Category: Pop

Coke Invests $70 Million in New Calgary Facility; Candy Can Soft Drink Competitor Launches in Canada

Coca-Cola is building a new $70-million facility in northeast Calgary, and Premier Danielle Smith took advantage of the news to remind businesses that Alberta is “Canada’s lowest tax jurisdiction.” In a July 10 social media post, Ms. Smith thanked Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (Coke) for the “vote of confidence.” “Alberta is Canada’s lowest tax jurisdiction,…


Paul Cattermole of UK Pop Group S Club 7 Dies at 46

LONDON—Paul Cattermole, a member of early-2000s British pop group S Club 7, has died just weeks after the band announced a reunion tour. He was 46. The band and Cattermole’s family said Friday that “it is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved son and brother Paul Cattermole.” They said…


Kids, Soda, and Obesity

Soda addiction has long been a problem in our nation’s schools. Every day for years, many kids have lined up at vending machines to buy their 20-ounce bottles of sugar and carbonated water before they go off to study important subjects like history, math, and, yes, nutrition. Kids love soda, but they aren’t the only…


Police in China Detain Canadian Pop Star Kris Wu Over Rape Allegation

BEIJING—Police in China said they have detained a 30-year-old Canadian man surnamed Wu on suspicion of committing rape, with state media identifying him as Chinese-born pop singer Kris Wu. Wu was being investigated over accusations made online of “tricking young girls into having sex with him,” according to a statement by police in the Chaoyang…