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Beijing fuming after Hong Kong democracy vote winds down with big turnout
HONG KONG — An informal referendum aimed at bolstering support for greater democracy in Hong Kong is winding down after drawing nearly 800,000 votes and Beijing’s ire. The vote wrapping up Sunday is...
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Snakes alive! The Amazing Race Canada jets to Hong Kong
If The Amazing Race Canada’s foray into China this week left you hungry for more international flavour, you’re in luck: there’s a second helping of Asian spice next week as the teams head to Macau....
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Jackie and Laura on choosing the wrong challenge in Hong Kong on The Amazing...
While Laura Takahashi and Jackie Skinner’s journey on The Amazing Race Canada started on a beach in Nicaragua when they got the call they would be on the show, it ended in Hong Kong when the duo were...
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The Amazing Race Canada goes to the dogs
Hands up, everyone who shed a tear at the end of this week’s episode of The Amazing Race Canada. (Jon Montgomery, I’m looking at you!) Whether you were crying at Nicole’s never-say-die gumption or the...
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The Amazing Race Canada brought Nicole and Cormac closer together
A nation reached for its tissue box as mother-and-son team Nicole and Cormac Foster were eliminated from The Amazing Race Canada on Tuesday’s episode. I caught up with the pair Wednesday morning to...
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China is the world’s worst country for flight delays
Shen Zhihong arrived at Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport looking forward to a vacation at the beach only to find his flight delayed indefinitely and his holiday plans at the mercy of the...
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Photos August 10: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. Take a look through, and let us know which you think are the...
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Photos August 13: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. A man with his dog walk past a mural depicting actor Robin...
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Beijing rules out open nominations for Hong Kong’s 1st election
By Jack Chang And Kelvin Chan THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — China’s legislature on Sunday ruled out allowing open nominations in inaugural elections for Hong Kong’s leader, saying they would create a...
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Hong Kong police use tear gas to try to clear protesters at government...
By Kelvin Chan HONG KONG — Hong Kong police used tear gas Sunday and warned of further measures as they tried to clear thousands of pro-democracy protesters who had gathered outside government...
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PHOTOS: Inside Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution
Police pelted pro-democracy protesters with pepper spray as demonstrations continued to swell Monday in Hong Kong, despite pleas from officials to re-open streets after a week of disruption. Crowds...
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Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution in photos: Sept. 30, 2014
Student protesters chant pro-democracy slogans on the streets on September 30, 2014 in Hong Kong. Thousands of pro democracy supporters continue to occupy the streets surrounding Hong Kong’s financial...
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Fisher: People in the Baltic states fear they are next on Russian President...
VILNIUS, Lithuania — When Russia seized Crimea and caused bloody mayhem in eastern Ukraine, the pretext was that ethnic Russians there were oppressed and in urgent need of assistance. People in the...
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Protesters heckle Hong Kong leader at Chinese National Day event
By Kelvin Chan And Louise Watt HONG KONG — Pro-democracy protesters kept behind police barricades heckled Hong Kong’s under-fire leader on Wednesday when he attended a flag-raising ceremony on China’s...
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Ottawa updates travel advice for Hong Kong, says violence could escalate quickly
The mass pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have prompted Ottawa to warn travellers of the potential for sudden violence in the Chinese region. The Department of Foreign Affairs updated its travel...
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Social media’s role in the Hong Kong protests
Is social media the radical democratizing force we’ve been led to believe it is? That has never been truly tested, says Bryan Druzin, an Assistant Professor of Law at The Chinese University of Hong...
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Hong Kong protesters agree to remove some barricades
By Sylvia Hui And Louise Watt HONG KONG — Students occupying the area outside Hong Kong’s government headquarters agreed Sunday to remove some barricades that have blocked the building’s entrance...
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Cruise views and news you can use
ABOARD THE CARNIVAL BREEZE — Let me start off with a couple of cruise sales… Un-Cruise Adventures will offer you a saving of $500 per couple if you book by December 30. The savings may be applied to...
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China angry with Kenny G for visiting Hong Kong protest site
HONG KONG — Smooth jazz star Kenny G stopped in at Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests on Wednesday, but his visit was out of tune with Chinese authorities, who have warned about meddling by foreign...
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Hong Kong protesters cancel vote on what to do next
By Jack Chang And Kelvin Chan HONG KONG – The leaders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests on Sunday cancelled a vote on what the next step should be in their monthlong street occupation, saying they...
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Movie review: Man of Tai Chi (with video)
Man of Tai Chi Three stars out of five Starring: Tiger Chen, Keanu Reeves, Directed by: Keanu Reeves Running time: 106 minutes Parental guidance: frequent violence Thank you, Keanu Reeves. Thank you...
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MMA Crossfire DVD Roundup – Keanu Reeves’ Man of Tai Chi arrives on DVD and...
Man of Tai Chi, the Keanu Reeves directorial debut martial arts film that premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, is set to be released on DVD and Blu-Ray December 10th. Reeves...
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China’s academic ‘black market’ fooled Canadian journal, report says
Some of Canada’s top brain specialists have apparently been duped by shady operators in China. The Canadian doctors approved and recently published a scientific report on Alzheimer’s disease that came...
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Gallery: Top sports photos of the day
PHOTO: Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty ImagesGAME POSTPONED: The NBA game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs in Mexico City arena was postponed after a transformer burned out and...
