Managing Debt in Retirement Takes Some Planning

Owing money in retirement isn’t ideal — but most people do. Seventy per cent of U.S. households headed by people ages 65 to 74 had at...

Seniors and students living together to save on rent, find ‘family’

TORONTO — After her husband died, Elizabeth Hill says she would lay awake listening for bumps in the night in her eerily empty home — so...

A hairy issue: Sailors tell the US Navy, ‘We want beards’

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Now that women in the Navy can wear ponytails, men want beards. The Navy said last week that servicewomen could sport ponytails, lock...

Big move for Big Bird: Sesame Street is entering classrooms

SEATTLE — Sesame Street is taking its beloved, critically acclaimed brand of educational television into the highly profitable world of classroom curriculum — a move that...

How to Get Better Vacation Photos, No Selfie Stick Required

If you find yourself vacationing in Budapest, Hungary, you could preserve travel memories by taking a few arm-length, low-quality cellphone selfies that will fail to capture...

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Donkey ears on daunting Alpe d’Huez

LA ROSIERE, France — Lasagna named after a donkey’s ears and a nip of Chartreuse liqueur await the cyclists of the Tour de France on their...

New national campaign launched to reduce household food waste

Study links air pollution to drop in national park visitors

DENVER — Visitors appear to be steering clear of some U.S. national parks or cutting visits short because of pollution levels that are comparable to what’s...

Long term equitable recovery services needed to manage addiction in B.C.: report

VANCOUVER — When the daily partying, boozing and cocaine binges following high school left him homeless and living in a tent on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Josh...

Pay down debt or save money? How to allocate your cash

It’s one of the most common questions financial advisers hear: should I prioritize paying down debt or building up savings? Americans have a cozy relationship with...