By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ready to get retro with your baked goodies? How about a batch of do-it-yourself toaster pastries? They are easier than you think. After all, the ones you buy are nothing more than two sheets of (not particularly good) pastry dough sandwiching a sugary filling. […]
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Joey Payeur Scott Clendenning was all about picking one’s self up after a setback, standing tall, and moving forward. That’s what this year’s edition of the Muskie girls’ hockey team will do, but the program’s most successful head coach ever will be a big part of everything they do even […]
By Aarti Sequeira The Associated Press I’ve long admired black sesame seeds for the touch of mystery and glamor they add to everything from seared tuna to burger buns. But these days, I’m craving these tiny shards of onyx for their intense nuttiness and subtle sweetness. In the Middle East […]
Heather Latter Jesse Marschalk was loaded into an ambulance using the Rainy River District EMS’ new Power-LOAD system, which lifts and lowers the stretcher into and out of the vehicle, during the second-annual community barbecue celebrating safety at Point Park here Saturday.
Heather Latter Anne-Marie Armstrong, left, and Ellie Tucker participated in “A Mile in My Moccasins”—an awareness walk to acknowledge and support individuals, children, families, and caregivers affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) last Wednesday. The event, hosted by the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre in collaboration with the FASD Community […]
Staff Vicki and Dave Ogilvie were busy selling T-shirts commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Terry Fox Run on Saturday outside of Canadian Tire here. The local “Marathon of Hope” is set to go this Sunday (Sept. 20) at the Sorting Gap Marina, with registration beginning at 1:30 p.m. and […]
Joey Payeur Proving that “Gunsmoke” is more than a long-running TV western, former two-time champion Jeremy McGuire was part of a Wild West shootout of a different variety Saturday. He went on to finish in sixth place at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club’s annual skeet shooting competition at the Frog […]
By Mike Corder And Dusan Stojanovic The Associated Press ASOTTHALOM, Hungary Small groups of migrants continued to sneak into Hungary on Wednesday, a day after the country sealed its border with Serbia and began arresting people trying to breach the razor-wire barrier, while migrants began arriving in Croatia seeking a […]
By Christopher Sherman The Associated Press COCULA, Mexico On the morning of her high school graduation, Berenice Navarijo Segura was delayed for a hair and makeup appointment by an explosion of gunfire in the centre of town. Her mother was up before dawn preparing stewed goat and beans for the […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Space station astronaut Scott Kelly is halfway home. Kelly marked the midway point of his yearlong space mission Tuesday. He’s sharing the voyage with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko. They arrived at the International Space Station in March and won’t return to […]
The Associated Press Facebook may finally be getting a button that lets you quickly express something beyond a “like.” Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that people have been asking for a “dislike” button on the social media site for years. Speaking at an event at Facebook’s Menlo Park, […]
By Lynn Elber The Associated Press LOS ANGELES If we look to television for more than entertainment ‚Äî and let’s face it, we do ‚Äî then Sunday’s Emmy Awards ceremony will have something for everyone. The masterful storytelling of television’s second golden age rightfully will be centre stage, with leading […]
