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Cream Artist Uses Lattes As His Canvas
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Latte Art Lee Kang-bin of Seoul, South Korea, has become Instagram famous for his latte art inspired by movies, TV shows, books, and pop culture. The 26-ye...
Oct 11, 2018
Bill Blair launches consultations on possible ban on handguns, assault weapons
OTTAWA - Border Security Minister Bill Blair is launching a national public conversation about whether Canada should ban handguns and assault weapons. Blair announced today he will lead a series of pu...
Oct 11, 2018
Ontario Human Rights Commission releases updated policy before pot legalization
TORONTO - Employers are required to do what they can to accommodate medical marijuana users as well as those addicted to pot but that doesn’t give employees carte blanche to show up at work ston...
Oct 11, 2018
A correction to the Tug-Aground-Lawsuit story
VANCOUVER - In a story published Wednesday, The Canadian Press said the Heiltsuk incurred costs associated with testing and its investigation in the millions of dollars. In fact, the First Nation says...
Oct 11, 2018
Promoter of failed Fyre Festival gets 6 years in prison
NEW YORK - A federal judge has given the creator of the highly publicized, failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas a six-year prison term. Billy McFarland was sentenced Thursday in Manhattan federal court...
Oct 11, 2018
Justin Trudeau names Ontario lawyer, PEI Mi'kmaq chief to Senate
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named Ontario lawyer Josee Forest-Niesing and Mi’kmaq leader Brian Francis from Prince Edward Island as the newest members of the Senate. The two are t...
Oct 11, 2018
UCP nomination candidate turfed following Soldiers of Odin controversy
EDMONTON – A United Conservative Party nomination candidate has been turfed after he and his fellow challengers were photographed with an anti-immigration group linked to neo-Nazis in Europe. Th...
Oct 11, 2018
Kanye West delivers jaw-dropping performance in Oval Office
WASHINGTON - Live from the Oval Office, it’s Kanye West with a jaw-dropping performance. The rapper didn’t rap. But, seated across from President Donald Trump at the Resolute Desk, the mus...
Oct 11, 2018
Feds, province announce $13. 8 million to upgrade Dickson Dam
The governments of Canada and Alberta are aiming to reduce flood risks in the province and to better protect residents and businesses from natural disasters. $30 million was announced during a media c...
Oct 11, 2018
Kid Rock comes to White House as Trump signs royalty bill
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is welcoming musicians including Kid Rock and country star John Rich to the White House as he signs legislation overhauling the way music is licensed and songwriter...
Oct 11, 2018