The Canadian Press WARWICK, Que. — It took about 1,000 kilograms of cheese curds, but a small town in central Quebec believes it has broken the world record for the biggest poutine. Three cheesemakers in the town of Warwick joined forces on Saturday to make the winning fries, gravy and […]
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By Joe McDonald THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — China allowed its currency to fall further Tuesday and accused Washington of destroying the global economic order, fueling fears about increasing damage from their trade war. The yuan declined to 7.0562 to the U.S. dollar before strengthening to 7.0297 in the afternoon. […]
By Christian Paas-Lang The Canadian Press OTTAWA — With the official start of the 2019 federal election campaign just weeks away, the race is on for parties to fill out their rosters of candidates so they can hit the summer barbecue circuit in preparation for the coming battle. Here’s where […]
The Canadian Press WHISTLER, B.C. — Some very small creatures are forcing some big changes in a popular section of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, B.C., as an annual migration begins to peak. The municipality has closed the Lost Lake access road, a parking lot and the events lawn, and […]
By Kristy Kirkup The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is putting Canada’s money where his mouth is, promising to increase health and social transfer payments by at least three per cent every year should he become prime minister. In a letter to provincial and territorial premiers released […]
By Christian Paas-Lang The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The official English-language leaders’ debate for the fall election is set to conflict with more than 100 planned all-candidates events focused on the environment. GreenPAC, a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to electing environmentalist candidates, announced in early June that it would help […]
By Deb Riechmann The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States plans to test a new missile in coming weeks that would have been prohibited under a landmark, 32-year-old arms control treaty that the U.S. and Russia ripped up on Friday. Washington and Moscow walked out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear […]
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status, prompting retaliation from Seoul where a senior official summoned the Japanese ambassador and told him that South Koreans may no longer consider Japan […]
The Associated PressDanica Kirka LONDON–The Duchess of Sussex is launching a clothing line to support a charity that helps unemployed women find work. Meghan said the workwear collection would provide the charity, Smart Works, with continuity. The racks of clothing and array of shoes and bags Smart Work has now […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Telefilm Canada says it’s made progress in its efforts to back female-led films, but it needs the entertainment industry to help by putting more women in the director’s chair for big-budget features. Numbers released today suggest the federal agency is making headway towards its goal of achieving […]
The Associated PressMesfin Fekadu NEW YORK–Woodstock 50 is officially cancelled. Organizers announced yesterday that the troubled festival that hit a series of setbacks in the last four months won’t take place next month. The three-day festival was originally scheduled for Aug. 16-18, but holdups included permit denials and the loss […]
The Associated PressMesfin Fekadu NEW YORK–It’s one sweet day for Lil Nas X: The breakthrough rapper’s viral “Old Town Road” has broken the Billboard record set by Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day” for most weeks at No. 1. Lil Nas X accomplishes the feat this week as his country-trap song […]
