By David Hodges The Canadian Press TORONTO — A new TD report suggests university students who are having a hard time funding extracurricular activities need to make smarter choices with their budgets. The survey found that when it comes to paying for extracurricular activities, 52 per cent of current post-secondary […]
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By Vanessa Gera The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Explorers in Poland began digging Tuesday for a legendary Nazi train said to be laden with treasure and armaments. They’re not dissuaded by decades of fruitless searches, a scientific determination that no train is there and warnings by historians that such […]
By Liz Weston The Associated Press Three key decisions about retirement benefits can help couples make their money last or dramatically increase the chances the survivor will end up old and broke. Widowed women are twice as likely as their male counterparts to live in poverty during retirement, according to […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Tempers are rising in America, along with the temperatures. Two decades ago, the issue of climate change wasn’t as contentious. The leading U.S. Senate proponent of taking action on global warming was Republican John McCain. George W. Bush wasn’t as zealous on […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press These days there’s never a time when we can’t find blueberries at the supermarket. But summertime is the season for the homegrown varieties. They’re abundant right now and can be used in all kinds of recipes. One of my favourites is blueberries and vanilla […]
By Randall Chase And Josh Cornfield The Associated Press DOVER, Del. — A fishing crew apparently pulled up unexploded ordnance while clamming, leading to a fisherman being hospitalized with second-degree burns and the destruction of more than 700 cases of chowder, officials said. It’s unclear what the ordnance was, but […]
By David Sharp The Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine — Hundreds of almanacs served a nation of farmers over two centuries ago. These days, only a handful of them remain. One of them, the Farmers’ Almanac based in Maine, is celebrating its 200th edition this month with traditional gardening tips, home-spun […]
By Emery P. Dalesio The Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. — A judge on Thursday ruled that a North Carolina man who was convicted of murder as a teenager and was imprisoned 28 years ago did not get a fair trial and allowed him to go free. North Carolina Superior Court […]
By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press NOVATO, Calif. — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon embraced the 99-year-old woman he calls his “American Mom” Thursday on a nostalgic visit to her home, where as a high school student from war-ravaged South Korea he spent his first days in the United States […]
The Associated Press AP Member HAMPTON, N.H. — An oversized rubber duck that was stolen from a New Hampshire family’s home five years ago has returned, shrouded in a cloud of mystery and global intrigue. The Portsmouth Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2aGAVbF ) the Troiano family began receiving cryptic postcards and pictures […]
By Chris Carola The Associated Press LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — An archaeological dig that was supposed to wrap up this week at an 18th century military site has yielded such intriguing artifacts the project has been extended, the archaeologist leading the excavations said. The six-week project was supposed to end […]
By Anne D’Innocenzio The Associated Press NEW YORK — The deep-fried Twinkie is jumping from the state fair to the home freezer. Hostess Brands, the maker of lunchbox treats like Ho Hos, is launching packaged “Deep Fried Twinkies” starting Friday that mark its first foray into frozen foods. The cream-filled […]
