By Sylvie Corbet And Angela Charlton The Associated Press LE BOURGET, France From deserts encroaching on African farmland to rising sea levels shrinking islands of the South Pacific, leaders of poor nations most affected by climate change are sharing their stories of global warming with leaders of some of the […]
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By Robert Jablon The Associated Press Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Adam Collette knelt on the asphalt and heard the muffled cries of a baby who had been buried alive. He pried up two large pieces of asphalt, dug out loose dirt and plucked the newborn girl from the hole […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON Rewriting your DNA is getting closer to reality: A revolutionary technology is opening new frontiers for genetic engineering ‚Äî a promise of cures for intractable diseases along with anxiety about designer babies. Hundreds of scientists and ethicists from around the world are gathering […]
By Lauren Krugel The Canadian Press CALGARY The Alberta Securities Commission has ruled that Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. can stall a hostile takeover bid by oilsands behemoth Suncor Energy for a month. Although it gives the target company less time than it wanted to seek an alternative to Suncor’s unwelcome […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Classic holiday dishes usually are fattier, sweeter and heavier than our normal fare, so when a traditional dish actually is healthy without any tweaks, that’s something to celebrate, indeed! So if cioppino isn’t somewhere on your holiday menu, let’s change that. Cioppino is a […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS There’s nothing wrong with a standard issue platter of delicious cheeses set out as part of a holiday party spread. In fact, we often find ourselves hovering around it. After all, eating cheese is far more enjoyable than small talk with strangers. But wouldn’t […]
The Canadian Press Holiday entertaining isn’t complete without an interesting dip or two. Here’s a selection of savoury and sweet ones to try. ROMANO BEAN HUMMUS This versatile and nutritious hummus is perfect with vegetables or crackers but also works well as a spread on wraps. For a chunkier version, […]
The Canadian Press PARIS—Canada is promising $300 million a year for research and development on clean energy technology as part of splashy international kick-off to the opening day of the Paris climate conference. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising the money toward an initiative announced today by Microsoft founder Bill […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Statistics Canada says the country’s post-secondary institutions saw more people both enrolling and graduating during the 2013-14 school year. The federal agency said enrolments climbed 1.2 percent over 2012 levels as more than two million students began classes at a public college or university. StatsCan said about […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Choraliers, led by Diane Maxey, treated Rainycrest residents to a sneak preview of their upcoming Christmas cantata, “O Holy Night,” yesterday afternoon. The choir will perform next Sunday (Dec. 6) at 3 p.m. at the New Beginnings Fellowship here, with a second performance slated for […]
Staff A ten-goal swing in the wrong direction does not make for a happy coach. Wayne Strachan saw the best and the worst of his first-place Fort Frances Lakers’ (17-3-0-1) in a two-night span at the Ice For Kids Arena here over weekend. It was all systems go Friday night […]
Staff It wasn’t their usual home rink but the outcome looked more than vaguely familiar. The Muskie girls’ hockey team thrilled an appreciative crowd at the Emo-La Vallee Arena yesterday afternoon with a 13-0 drubbing of the Sioux Lookout Warriors in the first of a two-game series. The finale was […]
