Beyond Local

Sourdough is the oldest kind of leavened bread in recorded history, and people have been eating it for thousands of years

The matches are part of Canada's preparations for defence of its title at the Paris Olympics in July

Malm and Wiseman have been thrust into the limelight after a photo they took during their family vacation showed a shadowy figure poking above the waterline, something that the couple's children — and others — firmly believe is the latest sighting of the famed Loch Ness Monster

The production is loosely based on a 2010 snowstorm that was so bad, drivers on a highway east of Sarnia, Ont., were forced to hunker down in cars and others had to wait out the inclement weather at a local Tim Hortons.

Initial fossil discoveries of the 2.7-metre-long salmon in Oregon in the 1970s were incomplete and had led researchers to mistakenly suggest the fish had fang-like teeth

Nurse said she was eager to have a direct impact on young fans through the upcoming game

The declaration rests on recent scientific studies that show garter snakes can recognize their own scent, crows can report what they see, octopi can avoid pain and fruit flies can sleep — and they sleep best when they're with other fruit flies

The Summer Olympics in Paris run from July 26 to Aug. 11

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is encouraging veterinarians to keep an eye out for signs of avian influenza in dairy cattle following recent discoveries of cases of the disease in U.S. cow herds.

They say Jita's birthing window is likely between May 6 and 27, but the size of her litter has not been confirmed