Great Lakes ghost stories begin where the familiar shoreline stops feeling quite so familiar. Mark Leslie offers a tour of legends, unsettling history and tales told as true, with one publishing rule that changed which haunts could make his book.…
Household arguments are waiting at the end of a short week that somehow felt longer than a normal one. If the holiday already feels imaginary, Ryan has a description of this particular Friday that may sound painfully familiar. The sink…
Stelco layoffs put a corporate promise against workers’ immediate livelihoods. Andrew Caddell helps you weigh the dispute between Ottawa and Cleveland-Cliffs: what does a commitment to Canadian jobs protect when the owner calls the layoffs temporary? A deal is a…
Inside Copy supplies three Friday stories worth bringing to the group chat, starting with election interference in elementary school. A principal admitted overruling the ballots, but who benefited makes this a particularly awkward lesson in democracy. Reports of an older…
Lottery odds don’t improve when the jackpot finally gets big enough to tempt you. Jeffrey S Rosenthal helps untangle what actually changes when more people buy tickets, and why winning isn’t quite the same question as taking the whole prize…
Deciding what to watch? Steve Stebbing helps sort promising appearances from movies worth your evening. Street Fighter has the look he wanted, but something underneath lets him down. Whalefall offers a different gamble: can a man trapped inside a whale…
Couples fighting over dishes can end up arguing about whether they matter to each other. Dr Laurie Betito helps identify the request buried inside the complaint, and how to make it without turning a dirty kitchen into a verdict on…
Cybersecurity can reach a family through a game, a wallet or an account they barely think about. Mohit Rajhans helps identify the connections worth questioning before assuming that avoiding AI or suspicious downloads keeps the household clear of trouble. Spotting…
AI software alternatives promise something frustrated subscribers want: a way out of the monthly bill. Carmi Levy helps you judge the catch before trusting a free Photoshop lookalike with work you can’t afford to lose. A familiar interface doesn’t tell…
Jim Bakker’s Rolls-Royce and private plane might seem like obvious reasons to question a ministry. John Wigger offers a different view of what followers saw, helping you understand how extravagance could reinforce faith rather than undermine it. PTL began in…
1976 nostalgia looks different when you weren’t born yet. From parents’ childhood stories to a surprisingly passionate rock-album endorsement, this Throwback Thursday offers a chance to compare the year you remember with the one another generation imagines. Flin Flon supplies…
Butter belongs on toast. Keeping some because it’s too precious to eat takes the relationship somewhere else. Bob Addison brings a buttery obsession that offers both familiar comfort-food cravings and a chance to question where enthusiasm becomes collecting. A three-pack…
Healthy food affordability gets lost when the advice starts and ends with “don’t eat that.” Dr Sylvain Charlebois puts the shopper back into the argument: what does a convenient meal provide when money is tight and time is already spoken…
The CN Tower’s first pitch wasn’t about daring anyone to look down. This trip through 1976 recordings offers a different way to see the landmark: through the broadcasting future it was built to deliver. The political voices are just as…
An Alberta referendum ballot can reject separation and still endorse significant demands of Ottawa. Rob Breakenridge gives you a closer look at those separate decisions, including proposals that deserve more scrutiny than the headline question leaves room for. Rob hears…
