By Lois Abraham THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO After holiday indulgences, baking might not be uppermost on the minds of most home cooks. Yet it’s not necessary to give it up if you use a few tricks to inject some stealth health into muffins, scones, cakes and other goodies. Using Canadian […]
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By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS For this easy Super Bowl snack, we combined two of our favourite game day indulgences ‚Äî guacamole and roasted potato skins. We start by creating potato boats, which are dusted with a spicy (you control the heat) seasoning mix, then baked until tender inside […]
The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb.—Disappointed you didn’t win the Powerball jackpot on Saturday night? Don’t be. Lottery officials say the prize has swelled to an estimated $1.3 billion, which is the world’s largest. Ever. “Biggest jackpot in the history of the world. Absolutely confirmed,” Texas Lottery executive director Gary Grief […]
Staff With in-depth work on the 2016 budget about to get underway, town council will vote tonight on a bylaw to institute an interim tax levy. As in previous years, the interim levy is equal to about half of the total amount of taxes property owners paid in 2015. Interim […]
Joey Payeur Chris Silver’s rink acted like a vehicle that hadn’t been plugged in this past weekend. But once his quartet warmed up, they got up to full speed in a hurry. Silver, along with the rotating second/third combination of Daniel Vandenbrand and Jason Bazylewski and lead Griffin Garuk (Atikokan), […]
Staff Nominations for the upcoming Couchiching First Nation election will take place this Wednesday (Jan. 13) from 6-9 p.m. at the multi-use building. The nominations are for one chief and six councillors. Election day is Wednesday, Feb. 24. There will be a single polling station at the multi-use building that […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada held an oral hearing today as it mulls whether to grant the federal government’s request for a six-month extension in response to its historic ruling on doctor-assisted death. The federal government argues a comprehensive response to the top court’s judgment requires […]
The Associated PressJake Coyle Two frontier survival tales, “The Revenant” and “The Martian,” led a bleep-filled Golden Globes where the star power of Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jennifer Lawrence was challenged only by the relentless mocking of the show’s beer-wielding host, Ricky Gervais. In an upset, Alenjaro Innaritu’s bloody […]
Joey Payeur Attention to detail—and to defence—paid dividends for the Muskie girls’ hockey team over the weekend. The black-and-gold went 2-2 in four exhibition games in Thunder Bay against teams of various competitive levels. Fort High fell 6-1 to the Confederation College Thunderhawks on Friday, with former Muskie captain Amy […]
Staff The Nipigon River bridge on Highway 11/17 was re-opened to a single lane of traffic this morning. Police received a report around 3:15 p.m. yesterday that the bridge had lifted, blocking traffic. Police arrived on scene and noted the west side of the bridge had lifted about 60 cm. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Ontario’s correctional workers have given up their right to strike in the latest round of contract negotiations with the government. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the government reached an agreement early Saturday morning after a meeting with a mediator. As part of the negotiations, the […]
Joey Payeur Ashton Cousineau (18) and Declan Webb of the Fort Frances PeeWee ‘AA’ Canadians brought down the barricade on highly-touted prospect Daimon Gardner of the Warroad Lakers during their semi-final meeting at the Canadians’ 10-team home tournament yesterday at the ’52 Canadians Arena. Gardner had a short-handed goal in […]
