TORONTO – The Canadian dollar and equity indexes were higher shortly after North American stock markets opened Tuesday. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was...
PARIS – France’s culture ministry hosted an entire dwarf fashion show on Friday evening off the normal Paris Fashion Week calendar. The government is supporting an...
VANCOUVER – Seven-thousand gynecologists and obstetricians from across the globe have gathered in Vancouver to strategize on measures to improve maternal and reproductive health worldwide. The...
MANILA – Contrary to his mother’s wish, Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. announced on Monday his decision to join the vice presidential race in the 2016...
NEW YORK – American Apparel has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection almost a year after ousting founder Dov Charney, who is now locked in a...
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s health minister says he will ask for a second opinion on an unproven drug for three Saskatoon children with a rare and often...
ATLANTA – Twelve nations, including Canada, have reached a tentative deal on a massive Pacific Rim trading bloc billed as the largest-ever deal of its kind,...
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea is known around the world for Samsung phones, kimchi and Hyundai cars, but ask that question in Asia and the...
TORONTO – When it comes to death, there’s traditionally been two forms of eternal rest: going into a coffin or ending up as ashes inside an...
HALIFAX – Canadians are using a multitude of social media platforms to explore and expand expression, according to an expert, who says we’re more digitally creative...