During the entire month of December, for the past 20 years, a pub in Calgary, Alberta, has been serving its secret recipe eggnog for charity. This year, the Ship and Anchor set aside $5 from every $5.95-glass sold and broke… »
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Vegan restaurant on Whistler Mountain: reportedly a North American first
Ski resort snack bars and restaurants were not, in the past, known to offer gourmet fare. On the contrary. Menus generally featured greasy fast food. In many places, meals that can be downed quickly are still the norm — because hardcore… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Chasing the facts in the digital news world
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is for many a time to both reflect and anticipate, a time to make decisions both personal and about the state of the world. But it doesn’t come as a big secret that… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
No Canadians believed on board AirAsia jet
Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs says there are no indications that any Canadians were on the missing AirAsia flight that went missing Sunday in Indonesia with 162 people on board. But a department spokesman says Canadian officials continue to work… »
Another award for Eugenie Bouchard
Tennis player Eugenie Bouchard is the repeat winner of the Bobbie Rosenfeld award, Canadian Press’s female athlete of the year. Bouchard, a 20-year-old from Montreal, climbed from No. 32 in the world to finish the season at No. 7 in… »
The wonderful story of Zoe’s plush toys
What started out last year as a campaign to make one Quebec girl’s last wish come true turned into a wave of comfort for suffering children in other countries. As if her first few years on this earth had not… »
Oxygen masks donated to save pets lives
There are no recent, nationally compiled statistics on house fires in Canada and no data on resulting pet fatalities. However, there were 10,733 fires resulting in injury, death or dollar losses in Ontario alone, in 2013. Considering that almost half of Canadians… »
International, Society, Sports
Junior hockey: glory tempered by broken dreams
The best young hockey players in the world are competing in Canada over the next 10 days in what is billed as a feast for hockey lovers. The players from under-20 national teams from around the world are here in… »
Boxing Day bargain hunters hit the stores
Friday marks the day that a whole lot of Canadians–credit cards at the ready–will shop ’til they drop. It’s Boxing Day, the traditional bonanza for retailers and another chance for shoppers to plant themselves firmly behind the financial eight ball,… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Avalanche warning issued in British Columbia
Hikers and skiers heading into British Columbia’s backcountry are being warned to take special care over the next several days. Wild weather swings have heightened the potential for avalanches in large areas across the province and in western Alberta Avalanche… »
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