The Canadian PressPeter Goffin TORONTO–Ontario’s new $14 per hour minimum wage just took effect Jan. 1 but Chris Stevens already had taken steps to ensure his restaurant can afford the added expense. The co-owner of Kaboom Chicken in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood raised menu prices in anticipation of the wage hike. […]
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The Canadian Press HALIFAX–Organizers cancelled two New Year’s Day polar bear dips in Ontario because of the frigid temperatures. But not even a layer of ice could stop hundreds of people from plunging into the freezing waters of Herring Cove, N.S. Just hours before it was scheduled to begin, organizers […]
The Canadian Press DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta.–Alberta RCMP say a faulty part may have caused exhaust fumes to enter a car where two teens were found unconscious who later died. Mounties found the two teens early last Thursday in Drayton Valley while patrolling an area. Shaina Lynn Ridenour, who was 16, […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–It’s cold enough on the Prairies to make ice bubbles. Calgary photographer Chris Ratzlaff spent part of Boxing Day outside, freezing and photographing bubbles. He created the bubbles using a straw with a mixture of corn starch, dish soap, and salt. One of the videos taken as […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey TORONTO–The family of a billionaire philanthropist couple found dead earlier this month has hired a team of former homicide detectives to investigate the deaths deemed “suspicious” by police, a lawyer for the family said yesterday. Brian Greenspan said the private investigators were hired “to provide a […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Mother Nature drowned out Canada Day on Parliament Hill and now it’s frozen out part of the planned New Year’s Eve celebrations there. Organizers were checking the forecast every hour earlier today hoping to see some improvement but the polar vortex that has turned Ottawa into […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Canadians will send 100,000 elephants worth of wrapping paper to the dump this year and Christmas presents are a big culprit. Zero Waste Canada, a Vancouver-based advocacy group, estimates each Canadian tosses about 50 kg of garbage over the holidays, 25 percent more than the rest […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A survey suggests most Canadians believe texting and driving is getting worse despite police crackdowns and extensive public education efforts. In the November survey conducted by the Canadian Automobile Association, 83 percent of respondents said they believe texting while driving is a bigger problem now than it […]
The Associated Press HOUSTON–Authorities say an intoxicated Dallas woman who was on a first date with a prominent Houston trial lawyer caused at least $300,000 in damage to his art collection, including two Andy Warhol paintings. Lindy Lou Layman, 29, was arrested Saturday on criminal mischief charges after her date […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–It’s cold enough on the Prairies to make ice bubbles. Calgary photographer Chris Ratzlaff spent part of Boxing Day outside, freezing and photographing bubbles. He created the bubbles using a straw with a mixture of corn starch, dish soap, and salt. One of the videos taken as […]
The Canadian Press FOND DU LAC, Sask.–A disabled man injured in a plane crash in northern Saskatchewan has died in hospital. The family of Arson Fern Jr. announced his death on a Gofundme page set up after the Dec. 13 crash near the remote community of Fond du Lac. “Arson […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–Canada’s marijuana industry is expanding rapidly and some First Nations are looking to cash in on the emerging economic opportunities. Phil Fontaine, an indigenous politician turned marijuana executive, has spent the last year travelling the country and talking to First Nations about jobs, wealth, and training […]
