The Alberta referendum offers an answer to leaving, but what about staying unhappy? Rob Breakenridge gives voice to a position easily lost between separatist signs and Canadian flags: wanting the country to work without accepting how it works now. “They’re…
Twitter history looks different when you remember the excitement before the arguments. Carmi Levy revisits what made the original service useful, helping you identify what disappeared as a quick community update became something much bigger. Why squeeze everyone into 140…
What can food banks do that a government programme can’t? Dr Sylvain Charlebois makes the distinction immediate, helping you understand what your support provides when someone needs food before other help arrives. Getting through the door is another matter. Sylvain…
Wait What? Twitter then Vine Then Twitter Then X? Twitter history might eventually be remembered as much through old screen layouts as old posts. Ed Conroy offers an unexpected way to recognise tomorrow’s nostalgia: look at the digital details that…
Entertainment news usually points you towards what’s new. Richard Crouse gives you a reason to look again: at a character you remember and a gathering you never knew you wanted to join. Bring Back Apu. But Which Part?The character, the…
Salmon Arm looks like the obvious answer when the question is which city sits higher: it or Calgary. Test that mountain-versus-prairie instinct alongside Ryan, whose first visit becomes an impromptu local quiz. Low clouds and friendly people have already made…
Canadian politics has two uncomfortable questions: what follows a rejection of separation, and what follows another promise of affordability? Jamie Ellerton and Lindsay Broadhead offer competing tests for whether government is actually answering either concern. Staying Doesn’t Settle the Argument…
Calgary closures bring back an odd endorsement: terrible elevators, a clunky layout, and a department store Ryan still calls his favourite. Revisit what made the old Bay special beyond anything a newer store could put on sale. Lloyd’s roller rink…
Holiday shopping once meant a department store shift; now a seasonal opening might lead to a warehouse. Retail expert Bruce Winder weighs what Amazon’s hiring offers workers, alongside what gets lost when shopping becomes a delivery. A paper slip, a…
The Hammersmith ghost began with a prank, but stopping the prank couldn’t stop the fear. Nathan Radke tells a chilling historical story that helps you recognise how a community can turn rumours into certainty, then act on that certainty. A…
The search for alien life has an engineering question hiding inside it: would aliens actually build the megastructures astronomers hope to spot? Greg Fish offers a way to test the appeal of a Dyson swarm against the problems of using…
Money stress can make looking at your finances the very thing you avoid. Brian Orlando, CPA and founder of Calm Money Coach, offers a simpler starting point for figuring out where you stand and what enough could mean for you.…
Online child safety can’t depend on a parent watching every screen. Lindsay Lobb, Director of Support Services at the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, offers a starting point for helping children recognise pressure and talk about uncomfortable interactions. A police…
Good News Tuesday shouldn’t require defending your taste in eggnog. Yet here we are: one person’s seasonal abomination is another person’s next purchase. If you’ve ever felt unreasonably protective of a perfectly good drink, there’s an argument here with your…
Cash vs cards isn’t only about what leaves your account. For anyone reconsidering the automatic tap, this conversation puts the business’s costs beside your own spending habits and asks whether convenience still wins. Picture giving every dollar a job before…
