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The handbag is making a bigger fashion statement than ever. But what's important right now isn't just having the right bag, it's having the right bag for the right moment.
Independent Canadian breweries are warning consumers that the cost of pouring a pint may soon rise, due to soaring malt and hops costs, as well as gasoline price hikes.
Where swimsuit shopping once struck fear in the hearts of women everywhere, it seems times - and confidence levels - have changed to the point where Canadians are willing to welcome an audience into the fitting room.
After seasons of the cultish trend of handbags fetching prices rivalling those of cars and women accumulating entire wardrobes of must-have purses, shoes are stepping into the limelight as the new coveted accessory
The rising price of hops, malt barley and aluminum, along with higher energy and fuel costs, are pressuring breweries to increase the cost of suds. But Labatt Breweries and Sleeman Breweries, in southern Ont., are holding off as long as they can
I blame Robert DeNiro. His character in the comedy Meet the Parents is extremely fond of a cat named Jinx that he's trained to use the toilet. What a good idea, I thought – no litter box smell and no kitty litter going to the landfill. How hard could it
French lawmakers have adopted a groundbreaking bill that would make it illegal for anyone – including fashion magazines, advertisers and websites – to promote extreme thinness.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The price of beer is likely to rise in coming decades because climate change will hamper the production of a key grain needed for the brew - especially in Australia, a scientist warned Tuesday.
If you're a fan of flaunting "the girls" with plunging necklines and pushup bras, you've got a challenge in store with this season's biggest trend: sky-high necklines that leave everything to the imagination - with no glimpse of cleavage
The world of high-stakes gambling is nothing new to Hollywood. From "The Cincinnati Kid" to "Ocean's 11" and "Casino Royale," scoring cool cash off a hot deck of cards makes for good storytelling.
More than 1,000 Toronto fashionistas squealed and roared, applauded and stamped their feet with delight as 20 Canadian celebrities modelled spectacular red cocktail dresses and sweeping gowns in the Heart Truth fashion show during L'Oréal Fashion Week.
Then, on March 27, 1998, Pfizer Inc. got approval for a phosphodiesterase type 5 enzyme inhibitor that had magical effects on the old vascular system and voilà! Happy birthday another sexual revolution.
Men were no longer "impotent." They had "ED" or
Question: What should the standard Toronto restaurant tip be?
Answer: 15 per cent after tax.
The handbag is making a bigger fashion statement than ever. But what's important right now isn't just having the right bag, it's having the right bag for the right moment.
Independent Canadian breweries are warning consumers that the cost of pouring a pint may soon rise, due to soaring malt and hops costs, as well as gasoline price hikes.
Where swimsuit shopping once struck fear in the hearts of women everywhere, it seems times - and confidence levels - have changed to the point where Canadians are willing to welcome an audience into the fitting room.
lipstick purchases are a way to gauge the economy
After seasons of the cultish trend of handbags fetching prices rivalling those of cars and women accumulating entire wardrobes of must-have purses, shoes are stepping into the limelight as the new coveted accessory
With its gleaming white interior, the new Michael Kors store in Yorkdale Mall looks like a modern day temple.
The rising price of hops, malt barley and aluminum, along with higher energy and fuel costs, are pressuring breweries to increase the cost of suds. But Labatt Breweries and Sleeman Breweries, in southern Ont., are holding off as long as they can
Strip clubs are chafing under a proposed federal crackdown on dancers and the lure of the Internet
I blame Robert DeNiro. His character in the comedy Meet the Parents is extremely fond of a cat named Jinx that he's trained to use the toilet. What a good idea, I thought – no litter box smell and no kitty litter going to the landfill. How hard could it 
Like Icarus flying against his father's wishes, is the modern woman trying to soar too high in today's towering platform stilettos?
The smell of pot was in the air as thousands assembled on the lawn of the Vancouver Art Gallery for a collective toke.
On Friday night, Janet Dalziel did what thousands of Torontonians do every day: she picked up the phone and called 967-1111.
French lawmakers have adopted a groundbreaking bill that would make it illegal for anyone – including fashion magazines, advertisers and websites – to promote extreme thinness.
Most husbands give flowers or jewellery. Royal Ontario Museum volunteer Patricia Harris got a gallery in her name
A CUP of coffee touted as the world's most expensive is made from beans excreted by a cat.
Street slang slides off the tongue and into a new version of a hip dictionary that can translate Oscar-winner Juno
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The price of beer is likely to rise in coming decades because climate change will hamper the production of a key grain needed for the brew - especially in Australia, a scientist warned Tuesday.
A DISGRUNTLED wife is suing her husband for a million dollars over the loss of her virginity and a demand that the marriage be null and void
Website lets readers dig through documents on the life and death of icon Tom Thomson
$14.5M lottery winner hands out free chicken, cuts staff $5,000 cheques
Fashion shoots don't always go as smoothly as Michael Kors' fall campaign did on Monday in Los Angeles.
Wanted: top-notch Scotch-lovers with $25,000 burning holes in their pockets.
If you're a fan of flaunting "the girls" with plunging necklines and pushup bras, you've got a challenge in store with this season's biggest trend: sky-high necklines that leave everything to the imagination - with no glimpse of cleavage
The world of high-stakes gambling is nothing new to Hollywood. From "The Cincinnati Kid" to "Ocean's 11" and "Casino Royale," scoring cool cash off a hot deck of cards makes for good storytelling.
More than 1,000 Toronto fashionistas squealed and roared, applauded and stamped their feet with delight as 20 Canadian celebrities modelled spectacular red cocktail dresses and sweeping gowns in the Heart Truth fashion show during L'Oréal Fashion Week.
Then, on March 27, 1998, Pfizer Inc. got approval for a phosphodiesterase type 5 enzyme inhibitor that had magical effects on the old vascular system and voilà! Happy birthday another sexual revolution.
Men were no longer "impotent." They had "ED" or
A few trucks still make morning rounds despite lower prices at grocery and corner stores
Each day during L'Oréal Fashion Week, the Star will introduce an almost-famous new-to-the-scene designer.