Cameron Penney Teagan McKinnon, left, handed her ticket to the Conductor (Mitchell Riordon) at the “Polar Express Family Christmas” held last Tuesday at the Fort Frances Public Library. About 100 children attended the event, where they enjoyed an evening of singing Christmas songs, playing games, and sitting on Santa’s knee.
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Cameron Penney The “Hallett Hall Choraliers” sang a selection of Christmas carols for a large group of residents and visitors at Rainycrest here last Wednesday afternoon. The new group, which is directed by Diane Maxey, had been rehearsing for the past six weeks.
By Lauren La Rose The Canadian Press TORONTO For a second year in a row, Canadian fitness experts are touting functional fitness and high-intensity interval training as top workout trends. Functional fitness, which was second in Canfitpro’s annual trends survey last year and No. 1 this year, involves exercises that […]
By Rachel Zoll And Emily Swanson The Associated Press WASHINGTON Americans place a higher priority on preserving the religious freedom of Christians than for other faith groups, ranking Muslims as the least deserving of the protections, according to a new survey. Solid majorities said it was extremely or very important […]
By Jim Salter And Alan Scher Zagier The Associated Press ST. LOUIS Federal officials were monitoring 19 vulnerable levees on the rising Mississippi River and its tributaries, warning that hundreds of homes in Illinois and Missouri could be threatened by a rare winter flood that already forced the partial closure […]
By Boubacar Diallo And Carley Petesch The Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak over in Guinea Tuesday, a huge step in the fight against the world’s largest epidemic and the first time there are no known cases anywhere since the virus emerged in Guinea […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press We’ve all suffered through cardboard-dry chicken breasts. We do it because periodically we commit (or recommit or re-recommit) to healthy eating. And boneless, skinless chicken breasts are a fine and filling lean protein well suited to the job. Except for one thing… Because boneless, […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press I love every bite of the holidays. I loved the mashed potatoes and the pies and the cornbread stuffing and everything else. And I’m not going to look back with regret. I am, however, not going to continue eating this way indefinitely. And this […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press The French love to cook fish by poaching it in a flavoured liquid, usually a combination of white wine and water, leeks or onions, and some herbs. It’s a notably lean way to roll because there’s no fat involved. And the finished product is […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have set a date for their first meeting in Washington. Trudeau and his wife are to be welcomed by the Obamas for an official visit and state dinner at the White House on March 10. Obama and Trudeau […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell EDEN PRAIRIE, Mn.—The stakes were high enough the last time Minnesota played Green Bay that Vikings’ coach Mike Zimmer—one of the least-gimmicky guys in his profession—ordered clothing for the organization to commemorate the occasion. The NFC North logo adorned the front of the all-black T-shirts. Beat […]
The Canadian Press SYDNEY, Australia—A Canadian resident has finished an incredible journey: John Beeden has rowed by himself across the Pacific Ocean. It took him 209 days to make the crossing in his six-metre boat “Socks II.” Beeden’s website said the 53-year-old is the first person to complete the 11,296-km […]
