The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa Ted Cruz, a fiery, conservative Texas senator loathed by his own party’s leaders, swept to victory in Iowa’s Republican caucuses Monday, overcoming billionaire Donald Trump and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Among Democrats, Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders were deadlocked in a tight […]
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By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK On the field, the four-legged fur balls of the Hallmark Channel’s Kitten Bowl III were all business. But off? Well, let’s just say there were some impurr-prieties dogging these feline paw-thletes. “Sometimes we get into an issue or two. They tend to […]
By Christopher Torchia The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG Conservationists confirmed the existence of lions in a remote national park in Ethiopia, a rare piece of good news for a threatened species whose numbers have plunged in many parts of Africa, a wildlife charity said Monday. The discovery was made in Alatash […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Finger food can be tricky for the healthy eater. Tiny bites that explode with flavour often are loaded with empty calories and little nutrition. If I’m not paying attention at a party, I can easily inhale a day’s worth of calories, just because, well, […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Don’t even think about serving that old classic “party mix” at your Oscars party. This isn’t an 8-year-old’s birthday party. This is red carpet material, even if it’s in your living room. So it’s time to class up your party mix act. And with […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA—Democratic Institutions minister Maryam Monsef concedes Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system has its advantages. And, whatever its flaws, she acknowledges it would be welcomed in fledgling democracies like Afghanistan, from whence she fled as a youngster. But a mature democracy like Canada can do better, she adds. […]
The Canadian PressChinta Puxley WINNIPEG—Internal government documents say Manitoba First Nations live in some of the most dilapidated homes in the country and it will cost $2 billion to eliminate mould and chronic overcrowding in that province alone. That’s almost 13 times more than the $150 million the federal government […]
The Canadian Press McBRIDE, B.C.—The day after a colossal avalanche killed five snowmobilers in eastern B.C., Thea Pelletier climbed aboard her machine and returned to the backcountry wilderness. She unfastened a yellow plastic lily from her backpack and planted the flower in pristine snow to pay her respects. “I had […]
Staff Erin Wood of Simplicity Professional Hair & Body Care drew the “Trip of the Month” draw winner for February as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on this morning at International Travel Services. Nancy Gillon of Fort Frances is heading to Roatan, Honduras—a trip valued at $4,200. Next month’s trip is […]
Heather Latter Reed Ste. Croix, left, of the Fort Frances Canadians made his move down the ice against the Dryden Wild during the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association’s IP1 Jamboree at the Emo-La Vallee Arena on Saturday. Ten teams, including five from here, took part.
The Associated Press SAN DIEGO—Brandt Snedeker called it one of the best rounds he ever played—one he doubts he could repeat if he had to start over. Still to be determined was whether his three-under 69 in a raging wind and occasional rain yesterday at Torrey Pines would be good […]
The Associated Press HONOLULU—Russell Wilson threw three first-half touchdown passes to lead Team Irvin to a 49-27 victory over Team Rice in the annual Pro Bowl yesterday. The Seattle Seahawks’ star, who was the first player picked in the all-star game’s draft, led scoring drives on three of Team Irvin’s […]
