Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te celebrates his victory Jan. 13 in Taipei. (Louise Delmotte / Associated Press) China has tried the velvet glove. China has tried intimidation and coercion. China has tried political warfare. Nothing has worked. Taiwan’s people keep delivering election results that are anathema to Beijing. On Saturday, voters in the island democracy elected … Read more
Kanye “Ye” West has filed paperwork for a bizarre trademark to launch product lines for everything from “biological cloning” and “computer hardware” to “plush toys,” “moisturizers” and “wireless receivers in the form of jewelry.” Ye filed nine separate trademark applications for the phrase — “I miss you when I wake up before you” — with … Read more
This modernized Mazdaspeed marks a performance-oriented turn for the automaker—which also just confirmed it’s bringing back rotary engines Mazda Spirit Racing MX-5 prototype at the 2024 Tokyo Auto SalonPhoto by Mazda The last Mazdaspeed-badged product sold in Canada was the feisty little Mazdaspeed3, basically a front-wheel-drive hatchback with an anger-management problem. Launched almost fifteen years … Read more
Calgary Flames Blake Coleman scores on Arizona Coyotes goalie Connor Ingram in third period NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.Photo by Darren Makowichuk /Postmedia
Vice President Harris on Wednesday said she’s scared about the possibility of former President Trump winning back the White House in November, arguing that’s motivating her to traverse the country to campaign. “I’m scared as heck, which is why I’m traveling our country,” Harris said on ABC’s “The View” when asked about comments from prominent … Read more
Calvin Harris has turned 40 (Picture: Instagram/@calvinharris) Calvin Harris has just celebrated a milestone birthday and marked the occasion with a bit of a thirst trap. The DJ is officially 40, and how do musical superstars celebrate four decades on the planet? They post a topless selfie apparently! Taking to Instagram, Calvin smouldered at the … Read more
Former President Trump leaves his apartment building in New York on Wednesday. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press) Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual … Read more
It was written all over his face. A Brazilian inmate who had “I am a thief and an idiot” tattooed across his forehead escaped from jail just days before his release — getting him locked up for longer and in a maximum-security prison after handing himself in. Ruan Rocha da Silva, 23, was one of … Read more
“If we can’t pay off our CEBA loan, we’re instantly dead,” Stephen Whitworth said. Prairie Dog and Planet S editor Stephen Whitworth sits for a portrait inside a Regina cafe on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 in Regina. KAYLE NEIS / Regina Leader-PostPhoto by KAYLE NEIS /Regina Leader-Post As the editor of alternative media publications in … Read more
The orchestra has something exceptional on tap for mid-January: a trio of performances featuring guest conductor Tianyi Lu and mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital. Mandolinist extraordinaire Avi Avital. Photo by Christopher Kistlin Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. … Read more