Amazon, Target and other retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday shopping season
Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores...
Prestigious Michelin Guide to update Vancouver restaurant recommendations
VANCOUVER – Michelin is set to update its guide to Vancouver’s fine dining this evening. The culinary kingmaker is hosting a ceremony to add more restaurants...
Wearing prosthetics, Ukraine war veterans take to the runway as fashion week returns
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fashion shows have returned to Ukraine with a striking statement: war veterans — both men and women — walking the runway with...
There are simpler ways than canning to preserve your garden harvest
If you’re lucky, you’ll find yourself with more homegrown food at the end of the season than you can consume before it spoils. Rather than waste...
Party of one: Restaurants are catering to a growing number of solo diners
NEW YORK (AP) — Parisa Imanirad, a scientist and cancer researcher from San Francisco, is married and has a wide circle of friends. But once or...
Jordan’s royal court announces the birth of Princess Iman, King Abdullah’s first grandchild
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Princess Rajwa, wife of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, gave birth to a baby girl Saturday, the couple’s firstborn and first grandchild...
Full steam ahead
When the Final Spike Steam Tour, featuring the historic 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive, chugs its way into Winnipeg on Saturday, it will bring a cargo of...
Tony-winning musical ‘Suffs’ disrupted by chanting protesters with a banner
NEW YORK (AP) — A performance of the Broadway musical “Suffs,” a Tony Award-winning musical about the suffragist movement, was briefly disrupted Tuesday when protesters unfurled...
Soccer now takes centre stage with Proline bettors
With the Stanley Cup playoffs over, soccer is taking centre stage with Proline bettors. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., 66 per cent of...
When should a kid start riding a bike? If it’s a balance bike, you might be surprised how young
When Michael Natividad learned to ride a bike at 7 or 8 years old, he knew his training wheels were ready to come off when he...