Editorial: Even in trying times, we find plenty to be thankful for

Volunteers carry packages at a Thanksgiving food distribution event at L.A.’s Baldwin Hills Elementary School last year. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) This Thanksgiving, let’s be thankful for giving thanks. Research has shown that practicing gratitude is a good way to deal with stress or anxiety. The simple act of saying a sincere thank … Read more

Kin of Scarsdale couple feared murdered 44 years ago ‘relieved’ after pair’s suspected car pulled from pond near Ga. hotel

The family of an affluent Scarsdale couple feared murdered for the past 44 years was relieved after the elderly pair’s car was likely found in a Georgia pond just a stone’s throw from their hotel — offering fresh insight into the mysterious cold case. When Charles and Catherine Romer vanished in April 1980 on their … Read more

Letters: Solution to scurvy cases exists in northern Saskatchewan

Readers offer their opinions on the number of scurvy cases diagnosed in the La Ronge area and the possible causes and potential solutions for the disease. Shadow Minister for Northern Affairs Jordan McPhail, right, and Shadow Minister for Health Vicki Mowat hold a press conference about rising food prices and high numbers of scurvy cases … Read more

Montreal massacre: 19 minutes at École Polytechnique

How well do we remember the horrors of Dec. 6, 1989? A disturbing account of what happened when young women were hunted down and the world changed A victim is wheeled away from the University of Montreal after gunman Marc Lepine opened fire at the school in Montreal on Dec. 6, 1989. Prime Minister Stephen … Read more

Sanding Saskatoon’s snowy roads in 1963

On this day in 1963, city crews added a sand-salt mixture to main roads after an overnight snowfall created treacherous conditions. From the StarPhoenix archives: The “first big sanding operation of the winter” on city streets took place Wednesday following the early morning fall of six inches of wet, heavy snow. It was continuing today. … Read more

Missing Hawaiian woman Hannah Kobayashi’s chilling text messages may be from someone ‘controlling her:’ sister

The troubling text messages sent from missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi’s phone may have been from someone “controlling her,” the aspiring photographer’s sister claimed with the belief she’s alive. Kobayashi has been missing since Nov. 11 when she never boarded her connecting flight in Los Angeles during her trip from Hawaii to New York. The … Read more

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