Killer T cells decide whether to stick around in your body based on nothing more than how firm the tissue feels, a finding with implications for eczema, allergies and cancer treatment. Samantha Yammine unpacks new McGill University research on the…
A wooden roller coaster that stalls on the lift hill shouldn’t be a selling point, but Bob Addison came back from Idaho convinced it is. His 5,470 kilometre father-son road trip to Silverwood Theme Park turned into a full ranking…
Google just launched its Pixel 11 lineup alongside a new AirTag rival called the Pixel Tag, but the recommendation on whether it’s worth the upgrade this year is not a simple yes. The folding phone race between Google and Samsung…
A three-day weekend sounds like the same idea as a four-day work week, but Debbie Bailey says the difference changes everything. The co-CEO of Four Day Week Global has watched employees hit week three of a four-day schedule and describe…
Gen Z workers are job hopping at record numbers, and a deep dive into workplace happiness data turns up an explanation that has nothing to do with pay. The numbers come from a national happiness index, and one specific finding…
A one or two year old grizzly bear got loose at the Calgary Zoo, sparking a closure notice and a very fast internet reaction. Reddit users found the escape, and the bear, named Fitz, is already a small legend thanks…
Andy Baryer starts with the fire extinguisher most people forget the moment it’s mounted on the wall, explaining exactly how it can quietly stop working without anyone realizing until it’s too late. From there he shares a handful of genuinely…
Most people use wildfire, forest fire, and wildland fire interchangeably. They’re not the same thing, and the distinction matters more than the media ever explains. This one breaks down what actually separates them, then tracks a much bigger shift happening…
Two days before Trump’s tariff deadline, Jimmy Zoubris and Lesley Kelly dig into why so few Canadians want to give an inch, and who actually pays the price if nobody does. The conversation starts with something smaller but just as…
Author Cam Gordon spent seven years writing Track Changes, a book about how the internet rewired Canadian music between 1990 and 2010. But the real story isn’t about the artists, it’s about the people building websites, running blogs, and shaping…
Jessica Moorhouse, certified financial counsellor and author of Everything But Money, asks one question to everyone who tells her they want to retire early, and the answer usually isn’t about money at all. The conversation works through a specific number…
AI search results feel authoritative right up until someone pushes back. Tech analyst Carmi Levy breaks down why so much of what AI serves up is quietly shaped by listicles, sales tactics, and content that was never meant to be…
Eric Alper, music industry analyst, unpacks why a newly filed court case has reignited the decades-old question of who was really responsible for Tupac Shakur’s death. The investigation itself has been shaky for years, built on contradicting detective reports and…
A drive out to buy a used couch turns into something nobody plans for, a ninety minute conversation with total strangers that ends up feeling more like an old friendship than a furniture pickup. It starts with a gut feeling…
Andrew Caddell starts with some of Canada’s most underrated places, including a mountain hut demolished four years ago that once straddled the BC Alberta border at over three thousand meters, then moves into what’s actually happening behind closed doors in…
