By Lisa Rathke The Associated Press ROCHESTER, Vt. — With a vigorous shake of a tree limb, small wild apples rain down onto a plastic tarp at an old farmstead in Vermont. David Dolginow, co-founder of Shacksbury Cider, and a colleague then collect the yellow-skinned fruit in milk crates. In […]
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By Sara Moulton The Associated Press With the arrival of the cold-and-cough season, you may be thinking about cooking up a big batch of chicken soup as a cure for what ails us. I love the stuff, too, but I suggest you stock up on some fresh gingerroot instead. Ginger, […]
The Associated PressLynn Elber LOS ANGELES–The goofy and entertaining reign of “Jeopardy!” champ Austin Rogers is over. The New York City bartender narrowly lost on yesterday’s show after a 12-game winning streak that netted him a total $411,000, putting him in fifth place for all-time regular-season winnings. He’s satisfied with […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A Winnipeg man who worked as a children’s entertainer doing magic shows has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Dan Kamenicky, also known as Dan the Magic Man, was charged with making and distributing child porn last year. He […]
Staff Two new fires were reported in the Northwest Region between Tuesday and yesterday. Fort Frances Fire #16 was a 0.5-hectare, human-caused fire on an island on Rainy Lake. It is now “out.” Dryden Fire #44, meanwhile, was a blaze that spread from an equipment fire. It was listed as […]
Nicholas Donaldson There still is some work to be done but the Nor-West Animal Clinic is set up and ready for business at its new location on McIrvine Road behind Canadian Tire (the former farmers’ market building). The new location, which opened Tuesday, offers more parking and easier access as […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph HAMILTON–Simoni Lawrence hasn’t forgot about the last time the Hamilton Tiger-Cats faced the Calgary Stampeders. Hamilton’s colourful linebacker had a front-row seat to Calgary’s lopsided 60-1 victory at McMahon Stadium back on July 29. Lawrence, the Ticats’ defensive catalyst, only could watch because of a leg […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Canada and the United Kingdom are aligning to help wean the world off coal at the same time as the United States is proposing to subsidize it. Environment minister Catherine McKenna announced the partnership with Claire Perry, British minister of state for climate change, during a […]
The Associated PressKristie Rieken HOUSTON–Jose Altuve hit .346 to win the American League batting title for the second-straight year before batting .533 in the ALDS to help the Houston Astros eliminate the Boston Red Sox. As Houston prepares to host the N.Y. Yankees tonight in Game 1 of its first […]
Staff Team Canada edged Poland 4-3 earlier today to stay alive in the playoff round at the world mixed curling championships in Champéry, Switzerland. The rink, which features Stratton siblings Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick at skip and third, then faced Russia starting at noon (CDT) today with a berth […]
Nicholas Donaldson Local firefighter Wayne Riches had the attention of the Grade 2 class at J.W. Walker School yesterday as he explained some fire safety tips in conjunction with Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14). The Fort Frances Fire/Rescue Service made a similar visit to St. Michael’s School on Wednesday, and […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton VANCOUVER–The Winnipeg Jets are finding their stride following a nightmarish start to the season. Patrik Laine and Tyler Myers scored 3:13 apart late in the second period last night as Winnipeg doubled the Vancouver Canucks 4-2. The Jets opened the schedule with an embarrassing 7-2 loss […]
