January breakup season hits because people reassess everything after the holidays. Jen Kirsch and Tony Tedesco explain why Google searches for “divorce” spike the first week of January. You survived family gatherings, exchanged gifts, and held your tongue through passive-aggressive comments. Now you’re asking whether you’re happy or just performing. Tony says holiday stress reveals…
Salary transparency laws expose the gap between what jobs pay and what you’ve been accepting. Ontario’s new rules require posted salary bands for positions under $200,000, with ranges capped at $50,000. That’s a lot of room to leave money on the table if you don’t know how to use it. Shane and Candy Ho track…
What the Hell To Watch: The Stuff Studios Won’t Bet On January movie releases are where studios dump projects they don’t trust. Steve Stebbing walks through what’s hitting theaters: Primate uses great practical effects to show a rabid chimpanzee attacking its family, but Steve catches the problem—Hawaii has no rabies and chimpanzees are illegal there…
Canadian Oil Dependency: Venezuela Changes Everything Canadian oil dependency becomes urgent when the US seizes Venezuela’s heavy crude until debts get paid. Shane, Stefan Keyes, and Andrew Caddell examine what happens when American refineries process Venezuelan oil for cheap or free instead of buying Canadian supply. The question isn’t hypothetical anymore—where does Canadian oil go…
The 80s nostalgia machine started the second the decade ended. Ed Conroy explains: January 1, 1990, Best of the 80s CDs were in stores. Every other decade waits 20 years for its revival. The 50s became cool in the 70s. But the 80s got instant nostalgia and has kept it for 35 years. Why did…
Alberta oil sands and Venezuela produce the same heavy crude. Both export to American refineries. The US just took control of Venezuela’s supply. Shane’s immediate reaction: Canada became irrelevant. Is he right? Rob Breakenridge says not yet, but the clock’s ticking. Venezuela needs years to reach Alberta’s production levels unless America decides to accelerate that…
Mood boosting foods start with one missing ingredient in most diets: leafy greens. Alyssa B says spinach, kale, broccoli, and watercress contain every vitamin and mineral your cells need. When you eat them consistently, something shifts. You stop craving sugar at 4 PM. You sleep better. Stress doesn’t hit as hard. Not because you eliminated…
Weird news stories pile up when you’re not paying attention. A Toronto sex shop gets a mysterious package back from the US government. Inside: returned products and a letter from officials saying they can’t deliver to Bahrain. Specifically, to a military base. The Pentagon declined to comment on the butt plug story. Shane and Ryan…
Ozempic food industry changes hit Canadian wallets in unexpected ways. Generic weight-loss drugs arrive January 4 at one-third the cost. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois explains why pet food now competes with Ozempic for household budgets. Seventeen million Canadian households own pets. Pet food prices jumped 30-35% since 2020, creating impossible choices for people on fixed incomes.…
Mickey Rourke GoFundMe: When Celebrity Money DisappearsMickey Rourke GoFundMe drama reveals how celebrity financial problems happen even to million-dollar actors. Richard Crouse explains the 73-year-old actor owes $60,000 in unpaid rent on a Los Angeles bungalow. His manager launched a GoFundMe without full approval. It raised over $100,000 quickly. Then Rourke said stop, I didn’t…
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