By Rishi Lekhi And Rishabh R. Jain The Associated Press KOLKATA, India — Rescuers said Friday there was no hope of finding any more survivors after clearing the crumbled concrete and twisted metal rods from an overpass that collapsed onto a crowded Kolkata neighbourhood, killing at least 24 people and […]
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The Associated Press BEIJING — China’s Communist Party has a new target in its campaign against pernicious Western cultural influences: April Fool’s Day. “The so-called Western April Fool’s Day does not conform to Chinese cultural traditions or socialist core values,” the party’s leading propaganda organ, Xinhua News Agency, said in […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea and tried to jam GPS navigation signals in South Korea on Friday, Seoul officials said, hours after U.S., South Korean and Japanese leaders pledged to work closer together to prevent […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Fresh lemon including the juice and the peel is one of my all-time favourite ingredients, in part because it’s just so versatile. It can be the star of the show (as in this recipe) or a brilliant supporting actor (as in so many of […]
The Associated PressSteve PeoplesScott Bauer By Steve Peoples and Scott Bauer THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MADISON, Wis.—Donald Trump is fighting to convince a skeptical Republican Party he can improve his standing among women, even as he takes back an explosive comment about abortion and attacks the credibility of a female reporter […]
Staff Lisa Penner and her rinkmates will have to settle for wading in a shallower pool. Northern Ontario, skipped by Kenora-based skip Peggy Taylor with Penner at third and Kenora’s Noreen Donnelly at second and Tracy Stasiuk at lead, failed to qualify in the top eight overall to advance to […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—A Calgary woman who pretended she had cancer and bilked friends and co-workers out of thousands of dollars has been found guilty of fraud. Lana Rovang has been sentenced a 60-day sentence to be served on weekends for defrauding people out of $20,000 between December 2012 and […]
Grade 5 students Joel Calder, left, and Ty Wayash built a robotic arm for their science project using popsicle sticks, tubing, and syringes. They tested how much weight it could lift.
Brad Gushulak questioned Grade 8 student Jesse Begin on his science fair project about music affecting blood pressure during the science fair at J.W. Walker School last Wednesday.
Grade 5 students Healey Jansen, left, and Shay Jerry demonstrated their bubble project last Wednesday at J.W. Walker School.
Heather Latter Grade 8 students Jillian Calder, right, and Katrina Slomke showed off their science project, entitled “What Gets You Pumping,” during the J.W. Walker School science fair last Wednesday. The winners from Grade 7/8 included Angie Redford (gold), Jacob Albright and Brady Bodnarchuk (silver), and Rachel Anderson and Shallin […]
The Associated PressRachel D’Oro ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Three first-graders in Alaska’s largest city plotted to kill a fellow student with silica gel packets that the girls believed was poison, authorities said yesterday. The three have been suspended but not charged with any crime. Parents of the 32 first-graders attending Winterberry Charter School […]
