By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Rice salads are a summertime staple, perfect for picnics and al fresco dining. It just makes delicious sense. They are versatile, unfussy and can be served warm, room temp or chilled. Rice salads also are the perfect side dish that can be turned into […]

By David Friend The Canadian Press TORONTO Faster and more capable Internet services are headed your way from some of the country’s biggest telecommunications providers, but the chance you’ll need to jump on a “gigabit” service right away is highly unlikely. That hasn’t stopped Rogers, Bell and Telus from launching […]

The Canadian Press HALIFAX—Canadians are using a multitude of social media platforms to explore and expand expression, according to an expert, who says we’re more digitally creative than ever before. Social media always has been about communication but it hasn’t always been about content creation, noted Sidneyeve Matrix, a media […]

Heather Latter Staff from the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association posed for a photo before getting the “Steps Against Stigma” event going Saturday morning at the Sorting Gap Marina here. They were thrilled with the pleasant weather and the turnout, which saw more than 100 people take […]

The Associated Press DOVER, Del.—Kevin Harvick stood by his confetti-coated car and used it as a resting spot for a couple of crushed beer cans, when his crew belted out a catchy rallying cry. “I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win! I believe that we […]

Joey Payeur Andy Crook, left, and Ron Silver smoothed over the path of this stone during the first day of the “Stick & Stones” event Friday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The 12 participating teams headed to Kitchen Creek on Saturday morning for nine holes of golf, then […]

The Canadian Press ATLANTA—Twelve nations, including Canada, have reached a tentative deal on a massive Pacific Rim trading bloc billed as the largest-ever deal of its kind, with implications for a staggering scope of industries, workers, and for long-term international relations between countries on four continents. After five days of […]

Joey Payeur Junior Muskie point guard Abby Sanders (40) pushed the ball up the floor against Kenora Broncos’ defender Gracie Kantola during Fort High’s 25-20 victory Saturday morning in its annual home tournament. The Muskies lost their opening game 34-25 to the St. Patrick Saints (Thunder Bay), then beat the […]