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Canadian children see thousands of digital ads for unhealthy food every year: report

Canadian children see thousands of digital ads for unhealthy food every year: report

MONTREAL — Children in Canada are exposed to more than 4,000 ads for food on their mobile devices every year, with the vast majority promoting unhealthy products, according to a new report.
US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing

US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak , but consumers didn't need government figures released Wednesday to tell them eggs are terribly expensive and hard to find at times.
'So surreal': Couples reflect on 20 years of same-sex marriage in Canada

'So surreal': Couples reflect on 20 years of same-sex marriage in Canada

A hotel hot tub changed Erin Beckwell's life. The Saskatoon woman had been to dinner with her partner, who then endlessly drove her around the city. "I'm like, 'Where are you taking me?'" said Beckwell, a university professor.
Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings

Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings

NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on glutinous rice dumplings.
Chocolate love has its price on Valentine's Day as cocoa costs make hearts shudder, not flutter

Chocolate love has its price on Valentine's Day as cocoa costs make hearts shudder, not flutter

BRUGES, Belgium (AP) — St. Valentine chocolates always seek to show how deep your love is. This year, it might just also show how deep your pockets are.
Why people are naming bugs, rats and cats after their exes this Valentine’s Day

Why people are naming bugs, rats and cats after their exes this Valentine’s Day

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Feel like dissing instead of kissing your former lover this Valentine’s Day ? Think your ex is more like a rat than a prince? Do you believe your former paramour should never procreate? Animal shelters and zoos around the cou
A$AP Rocky trial heads to closing arguments. Did the rapper fire real bullets or blanks?

A$AP Rocky trial heads to closing arguments. Did the rapper fire real bullets or blanks?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There's one essential difference between arguments at rapper A$AP Rocky 's trial: Prosecutors will say Thursday that the hip-hop star fired two shots at a former friend from a handgun, while defense lawyers will say he fired blanks
White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute

White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute

NEW YORK (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that news organizations that refuse to use President Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico were telling “lies” and insisted it would continue to bar Associated Press journalists from presidentia
Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on UN heritage list to boost cultural profile

Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on UN heritage list to boost cultural profile

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, but a celebration Wednesday feted something almost all find worthy: the use of thanakha, a yellowish-white paste made from ground tree
White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute

White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute

NEW YORK (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that news organizations that refuse to use President Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico were telling “lies” and insisted it would continue to bar Associated Press journalists from presidentia
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