Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sweet tooth? Kids may choose snacks based on genetics behind taste buds: study
TORONTO - Whether a pre-schooler has a sweet tooth, is partial to snacks rich in fat, or has an aversion to bitter vegetables like broccoli could be linked to genetics, researchers suggest. A study by...
Feb 21, 2018
Mixed messages on B.C.'s efforts to cool the hot housing market
VICTORIA - Real estate experts say the British Columbia government started to build a strong foundation for more affordable housing in Tuesday’s budget, but opinion varies on the expected outcom...
Feb 21, 2018
Canadians help use DNA to unlock secrets of Europe's first farmers
Canadian scientists are part of an international team that has used the genetics from bodies thousands of years old to reveal the secrets of how agriculture first came to Europe. “This was the s...
Feb 21, 2018
Footwear collector, philanthropist Sonja Bata remembered for passion, generosity
TORONTO - Collector and philanthropist Sonja Bata, whose collection of global footwear treasures formed the basis of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, has died. The museum’s acting director Sheil...
Feb 21, 2018
Tennis star Bouchard testifies about slip, fall at US Open
NEW YORK - Tennis star Eugenie Bouchard took the witness stand on Wednesday in her negligence lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association, describing how she slipped and fell on a wet locker ...
Feb 21, 2018
Lawsuit over sex abuse insurance could have consequences for future cases, experts say
A decade-long court battle between an insurance company and an Ontario Catholic diocese over coverage for settlements in sexual abuse cases could have wide-ranging consequences for victims and religio...
Feb 21, 2018
Data protection provisions of Pacific trade deal raise questions
OTTAWA - The newly forged Pacific Rim trade deal has a leading privacy advocate wondering whether the agreement could leave sensitive personal data exposed to prying eyes. Vincent Gogolek of the B.C. ...
Feb 21, 2018
Fed officials: Stronger economy boosts chance for rate hikes
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials at their January meeting believed that a brightening global economic picture and the effects of recently passed tax cuts had raised the prospect for solid growth...
Feb 21, 2018
'The spirit in your heart:' Preacher Billy Graham remembered in Canada
CALGARY - Fred Weiss was 22 years old when he joined the spellbound crowd listening to the Rev. Billy Graham at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium in 1981. Graham, a celebrated evangelical preacher who w...
Feb 21, 2018
Key budgetary goal to help women enter workforce would lift economy: analysis
OTTAWA - One of the predominant themes of next week’s federal budget will be increasing the workforce participation of women - and recently released internal documents point to big economic bene...
Feb 21, 2018