Graham Richardson helps distinguish anger with Ottawa from a desire to leave Canada, and considers what that difference demands of political leaders. For a young Albertan convinced governments won’t change, another promise may mean little. Graham challenges that pessimism with…
Gas prices could deliver relief in one part of Canada and a harder hit in another. Dan McTeague offers a regional forecast to help you understand why waiting to fill up might look sensible in Ontario and very different on…
TikTok reality TV has a man with a mullet, a list of badly rated buffets and another plate to get through. The food looks questionable. Leaving would seem sensible. Instead, the next bite becomes something that apparently needs watching. There’s…
Counterfeit cash comes with a problem that isn’t printed on the bill: the pressure to accept it quickly. David Coffee, a former financial crimes detective, helps distinguish an ordinary transaction from one where someone needs it finished before questions start.…
Alberta agriculture deserves more room in Canada’s picture of the province. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, the Food Professor, puts its contribution in perspective so you can see what an oil-and-gas-only conversation leaves off the table. Cattle are part of the story,…
Robot dogs sound futuristic; surviving inside a whale sounds like fiction. Kris Abel puts both impressions to the test, starting with the question a survival movie leaves hanging: could a person actually end up in there? A car hanging upside…
Homebuying costs can look manageable on paper and feel very different once the keys are yours. Martin Dasko helps connect the purchase decision to the life that has to support it. Existing debt, changing income and the bills beyond the…
Land transfer tax is one reason the accepted offer isn’t the final cost of buying a home. Moshe Lander puts the extra bill in context and helps you assess what a promise to remove it would actually change. A buyer…
Tipping fatigue hits differently when the payment screen asks for appreciation before anything reaches the table. This debate gives you competing ways to judge the prompt: the service received, the effort involved and the places that have already earned your…
Tipping fatigue doesn’t mean generosity has disappeared. Jimmy Zoubris and Lesley Kelly help separate service worth rewarding from pressure to pay, before questioning another kind of automatic support: loyalty to a political party. Thirty Percent for a Bottle of Water?…
Flying cars sound like freedom until someone has to organise the traffic. If the Jetsons future still appeals, this argument offers a practical test: imagine an ordinary driving mistake with gravity waiting underneath. The excitement begins with a video, but…
The CFB Wainwright fire has left four people dead and dozens injured, according to the reporting presented here. Hear CTV News audio and official responses concerning a grass fire that spread while military training was underway. Wind and the speed…
Home maintenance gets frustrating when the tool that promised convenience creates another problem. Handy Andy Baryer helps you spot ownership questions worth asking, from a mower’s shrinking battery range to what a doorbell camera actually captures. The Last Cut Isn’t…
Financial planning gets personal when leaving a relationship means paying for a second home. Financial planner Anita Bruinsma helps you identify what to count before deciding whether a separation is affordable. A job change can leave loose ends, too. The…
Nobel Prize science gets strange when light can change a mouse’s response to a frightening memory. Dr. Samantha Yammine makes optogenetics understandable, including the distance between this laboratory research and the mind-control scenario it might bring to mind. Then picture…
