Month: July 2016

The Tastiest Whole-Grain Pizza Crust

Ingredients: For the dough: 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water, between 100°F and 110°F 1 1/2 packets (11 grams/3 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast 1 1/2 teaspoons (6 grams) granulated sugar 1 cup (142 grams) whole-wheat flour 1 cup (140 grams) cups white whole-wheat flour 1/2 cup (84 grams) semolina flour from 100% durum… Continue reading The Tastiest Whole-Grain Pizza Crust

Greek Island Chicken Shish Kebabs

Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup white vinegar 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces 6 wooden skewers 2 large green or… Continue reading Greek Island Chicken Shish Kebabs

Saskatoon Track Community’s Concerns Heard by Council.

By John Fraser, Saskatoonhomeage.ca, July 18, 2016  Dennis Beerling, an international track and field official and long time supporter of the sport, gave a passionate speech to Monday’s committee meeting highlighting the concerns of the local track and field community. Although nothing has been confirmed by the University of Saskatchewan, there are rumors that when… Continue reading Saskatoon Track Community’s Concerns Heard by Council.

Series preview: On paper, Blue Jays should beat Diamondbacks

By Naoko Asano, Sportsnet.ca, July 19, 2016  The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off their first post-All-Star break series, and they suffered a bit of a scare. The team dropped a three-game set to the Oakland Athletics, and were at risk of getting swept until a clutch ninth-inning performance from Josh Donaldson lifted them to… Continue reading Series preview: On paper, Blue Jays should beat Diamondbacks

Fire Crews Fought Yard Fire Northwest of Kindersley

By Kindersley Social, July 19, 2016  July 18, 3:04 p.m. – Kindersley Fire was dispatched to a yard fire Northwest of Kindersley. Several old buildings were destroyed and the fire spread through the grass in the yard. Kindersley Fire thanks the staff at Whitecap Resources for containing the fire in the yard while Kindersley Fire responded.  All… Continue reading Fire Crews Fought Yard Fire Northwest of Kindersley

Half of Syrian refugee kids in Lebanon not in school: Human Rights Watch

By Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press, July 19, 2016  BEIRUT — A leading international human rights group warned on Tuesday that more than half of the nearly 500,000 school-age Syrian children registered in Lebanon do not go to school or receive any formal education. Human Rights Watch said that although Lebanon has allowed Syrian refugee… Continue reading Half of Syrian refugee kids in Lebanon not in school: Human Rights Watch

‘Pokemon Go’ doubles Nintendo’s stock price

By The Associated Press Staff, July 19, 2016 TOKYO – The stock price of Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. has more than doubled since the launch of the wildly popular augmented reality game “Pokemon Go” on July 6. Nintendo rose 14 per cent in heavy trading Tuesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, closing at 31,700… Continue reading ‘Pokemon Go’ doubles Nintendo’s stock price

Trump powers toward nomination, despite outbreak of dissent

By Kathleen Hennessey and Calvin Woodward, The Associated Press, July 19, 2016  CLEVELAND — Barring a last-minute jolt to the proceedings, Donald Trump is hours away from attaining the 2016 presidential nomination despite efforts to stop him that spilled messily into the opening of the Republican National Convention. As his wife, Melania, put it from… Continue reading Trump powers toward nomination, despite outbreak of dissent

7 storylines shaping this week's Council of the Federation talks

By Janyce McGreggor, CBC News, July 19, 2016  Annual summer premiers meeting heads north for the 1st time Don’t look at the agenda for this week’s Council of the Federation talks and think little has changed since the premiers last met. Sure, there’s a familiar feeling when premiers haggle over carbon taxes, health care transfers and internal… Continue reading 7 storylines shaping this week's Council of the Federation talks