect a teepee and […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Peter McAuslan was 21 in 1967 when he took three weeks to hitchhike from Vancouver to Montreal, stopping in local pubs to watch the Stanley Cup final along the way. The trip across the country tied together hockey, beer, and Canada’s centennial. Five decades later, McAuslan […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Some Manitobans jokingly refer to mosquitoes as their unofficial provincial bird, but Winnipeg has been unusually free of the pesky insects so far this year. Ken Nawolsky, the city’s superintendent of insect control, said the average daily mosquito count in the 28 monitoring traps scattered throughout the […]
