Payless Inc. is in talks with its lenders over a restructuring plan that includes closing about 1,000 stores as it wrestles with an unsustainable debt load, according to people with knowledge of the matter. According to “people with knowledge of the matter” who spoke to Bloomberg Markets, bankruptcy could be an option for the chain if lenders don’t allow it …

Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson died peacefully in her sleep, according to her mother. The death notice was posted on page 26 of the Daily Telegraph, reading: “Tara Clare died peacefully in her sleep.” Her family also revealed that a private funeral will be held in due course. It comes after her sister Santa Montefiore shared a touching tribute on Twitter. Sharing …

According to new study commissioned by leading health organizations Canadians are consuming high amounts of sugary drinks and if this continues, the consequences to our health and the healthcare system will be devastating. Most troubling, young people drink the largest amount of sugary beverages. The study from the University of Waterloo reveals that sugary drink consumption is projected to result …

Two-year-old Carter Luckhardt and his family spent his birthday at the Kitchener-Waterloo blood donor clinic. Luckhardt was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome where the left side of the heart can’t effectively pump blood to the body. He required multiple blood transfusions when he had open heart surgery. Carter’s parents, Becky and Matt Luckhardt are grateful that blood was available …

This month Porsche introduces its new Top 5 series on YouTube. The project finds the automobile manufacturer taking a look at some of the rarest Porsche factory models, providing enthusiasts with a “whole new level of sports car history.” Here we showcase the first episode of Top 5, centering around the 964 Turbo S, 924 Carrera GTS, 911 GT1, 911 …

A woman died after falling from an escalator inside the World Trade Center Oculus early Saturday morning as she was apparently trying to grab something. Jenny Santos was reportedly trying to catch her twin sister’s hat that had been dropped from an escalator in the new World Trade Center Oculus when she fell over the railing around 5:30 Saturday morning. …

Bruce Springsteen’s touching Harry Potter song that was never used has finally surfaced and it will make you want to rewatch all the movies. The song intended for the 2001 film that never made the cut was leaked Friday on the Springsteen torrent site Jungleland. It’s called “I’ll Stand By You Always” and while it doesn’t make specific reference to …

An executive order from the Trump administration has frozen the process that, for the first time, would have given a bee species federal protection. Last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared that it was placing the rusty patched bumblebee on the U.S. endangered species list. The listing would have taken effect today, making this nearly extinct bumblebee …

The Q8 will be Audi’s answer to Mercedes-Benz’s GLE Coupe and BMW’s X6; both niche hits. The Q8 concept marks a slight change in styling at Audi. The signature singleframe grille is considerably wider than on other Q models, but it also has more shape to it and more vertical elements as opposed to horizontal slats. As for the rest …

Burlington, Vt. – The Burlington Fire Department rescued a puppy from an RV fire on Thursday. At 3:53 p.m. Thursday, Burlington Fire Dispatch requested Engine 2 and Engine 1 to respond to a possible RV fire in the city’s Old North End. The fire department said Engine 2 arrived two minutes later to find the RV parked with visible fire …

Debra Messing accused director Alfonso Arau of demeaning her on the set of their 1995 film A Walk in the Clouds. Speaking at the Makers Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on Monday, Messing recalled that her initial excitement about shooting her first Hollywood movie — opposite rising star Keanu Reeves — was marred by several humiliating incidents. On the …