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Back to SearchZyn, Zonnic, and the nicotine pouch craze
Snus in Sweden, Zyn all over TikTok and now, Zonnic in Canada. Nicotine pouches have been gaining profile, from Major League baseball dugouts to Joe …
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Is Marvel’s reign coming to an end?
After years of superhero films dominating the box office, The Marvels just had the worst opening weekend the Marvel Cinematic Universe has ever seen.…
2 years, 4 months ago
Protests grip Panama over Canadian mining deal
Protests that began over a mining contract with a Canadian company have seized Panama for weeks, with key highways blocked, schools shut down, and a …
2 years, 4 months ago
The ceasefire debate
Demonstrators around the world are calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, as the destruction and death toll in Gaza continues to climb. Mea…
2 years, 4 months ago
A buried history of Canada’s Afghan war
In 2007, military historian Sean Maloney was commissioned to write Canada’s account of the war in Afghanistan. Unlike other official histories, this …
2 years, 4 months ago
Weekend Listen: Evil By Design
More than 80 women from around the world have accused the fast-fashion mogul Peter Nygard of rape, sexual assault, and human trafficking in incidents…
2 years, 4 months ago
Why did WeWork fail?
WeWork was buzzy from the beginning. The coworking company was sold not just as office space, but a lifestyle. Its leader, Adam Neumann, not just as …
2 years, 4 months ago
Did an ex-RCMP boss have secrets for sale?
Inside the trial of former RCMP intelligence director Cameron Ortis, who’s facing allegations he tried to sell secrets to some of the very people pol…
2 years, 4 months ago
A carbon tax carve-out, or cold feet?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax exemption for home heating oil has renewed criticism of the entire scheme — a cornerstone of Canada’s plan…
2 years, 4 months ago
Whose Police?
In 2017, an RCMP unit called the Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) was created to police resource-related protests in B.C. Since then, it’s b…
2 years, 4 months ago