The Associated Press LONDON — Thousands of revelers have gathered at Stonehenge to watch the sun rise and celebrate the summer solstice. Some 12,000 people gathered at the stone circle to dance and do yoga on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere Tuesday. The crowds were […]
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By Saurabh Das The Associated Press CHANDIGARH, India — Millions of people twisted their bodies in complex positions in celebration of International Yoga Day on Tuesday. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a crowd of 30,000 schoolchildren and other residents of the northern city of Chandigarh for a mass yoga […]
By Eddie Pells The Associated Press This year more than ever, the so-called “face” of the Olympics could be a wrestler, or a fencer, or an athlete who most of the world has never heard of before. Armed with data that measures popularity in much deeper ways than in years […]
By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO — The Japanese government said Tuesday that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. overstated mileage on its vehicles by up to 16 per cent, but stopped short of slapping further penalties on the company. The Transport Ministry said the figure came from its own mileage tests […]
By Julie Bykowicz And Chad Day The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Donald Trump’s campaign likes to keep it in the family. When Trump flies, he uses his airplane. When he campaigns, he often chooses his properties or his own Trump Tower in New York City, which serves as headquarters. […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Summertime is harvest time for sweet stone fruits: apricots, peaches, plums, nectarines and plumcots, a hybrid of a plum and an apricot. Plumcots have been around at least since the days of Luther Burbank, who named them. They’re also known as apriplums. The trouble […]
It is with profound sadness that the family of Ed McTavish announces his passing on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Ed was born Feb. 2, 1952 in Fort Frances to Jack and Leah McTavish, and lived the younger part of his life […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL—Less than two weeks after a woman died following a dog attack in her backyard, Montreal’s mayor has announced a plan to ban pit bulls and other breeds that are deemed to be dangerous. Denis Coderre said the new rules likely will be brought before city council […]
The Canadian Press BROOKS, Alta.—An organizer of an Alberta golf tournament, where a cut-out of Premier Rachel Notley was placed on the course as a target, says it was meant to be humorous and never intended to promote violence. Ernest Bothi, president of the Big Country Oilmen’s Association, said it […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Health Canada makes some on-reserve patients jump through hoops or wait longer than non-indigenous Canadians to access prescription drugs their doctors believe they need to treat mental illnesses, a psychiatrist who has worked in First Nations’ communities says. Dr. Cornelia Wieman, who spent eight years as a […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Canada’s national curling championships—the Brier and the Tournament of Hearts—had their fields expanded to 16 rinks yesterday at Curling Canada’s annual general meeting. The tournaments now will feature the champions of Curling Canada’s 14 member associations, the defending champs representing Canada, as well as the top-ranked non-qualified […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—If the federal government won’t seek court advice on the constitutionality of its restrictive new law on assisted dying, Serge Joyal is hoping a provincial government will. The independent Liberal senator hasn’t given up on finding a way to quickly test whether it’s constitutional to exclude Canadians […]
