The Canadian Press KELOWNA, B.C.—The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit a university and get a taste of British Columbia’s culinary scene today on their visit to Kelowna. William and Kate will begin the next leg of their tour with a stop at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, […]
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The Canadian PressAlexander Panetta WASHINGTON—Donald Trump made a gracious entrance for the first one-on-one presidential debate of his life, exchanging pleasantries with his opponent last night and cordially referring to her as, “Secretary Clinton.” Then she began needling him. Hillary Clinton sprinkled her presentation on middle-class economic policies with an […]
The Canadian PressJonas Siegel TORONTO—It seems like madness now but six years ago, a fiery debate about the future of the Canadiens’ crease raged in Montreal. Carey Price had not yet become the top goalie in the sport, nudged aside for playing time that spring by Jaroslav Halak—a hotshot ninth-round […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — It’s not too late to get moving: Simple physical activity ‚Äî mostly walking ‚Äî helped high-risk seniors stay mobile after disability-inducing ailments even if, at 70 and beyond, they’d long been couch potatoes. One health policy specialist said the study released Monday […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA—The mandatory long-form census returned this year—a decade after it was last seen. If things go as planned, the short-form census won’t be seen again a decade from now. Statistics Canada is working on a plan for the 2026 census that would eliminate the mandatory short-form […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s promise to meet with all kinds of Canadians took them to Vancouver’s gritty Downtown Eastside yesterday, where they met with mothers recovering from addiction who said the visit helped show them they are respected despite their struggles. Allison Wright, a mother […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—The bottled water industry in Ontario is coming under renewed government scrutiny after a small township was outbid by multinational giant Nestle in its attempt to purchase a well to secure water supply for its growing community. Premier Kathleen Wynne said today her government will look […]
By Lois Abraham THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — People who avoid potatoes to reduce their carb intake can now try a new Ontario-grown variety that’s touted to have a lower glycemic response, meaning it doesn’t cause the rapid spike in blood sugar that normally comes from eating carbohydrate-rich foods. While […]
By Lois Abraham THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — People who avoid potatoes to reduce their carb intake can now try a new Ontario-grown variety that’s touted to have a lower glycemic response, meaning it doesn’t cause the rapid spike in blood sugar that normally comes from eating carbohydrate-rich foods. While […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—Canada’s position as a big player in the global diamond industry will be further crystallized today when it formally opens Gahcho Kue, estimated to be one of the 10 biggest diamond mines in the world. The site will be the sixth diamond mine opened in Canada in […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Auditor general Michael Ferguson has been asked to determine how a move to modernize the federal government’s payroll system turned into a fiasco in which more than 80,000 public servants were paid too much, too little, or not at all. Public Services minister Judy Foote said Ferguson […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — Brain cancer is now the deadliest childhood cancer in the U.S., now ahead of leukemia, a result of improved leukemia treatment and a frustrating lack of progress on brain cancer. Government statisticians reported the change in rankings Friday, drawing from a […]
