James Foley, a journeyman director best known for Glengarry Glen Ross, has died. He was 71.    He died earlier this week after a yearlong battle with brain cancer, his representative, Taylor Lomax, said Friday.     In his long and varied career, Foley directed music videos for Madonna, 12 episodes of House …

On March 4, 1991, a young Calgarian with his dad’s Dictaphone (a small cassette recorder) in hand headed to the Westward Club, now the location of Hotel Arts, where a Seattle grunge band was scheduled to play.  Jason (Jay) Pay who had just turned 18, had no way of knowing that the band …

As It Happens6:53Journalist describes her harrowing escape from Russia When journalist Ekaterina Barabash started planning her escape from Russia, she couldn’t bear to slip away forever without first saying goodbye to her elderly mother.  “I had to tell her before my escape. She was the only one,” Barabash, 63, told …

Twice a year, a patrol team scrutinizes barns, straw bales and grain storage bins along a 600-kilometre stretch of the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary. They’re looking for rats, continuing a 75-year mission to stop the rodents from making themselves at home in the province. “My grandfather,” says Lincoln Poulin, the president of Poulin’s Pest …

With its warm climate, comparatively affordable living and rich culture, Portugal has long appealed to visitors, whether it’s for a vacation or a more permanent move. The southwestern European country was a top destination for migrants, thanks to its formerly liberal immigration policies and what was considered a top model …

For more than a month, Canadian pilot Michael MacDonald had taken a marine biologist on daily flights over Mexico’s Gulf of California, surveying the sea for wildlife.  Thirty-three of those flights went smoothly. About three hours into the 34th, things went south.  MacDonald, who is now safe at home in …

George Daniels doesn’t expect the 25 per cent discount he’s offering Canadians to entice many visitors back to the bed and breakfast he runs in Upstate New York this summer. Canadians ordinarily make up 15 to 20 per cent of guests at the Keene Valley Lodge in the Adirondack High …

The Canadian men’s and women’s 4×100-metre relay teams qualified for the 2025 World Athletics Championships with performances on Saturday at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China. The men’s team of Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, and Jerome Blake finished second in their heat to qualify for Sunday’s final, but more importantly …

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration must temporarily halt its sweeping government overhaul because Congress did not authorize it to carry out large-scale staffing cuts and the restructuring of agencies, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco sided Friday with a group of unions, non-profits …

Ukraine and its allies are ready for a “full, unconditional ceasefire” with Russia for at least 30 days starting on Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Saturday. His remarks came as the leaders of four major European countries visited Kyiv, amid a push for Moscow to agree to a truce …