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Thom Browne goes for spectacle at Paris Fashion Week
January 19, 2019 - 12:49 PM

PARIS - Thom Browne provided the biggest spectacle on a relatively quiet day at Paris Fashion Week as some fashion houses decided to switch presentation dates or showing times to avoid Saturday's yellow vest protesters who took to the streets in the French capital and beyond.
Dior pulls the stars in conveyor-belt menswear show in Paris
January 18, 2019 - 3:10 PM

PARIS - The black box construction branded "DIOR" was so big it obscured the view of the Eiffel Tower.
2 purloined penguins returned to UK zoo; both are fine
January 18, 2019 - 8:31 AM

LONDON - Nottinghamshire Police in England have located and returned two purloined penguins missing from a local zoo since November.
Research pinpoints frailty as risk for Alzheimer's disease, dementia
January 18, 2019 - 7:50 AM

HALIFAX - Researchers have discovered that frailty is a key risk factor for dementia.
Millennial Money: Quick ways to boost your savings in 2019
January 18, 2019 - 7:44 AM

Cheers, friends! It's a new year. Time to set some well-intentioned — but typically doomed — resolutions.
The Latest: WHO confirms internal misconduct probe underway
January 18, 2019 - 7:17 AM

LONDON - The Latest on misconduct allegations at the World Health Organization (all times local):
UN health agency: Rising misconduct reports are 'positive'
January 18, 2019 - 5:48 AM

GENEVA - The World Health Organization said Friday that it's seeing increasing reports of misconduct reported by staffers within the U.N. health agency, describing the trend as "a positive thing."
The difficulties of decluttering and eco-living amid a Marie Kondo-craze
January 17, 2019 - 1:34 PM

TORONTO - A decluttering craze fuelled by Marie Kondo's new Netflix show is sparking joy for adherents, but also highlighting the hurdles and unspoken practices of what it takes to live with less.
Keep books, toss kids: Authors weigh in on Marie Kondo book debate
January 17, 2019 - 11:55 AM

Are the volumes crowding your bookshelves classics or clutter? It's a question raised by tidying guru Marie Kondo that's spurred bibliophilic uproar online.
Court stays eviction of Connecticut herbalist's widower
January 17, 2019 - 11:51 AM

HARTFORD, Conn. - An appeals court has temporarily stopped the eviction of the widower of famed herbalist Adelma Grenier Simmons from her once-acclaimed Connecticut farm.
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FUHR: Canada summer jobs deadline and recognition for veterans
OPINION I wish to alert local employers that the deadline for this year’s Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program is fast approaching. Local employers who are considering using the program have until January 25th