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Premier Ford's faith in science doesn't extend to reopening outdoor sports
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Toronto’s municipal employees have been busy cashing in bigger paycheques with taxpayers' dollars
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Politics View all
Trudeau is sticking future generations with his spending bill
Canadian babies born on federal budget day 2021 had more than $28,000 of debt…
How successful people start their day
The morning routine of the most motivated and organized folks generally includes an early…
More federal labour regulations mean fewer jobs
The Liberal budget commitment to strengthening “labour protection” for workers in the gig economy…
Beware of Twitter – it will bite you in the ass
Examples of tweets destroying careers are numerous. Commit your thoughts to Twitter and you're forever…
Fake it until you make it: How your self-image impacts your performance
Whether you want to be a superstar leader, salesperson, athlete, spouse, parent, engineer or rocket…
How to balance reassurance while managing performance
The antidote to a vicious reassurance-seeking-and-withholding cycle is honest feedback, delivered in a supportive, even…
Auto industry notes: new models and features rolling out
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The 2011 Kia Soul is both cute and practical
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Lincoln Corsair fussy, uncomfortable and badly conceived
The 2021 version, despite embodying the pinnacle of automotive design, drove me crazy and annoyed…
Buying used: 2011 Mustang convertible offers top-down fun
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Lexus RX 450h offers comfort in a hybrid package
The RX 450 is roomy, cheap to run and very comfortable. For most folks in…
Why vaccine passports are a dangerous idea
Vaccine passports violate freedom-of-movement rights. And it would let authorities know people’s habits, a…
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Travel restrictions are one step too far
Crippling airlines, destroying the tourism industry, causing mass layoffs and unemployment, and propelling people into…
It’s not about where we travel but why
A collection of ordinary adventurers are preparing to travel at the speed of life, seeking…
Angkor Wat: remote, mysterious and architecturally inspiring
Angkor Wat is an archaeological marvel for the ages
We must get past the stigma to combat rising mental health crisis
Drew Robinson, a veteran Major League Baseball player, has survived a suicide attempt and…
The medical consensus on COVID-19 is illusory and dangerous
Thanks to Bill Gates and others, science has become dogma, democracy has become dictatorship…
Covid-19 paranoia is starting to get me down
I find I get almost as upset at people who overreact about COVID-19 as I…
Keeping your phone clean is a COVID-19 necessity
Catalyst helps you operate your smartphone like the case isn’t there while protecting it and…
Social media campaign takes on COVID vaccine hesitancy
Social media campaign co-created by U of A’s Timothy Caulfield aims to help people find…
Your pet may not be safe in the great outdoors
Identify plants of concern and then decide to either protect your pet from them…
Universal daycare anti-mother social engineering
The message to homemakers is a slap in the face: hand over your children…
Quebec, France poised to reject diversity, pluralism
We’ve proven time and again that we’re better when each person is respected and each…
Science gone bad: the pursuit of human-animal hybrids
Fraught with ethical problems, some of which have already been demonstrated
Canada’s food security depends on significant policy shifts
Food manufacturing lacks investment, suffers from thin margins, faces additional grocers’ fees and must deal…