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Rei Kawakubo redefines men's suits with radical designs at Paris Fashion Week

Rei Kawakubo redefines men's suits with radical designs at Paris Fashion Week

PARIS (AP) — Rei Kawakubo , the ever-restless force behind Comme des Garçons , delivered a characteristically unpredictable twist on men’s tailoring, dismantling the traditional suit and remaking it in her own radical image.
Beloved monster-sized Alberta dinosaur set for tests ahead of possible extinction

Beloved monster-sized Alberta dinosaur set for tests ahead of possible extinction

DRUMHELLER — Tyra the Tyrannosaurus is set to be poked and prodded this fall to determine whether Drumheller’s towering, monstrously popular icon can be saved from extinction.
Bespoke bash for a billionaire: Jeff Bezos weds Lauren Sánchez in lavish Venice ceremony

Bespoke bash for a billionaire: Jeff Bezos weds Lauren Sánchez in lavish Venice ceremony

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The sky itself is no limit for billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sánchez, who have traveled into space — and expectations were about as high ahead of their wedding in Venice on Friday.
'A no-brainer': Some bosses happily giving staff Monday off along with Canada Day

'A no-brainer': Some bosses happily giving staff Monday off along with Canada Day

TORONTO — Anyone who works Monday to Friday and is keen for a long weekend this Canada Day has likely had to do a bit of calendar juggling to cope with the ill-timed holiday.
Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.

Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.

TORONTO — A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health specialists say.
Jury set to begin deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial. Here's what to know

Jury set to begin deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial. Here's what to know

NEW YORK (AP) — For seven weeks, a jury in Manhattan has listened as prosecutors laid out a criminal sex trafficking and racketeering case against rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing, calls charges 'badly exaggerated'

Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing, calls charges 'badly exaggerated'

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs' lawyer implored a jury on Friday to acquit the hip-hop mogul, arguing overzealous federal prosecutors twisted his drug use and swinger lifestyle into a sex trafficking and racketeering case that could put him behin
Interior Health CEO is out over closure of Kelowna, B.C., pediatric unit

Interior Health CEO is out over closure of Kelowna, B.C., pediatric unit

KELOWNA — The head of British Columbia's Interior Health authority is stepping aside six months early over staff shortages that forced the closure of Kelowna General Hospital's dedicated pediatric unit.
Kenzo brings mischief back to Paris' iconic Maxim’s with a riot of color and clash

Kenzo brings mischief back to Paris' iconic Maxim’s with a riot of color and clash

PARIS (AP) — Few Paris addresses conjure myth quite like Maxim’s , the gilded Belle Époque haunt where artists and aristocrats once jostled for a seat at dinner, and a place immortalized in Cole Porter’s lyrics and classic Hollywood films as the very
Former PM Harper says military spending can address Arctic infrastructure gap

Former PM Harper says military spending can address Arctic infrastructure gap

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper said Friday the best way to build much-needed infrastructure in the Arctic is through military spending.