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Mojito with your manicure? B.C. now let's businesses apply for liquor licences
VANCOUVER - From book stores to barber shops, businesses across British Columbia can now ask the provincial government for permission to serve liquor. Under new legislation that came into effect Monda...
Jan 23, 2017
Impromptu memorial a place for Toronto residents to mourn van tragedy
TORONTO - The creator of an impromptu memorial to victims of a deadly van rampage said he hopes it can help residents express their immeasurable grief. Konstantin Goulich said he taped four large shee...
Apr 24, 2018
Hold the bacon: more Quebec sugar shacks offering vegetarian, vegan options
MONTREAL - As the sugaring-off season begins, thousands of Quebecers will head to a cabane a sucre, or sugar shack, for a traditional heavy meal drenched in sweet syrup. Only now, more and more sugar ...
Mar 09, 2019
Judge: Utah schools don't need to offer girls' football
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah girl whose football skills won her fame online has lost her court bid to have school districts create football teams for girls. A federal judge ruled against Sam Gordon on Mond...
Mar 02, 2021
Judge: Utah schools don't need to offer girls' football
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah girl whose football skills won her fame online has lost her court bid to have school districts create football teams for girls. A federal judge ruled against Sam Gordon on Mond...
Mar 02, 2021
Correction: Abortion Bill-Oregon story
SALEM, Ore. - In a story July 6 about an abortion bill in Oregon’s Legislature, The Associated Press reported erroneously how the bill would pay for reproductive health care for people in the US...
Jul 07, 2017
Railway executive Hunter Harrison dead at 73, CSX Corporation confirms
JACKSONVILLE,, United States - Hunter Harrison, the plain-spoken, gruff American who rewrote the Canadian railroading book during his years heading both of this country’s largest railways, has d...
Dec 16, 2017
Free Mental Health Care Now
Too many people can't get the mental health care they need because they can't pay out of pocket or don't have private insurance. Isn't healthcare supposed to be universal? Those who can pay are the lu...
Mar 08, 2022
Irish-born back Peter Nelson set for Canada rugby debut at Pacific Nations Cup
Some two months ahead of the Rugby World Cup, Irish-born back Peter Nelson will likely figure for Canada for the first time Saturday at the Pacific Nations Cup. The Canadian men, currently ranked 21st...
Jul 25, 2019
Canadian men prepare for Argentina and Copa opener with one eye on 2026 World Cup
Canada steps onto the world soccer stage again Thursday with new leadership and a new plan. But while top-ranked Argentina and Lionel Messi loom large in Thursday's Copa America opener in Atlanta, new...
Jun 18, 2024