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Q and A: Governor General David Johnston on diplomacy, math skills and...
Recently, Governor General David Johnston sat down with Jason Fekete of Postmedia News for an interview on topics ranging from Afghanistan to education to fighting in hockey. Here is a condensed...
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MMA Crossfire DVD Roundup – Jet Li – Wen Zhang action comedy Badges of Fury...
Martial arts star Jet Li returns to the screen teaming up for the third time with Wen Zhang as two cops on the tail of a prolific serial killer in the action comedy Badges of Fury. The movie originally...
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MMA Crossfire – UPDATED – World Wrestling Entertainment launches WWE Network
World Wrestling Entertainment announced at the CES show in Las Vegas, the launching of their WWE Network beginning February 24th. The announcement was broadcast on the company’s WWE App and wwe.com....
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Commemorations of historic military events could put current force at risk,...
OTTAWA — The federal Conservative government’s plan to commemorate a large number of military battles and accomplishments in the coming years poses a threat to the Canadian Force’s ability to do its...
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CNN’s Jeff Zucker renews commitment to news and breaking news
PASADENA, Calif. — Jeff Zucker, the 48-year-old former president and CEO of NBC Universal, has officially been president of cable-news monolith CNN Worldwide for little more than a year. Zucker was...
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Obama unveils reforms to U.S. cyber spying, but do they go far enough?
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama announced Friday a series of what he called “significant and substantial reforms” to the government cyber surveillance programs, both in the United States and...
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Olivia Chow recounts abusive upbringing in new memoir
OTTAWA — She grew up to be a gifted political organizer and beloved step-mom, but Olivia Chow’s teenage years as a new immigrant in Toronto were marked by abuse and family dysfunction. In her new...
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This time the Celebrity ‘X’ marks changes
The expression “X marks the spot” has historically meant the spot where you go to find buried treasure. In cruising, “X” means Celebrity Cruise Lines. The “X” you see on the funnels of Celebrity’s...
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Daughter plotted Markham home invasion to kill parents, Crown says
NEWMARKET, Ont. – What seemed on the surface a violent home invasion that saw a woman killed and a man left for dead was in fact a bitter daughter’s revenge upon her parents, an Ontario Superior Court...
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An Alaska-Asia/South Pacific routine for Celebrity
You can still count on seeing the same ships that cruised in Europe all summer returning to the Caribbean for the fall and winter. That pattern of pairing up destinations is being seen somewhere else —...
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4 questions on the lips of Asian travellers about missing jet answered
Travellers at Asian airports have asked questions about the March 8 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Here are some of them, followed by...
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Photos May 11: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. A contestant takes part in the Red Bull Flugtag Hong Kong 2014...
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Political unrest is a blow to tourism in Thailand
By Kyunghee Park Bangkok’s bustling night life and James Bond Island near Phuket, shunned by tourists amid political turmoil, must brace for empty cash registers as the imposition of martial law in...
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Hong Kong considers limiting influx of tourists from mainland China
By Billy Chan, Moxy Ying and Vinicy Chan Hong Kong may limit tourist arrivals as an influx of Chinese visitors stokes discontent, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said. The city may need measures to...
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Have you stayed in the cities with the world’s most expensive hotels?
By Nadja Brandt World travellers looking for a cheap place to stay may want to avoid Geneva, Dubai and Miami. The three cities rank among the most expensive markets for hotel rooms, according to an...
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25 years on, Tiananmen protest memories flicker in tiny, hidden Hong Kong museum
By Kelvin Chan HONG KONG — To find the world’s only museum chronicling the brutal crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen protests, look for the skinny office building wedged between a Tibetan-themed pub and a...
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Tight security at Tiananmen Square quashes any chance to commemorate 25th...
BEIJING — Heavy security blanketed central Beijing on the 25th anniversary of the bloody suppression of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests on Wednesday, pre-empting any attempts to publicly...
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Photos June 4: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. Tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil at...
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Photos June 12: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. Police push back protesters and journalists in Sao Paulo,...
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Ferry crashes into Macau harbour breakwater; 58 people hurt
HONG KONG — A high-speed ferry heading to Macau crashed into a breakwater in the Asian gambling hub’s harbour Friday, leaving 58 people with minor injuries. The hydrofoil was carrying 220 passengers...
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World Cup highlights Asia’s illegal betting boom
HONG KONG — As teams battle for football glory at the World Cup in Brazil, the biggest winners from the tournament may be illegal bookmakers in Asia. Since kickoff, Chinese officer worker Chen has...
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Photos June 19: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. The camp of the mountain rescue service next to the entrance of...
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Canadians crying fowl over lack of ethnic chicken, document shows
By Steve Rennie OTTAWA — Some people have been crying foul over the lack of ethnic chicken in Canada. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz got an earful from customers who couldn’t find particular poultry,...
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Hong Kongers march for democracy in first major rally since mass street...
HONG KONG — Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators marched through Hong Kong’s streets Sunday in the first major rally since mass protests last year. Chanting “No fake universal suffrage. I want...
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Chinese New Year a special holiday for chef Susur Lee and family
By Lois Abraham TORONTO — As a child growing up in Hong Kong, Susur Lee always looked forward to visiting the homes of his father’s colleagues at Chinese New Year because it was a chance for him to...
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Photos Feb 19: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. A man selling food for pigeons sits in a cubicle, near Yeni...
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