What do most of us do day in and day out? We sit. We sit at our desks all day, on the bus to get to work, and then at home to watch TV, surf the web, and eat dinner. This makes our muscles weak and joints stiff when the time comes to do something
The owner of the National Enquirer on Friday said it would investigate claims by Jeff Bezos that the tabloid had attempted to blackmail the billionaire by threatening to release sexually explicit photographs. American Media Inc (AMI) said it believed it had “acted lawfully” after Mr Bezos published emails appearing to show the tabloid asking him
OTTAWA — The pressure on the Liberals to loosen protections around Canada’s dairy sector took new focus on Sunday as the key stumbling block in North American Free Trade Agreement talks came under scrutiny and spin on political talk shows on both sides of the border. A member of an influential Congressional panel — and
Plenty of people have food poisoning horror stories involving takeout that ruined their day (or night. Or several days and nights). So it might come as a surprise that poorly prepared food isn’t the only culprit behind the dreaded sickness. Scientists at the University of Mauritius found that tea towels can also put people at
France is to impose stricter regulation of abusive posts on social media to end “online impunity” and compel platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to take down hateful posts. The move follows a scandal over a macho “boys’ club” of male media executives who trolled female colleagues online. Eight journalists and public relations executives have
OTTAWA — Canada’s job market gained 63,000 positions in September, edging the unemployment rate lower to 5.9 per cent, and offsetting job losses in August, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The numbers were a surprise to the experts. Analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast a gain of 25,000 positions. September’s increase in employment was largely
A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner heading to Houston with three people aboard disintegrated after crashing Saturday into a bay east of the city, according to a Texas sheriff. Witnesses told emergency personnel that the twin-engine plane "went in nose first," leaving a debris field three-quarters of a mile long in Trinity Bay, Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne
WASHINGTON — The “gig” economy might not be the new frontier for America’s workforce after all. From Uber to TaskRabbit to YourMechanic, so-called gig work has been widely seen as ideal for people who want the flexibility and independence that traditional jobs don’t offer. Yet the evidence is growing that over time, they don’t deliver
There are many perks to being a senior member of the Royal Family. Tea with the Queen, a residence in Kensington Palace, a designer wardrobe, the ability to be a patron to causes you care about, and lots of travel. And now that Meghan Markle is a member of the Royal Family (you remember that
The mountain lion strangled by a Colorado man after it attacked him on a jogging trail last month was a young cub, weighing no more than 40 pounds (18 kg) and likely orphaned but not starving, state wildlife officials said on Friday. The encounter between the young predator and Travis Kauffman garnered international headlines when