By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Avocado is far more than just guacamole, club sandwiches and California omelets. This creamy, fatty, filling fruit (technically, it’s a berry), also is a great source of healthy fat, making it an excellent replacement for other fats. Why have fat at all? Because research […]
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The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill SWIFT CURRENT, Sask.—Even after a massive 10-2 win, Amy Nixon needed a moment to calm down. Nixon and her Canadian teammates remained undefeated at the women’s curling world championships after American skip Erika Brown conceded in six ends last night in a controversial fifth draw matchup. […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was one of many Canadians who joined millions around the world Saturday night in turning off their lights for “Earth Hour.” Government buildings and monuments across the country also went dim from 8:30-9:30 p.m. local time, including Toronto’s CN tower, the cross […]
Staff If you haven’t gotten a ticket yet for the local Kiwanis Club’s annual Good Friday breakfast at La Place Rendez-Vous, you’d better hurry. Tickets, which cost $15 each, will be available until noon tomorrow at Green’s Brandsource and Lidkea Optometry. They won’t be sold at the door. The breakfast […]
Heather Latter Kali Brady worked on applying wax to her egg in a decorative pattern on Saturday during a “pysanky” (Ukrainian Easter egg decorating) workshop, led by Lindsay Hamilton, at the Fort Frances Museum. Sponsored by the “Friends of the Museum,” Hamilton also will be hosting an open art studio […]
Staff It’s all about team accomplishments, not individual awards. So goes the mantra of the Fort Frances Lakers. But the SIJHL clearly wasn’t listening. The league announced the finalists for each of its year-end awards, with a Laker being nominated in all seven categories. Forward Dylan Robertson, the SIJHL scoring […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers reached their goal by scoring plenty of goals. Dylan Robertson converted Nick Minerva’s between-the-legs feed for a power-play goal at 2:05 of overtime to cap a 5-4 victory over the visiting English River Miners as the Lakers wrapped their regular-season schedule yesterday afternoon. Coupled […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO—With 13 games to go in what has the making of a record-breaking season for the Toronto Raptors, they’re walking a fine line—between resting players, maintaining momentum, and shooting for the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference. Priority No. 1 for coach Dwane Casey: good […]
By Michael Weissenstein The Associated Press HAVANA — Google is opening a cutting-edge online technology centre at the studio of one of Cuba’s most famous artists, offering free Internet at speeds nearly 70 times faster than those now available to the Cuban public. President Obama says Google’s efforts in Cuba […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL—It had been 14 months since Niklas Backstrom started a game in goal. But if there was any rust, it didn’t show on the recently-acquired Calgary Flame. The 38-year-old Backstrom stopped 21-of-22 shots as the Flames downed the injury-riddled Montreal Canadiens 4-1 last night. It was his […]
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO — Two British ships arrived in eastern Japan on Monday to transport a shipment of plutonium enough to make dozens of atomic bombs to the U.S. for storage under a bilateral agreement. The ships arrived at the coastal village of Tokai, northeast of […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY — Testicular cancer is the most common form of the disease in young males and a new study out of the University of Calgary is showing a cure rate of almost 100 per cent in patients who are disease-free two years after diagnosis and treatment. About […]
