Canada defence spending has been a broken promise for decades, and a political journalist says the US pausing a joint defence board is just the beginning of what’s coming. Matt Gurney says the Permanent Joint Board of Defense, a Canada-US…
Tipping culture has a word problem. The receipt says gratuity. The machine says 18. Somewhere between those two things, the meaning changed. The hosts dig into what it means when muscle memory sends you to 18% because that’s where 15%…
Tipping culture is being redesigned, and a hospitality professor says the first real test is already happening at restaurants near you. Wayne Smith says tipping and non-tipping sections are being beta tested now, giving customers a choice that changes the…
Tipping in Quebec had a problem, so the government passed a law. The first tip option is now higher than it was before the law existed. The old system calculated tips on top of Quebec’s 15% sales tax, pushing a…
What to watch this weekend just got a lot more specific, and a film critic from Penticton has already done the scrolling for you. The Movie That Could Make Awards History for Horror Obsession is a Blumhouse debut that Stebbing…
Secrets in relationships aren’t always what they look like, and a clinical psychologist says the distinction between privacy and secrecy could be the most important conversation a couple never has. Deleting Messages Is Not Privacy. A Psychologist Draws the Line…
Peptide supplements are flooding the internet with promises about weight loss and joint repair. A physician says the science behind almost all of them stops at a Petri dish. Dr. Mitch Shulman says the gold standard for knowing whether anything…
Boys falling behind in school often starts before anyone thinks to look, and a mental health professor says the gap begins in kindergarten. Calissa Ngozi says girls’ brains develop faster, giving them social and emotional reasoning that boys need significantly…
Shadow AI is a one-click liability, and a tech consultant says most employers have no idea how deep it already goes inside their own organizations. Mohit Rajhans says employees are uploading pricing structures, proprietary documents, and competitive bid information to…
Barbecue season is officially open, and the question on the table is whether convenience has taken the soul out of lighting one up. The team is at a crossroads on this. One host has switched from natural gas to a…
Mount St. Helens erupted 46 years ago this weekend, and the mountain did not blow its top. It blew its side, and people as far away as Lethbridge, Alberta felt what that meant. Harry R. Truman was 83 years old…
Dunkin’ Donuts expanding into Canada is not just a brand story. It is a bet that Tim Hortons is more vulnerable than it looks. Tim Hortons has been slowing financially and leaning on celebrity marketing at exactly the moment consumers…
Pellet smoker season is here, and whether you’re new to the grill or years in, there are fundamentals most people skip. Ted Reader has been cooking over live fire his whole life. He’s got the tips that change everything. The…
Volcanoes in Canada last erupted 150 years ago. That fact should not be as reassuring as it sounds. George Kourounis makes his living inside craters and has thoughts on the difference between dormant and quiet. He has been on ropes…
Alberta pipeline talks are coming to a head, with a major announcement expected that will test whether what has been promised has anything behind it. The Prime Minister is arriving in Alberta to stand alongside Premier Danielle Smith and announce…
