Bar passer’s mantra: Never give up

MANILA — Weng Rivera took the long road to his dream of becoming a lawyer. Still good natured with an exceptional sense of humor who grew up...

With Trump rollback, school lunch could get more white bread

NEW YORK — Is white bread about to make a comeback on school lunch menus? After complaints about taste and costs, the Trump administration rolled back...

Keep pets away from gardens to prevent food borne illness

Animal waste tainting fresh produce is one of the major causes of food-borne ailments. So farmers markets and pick-your-own growers who fear fecal contamination are increasingly...

Millennial Money: ‘Tidy up’ so each dollar sparks joy

Marie Kondo has inspired countless people to wipe out clutter. Her KonMari organizing method, popularized by her book and Netflix series, lays out how to get...

Study: Kids’ suicides spiked after Netflix’s ’13 Reasons’

Suicides among U.S. kids aged 10 to 17 jumped to a 19-year high in the month following the release of a popular TV series that depicted...

Instagram launches test to make ‘like’ counts private for some Canadian users

TORONTO — Instagram is launching a test in Canada this week that will make the “like” counts on posts private for some users in a purported...

Urban bee keepers can help save wild bees

With reports of declining insect populations worldwide, or what George Monbiot calls an “insectageddon,” there is growing concern about the health of pollinators. This in turn...

Wish you were in an open relationship? So do many Canadians

More than one in 10 Canadians would like to be in an open relationship, according to our recent study of 2,003 Canadian adults. Open relationships are...

The man who painted Jesus

One in five newly certified medical specialists unemployed in 2017, study shows

MONTREAL — Despite long patient waiting lists, almost one in five Canadian medical specialists weren’t able to find work upon graduation from their training programs in...