By Joseph Pisani The Associated Press NEW YORK — Coming soon to McDonald’s: Fresh beef. The fast food giant said Thursday that it will swap frozen beef patties for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder burgers by sometime next year at most of its U.S. locations. It’s a major change […]
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By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press Hummus generally contains five basic ingredients; chickpeas, tahini, lemon, garlic and olive oil. Once you have these ingredients combined, it is easy to add other herbs, spices and even roasted carrots like I do here to flavour and season basic hummus. In the early […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched its first recycled rocket Thursday, the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights. The Falcon 9 blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, hoisting a broadcasting satellite into the clear […]
The Canadian Press WATERLOO, Ont. — BlackBerry (TSX:BB) CEO John Chen says the company’s latest financial quarter results met or exceeded expectations on key measurements even though it posted another loss and lower revenue for the quarter and financial year ended Feb. 28. BlackBerry’s net loss, reported in U.S. dollars, […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO–P.J. Tucker barely could be heard in the Raptors’ already quiet locker-room. He stood by his stall, his voice almost a whisper, as he described Toronto’s defensive collapse against the sharp-shooting Charlotte Hornets. Kemba Walker and Marvin Williams both dropped three-pointers in the last 40 seconds […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–Jarome Iginla hasn’t decided yet if this will be his final NHL season. But if it is, he had a stirring final game in the city that was his home for 16 seasons. Iginla scored his 100th career game-winning goal, added an assist, and also had a […]
Staff Book-lovers looking to stock up on reading materials don’t have to look any further than the annual charity book sale set to take place next week (April 5-8) at Revco Carpet here. But a book sale needs books–and the public right now is welcome to drop by 950 Fifth […]
Conrad DueckSubmitted by Tuesday night saw two really good, close games in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League–and one really good 40 minutes of exercise for two teams that both played hard but had different levels of skills on display. In what ended up being a close game, Sunset Landscaping […]
Joey Payeur Brian Church has high hopes for his Muskie badminton contingent. With the squad playing a pre-season tournament tomorrow and then the NorWOSSA qualifier next Wednesday (both in Atikokan), the coach is dropping some broad hints of optimism as to the Muskies’ chances this year. “I am hopeful to […]
Staff Tanya Hughes hadn’t scored since the second week of the season. Kicker Instinct wished her drought had lasted one more week. Hughes, shaking off a foot injury, netted a hat trick to help fourth-place Goal Diggers beat first-place Kicker Instinct 4-1 in Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League semi-final action […]
Submitted byCaroline Spencer The 16U Fort Frances Vipers girls’ volleyball team travelled to Winnipeg on the weekend to compete in the Jr. Bisons’ tournament at the University of Manitoba. The first team they faced was the hosts, who came out swinging hard but the Vipers held their own. After giving […]
