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The stress of shared calendars in modern parenting
Parents are increasingly relying on elaborate calendar systems to keep track of their families’ activities – from a shared calendar or paper planner to high-end devices that can create a calendar for…
Published on 9 hours ago
Why the condo bubble burst could lead to better housing
For more than a decade, Canada’s condo boom was on. Investors, at home and abroad, drove the craze over reselling preconstruction units. Rents skyrocketed, all while the condos themselves shrank in s…
Published on 1 day, 9 hours ago
Key takeaways from the Carney government’s first budget
On Tuesday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled the first federal budget from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government. It had long been advertised as a fiscal plan that would make dif…
Published on 2 days, 9 hours ago
What to look out for in the 2025 federal budget
Today, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to deliver the first budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney. Early announcements have signalled sweeping cuts to the public sector. There’s…
Published on 3 days, 9 hours ago
Whales, extinction and the sounds of underwater noise pollution
North Atlantic right whales are nearing extinction, with fewer than 400 left in the world. We know what is killing them: getting hit by shipping boats, entangled in fishing lines and the impacts of c…
Published on 4 days, 9 hours ago
Why a sleep doctor says we should never change our clocks again
On Sunday, most Canadians gain an hour of sleep as the clocks get turned back to standard time. But while most of us have gotten used to the bi-annual time change, our bodies have not. And with a gro…
Published on 1 week ago
Why Quebec doctors are threatening to leave the province
Last weekend, Quebec passed new legislation that would impose a new contract on doctors, who have been in negotiations with the provincial government since March, 2023. Known as Bill 2, it sets out t…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
U.S. trade talks stalled after Ford ad, Carney heads to Asia
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump ended trade talks with Canada and threatened to hike tariffs on Canadian imports by another 10 per cent because of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s anti-tariff ad.…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
Why more young people are signing prenups
‘Til death do us part – that’s the promise couples make to each other when they tie the knot. But what happens in the event of a divorce? Disentangling a marriage can carry a big financial burden if …
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
Do we need a ‘buy Canadian’ movement for culture?
As Canadians, we’ve spent a lot of time over the past year talking about what it means to be Canadian and how to support our country. For some people, that looks like checking labels at the grocery s…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago