The Canadian Press TORONTO — Worry over tuition and living expenses is dogging almost half of post-secondary students as they head back to school. They’re also afraid they won’t be able to pay back debt once they graduate because they’re concerned about finding a well-paying job, a poll issued by […]
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The Associated PressGlynn A. Hill WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has formally returned a painting by Pablo Picasso valued at $15 million that had been stolen from a Paris museum more than a decade ago and seized by immigration officials late last year in New Jersey. The director of Immigration […]
Mark ThiessenThe Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska State Troopers want to talk to a man believed to have donned a fairly realistic bear costume to harass a sow and two cubs. The incident happened on the Chilkoot River near Haines, Alaska, on Monday. The bears are frequent visitors to […]
The Associated PressKathleen Foody ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter announced he has been diagnosed with cancer in a brief statement issued Wednesday. The statement from the Carter Center makes clear that Carter’s cancer is widely spread, but not where it originated, or even if that is known at this […]
The Associated PressKathleen Foody ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter announced he has been diagnosed with cancer in a brief statement issued Wednesday. The statement from the Carter Center makes clear that Carter’s cancer is widely spread, but not where it originated, or even if that is known at this […]
Lois AbrahamThe Canadian Press TORONTO — Winning “MasterChef Junior” was a huge thrill for Logan Guleff. But the 13-year-old is also immensely proud that he’s inspired kids in many countries to cook. The blond bowtie-wearing cooking sensation won the second season of the U.S. culinary competition series at age 11. […]
The Canadian Press Logan Guleff loves nothing more than proudly serving up something he has cooked. And he likes to make extra so he can tote leftovers to school the next day. “One of the best things about making it is that you really get to show off that you […]
Edith M. LedererThe Associated Press Tennis star Maria Sharapova, British mogul Richard Branson and Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai have signed up. So have actor Ashley Judd, Colombian singer Juanes and Brazilian football star Kaka. They are supporting a new U.N. social media campaign to spotlight 17 stories of survival […]
The Associated PressSylvia Hui LONDON — Renowned artist Anish Kapoor has expressed outrage about the appearance of a sculpture in China that appears identical to his “Cloud Gate” in Chicago. Representatives of the British-Indian sculptor said Wednesday he was shocked at the “blatant plagiarism” of his sculpture, a giant, mirrored […]
The Associated Press MISSOULA, Mon. — A man who broke into a car in Missoula had to call police for help after finding himself locked in the trunk. KGVO-AM reports (http://bit.ly/1P6OLNK ) that Missoula Police Patrol Sgt. Colin Rose says 31-year-old Ryan Payne broke into a car Tuesday night and […]
By Bill Graveland THE CANADIAN PRESS INNISFAIL, Alta. — One dog. One handler. It’s a familiar motto at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre in central Alberta, the one place in Canada where RCMP police dogs are born and trained. The centre in Innisfail trains both officers and dogs […]
The Associated PressLuis Andres Henao SANTIAGO, Chile — Nestled between high-rise buildings on a busy street in Chile’s modern capital is a straw hut that’s a sign of growing respect for the Andean country’s long-disdained indigenous past. Ailing patients, many referred by a hospital across the street, line up to […]
