James Mattis is to step down as defence secretary, leaving the White House in protest at Donald Trump’s policies. Mr Trump announced on Thursday night that the 68-year-old – one of the most widely-respected figures in the administration – was retiring at the end of February. But in his resignation letter Mr Mattis said he…
VANCOUVER — Mountain Equipment Co-op says it will be meeting today to discuss future plans for several well-known outdoor brands owned by major U.S. ammunition and gun manufacturer Vista Outdoor Inc. MEC has been facing increasing calls on social media to drop brands such as Giro, Camelback, and Blackburn because their Vista parent-company also produces…
Chris Dawson, whose alleged murder of his wife was the subject of a podcast that became an international phenomenon, has been released on bail from a prison in Sydney, almost three weeks after he was charged over the 36-year-old crime. Smiling as he was driven from prison in his brother’s Porsche, Mr Dawson, 70, was…
TORONTO — One of the country’s biggest retailers is betting bugs are the next big thing in Canadian cuisine. Loblaw Companies Ltd. is adding cricket powder to its lineup of President’s Choice products. In a statement Monday, Loblaw says the flour is high in protein and packed with vitamins and minerals. It also has a…
Christmas has come early for Italian children after the minister of education told teachers not to overload them with homework during the festive season. Italian children are among the most dedicated in the world when it comes to homework, with teenagers knuckling down to more than eight hours a week, compared to five hours in…
There’s been a considerable amount of public outcry over the new Ontario Cannabis Store logo. Most of the discussion has circled two main talking points: the cost of the logo, and how boring or “bad” it is. First off, it’s important to know that the intent seems clear here to make a boring logo, one…
An experiment with eyebrow pencil and a bit of Givenchy foundation two years ago hooked Song Yewen on the world of makeup. Now, the 21-year-old beauty vlogger is defying traditional Chinese gender norms on a mission to make his audience to feel as empowered as he does: “I feel good about myself when I wear…
Canada is one of the most expensive countries in the world in terms of plane ticket prices. That being said, in 2018 things should get much better for budget travelers, mainly thanks to the long overdue arrival of Ultra Low-Cost Carriers in Canada, and the arrival of the “Basic Economy” fares. Air Canada announced the…
The US surgeon general has urged an aggressive clamp down on e-cigarettes, recommending punitive taxes and bans on them being used at indoor public venues. It followed an explosion in "vaping" – inhaling e-cigarettes – among teenagers, with figures showing one in five high school pupils were using them. Jerome Adams, America’s top doctor, said…
Thousands of demonstrators marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday to demand full democracy, fundamental rights, and even independence from China in the face of what many see as a marked clampdown by the Communist Party on local freedoms. Over the past year, countries such as the United States and Britain have expressed concerns about a number of incidents…