Toronto appointed a traffic czar to fix the worst traffic congestion in North America. Montreal and Vancouver are close behind. Automotive journalist Lorraine Sommerfeld questions whether this is real change or political theater—and why Doug Ford’s control over Toronto’s municipal…
You hate what you see in your feed. The outrage bait, the conspiracy theories, the content designed to make you angry enough to engage. But you keep scrolling. Welcome to 4chan—it just doesn’t call itself that anymore. Greg Fish, a…
Simulation theory went from ancient philosophy to viral social media conspiracy. Philosopher Nathan Radke explains why people post “glitches in the matrix” videos claiming our universe is a computer simulation—and how this 2,000-year-old thought experiment is creating dangerous real-world consequences…
Deja vu so intense a listener predicted three strangers walking out of a bar by name, in exact order. Grumpy Rob stands outside a Quebec bar decades ago, yells “I’m having a deja vu,” then calls out who’s coming next.…
Ontario’s salary transparency law (previously and similarly in BC and Maritimes) just forced every employer to show their hand. Job postings under $200,000 must now include pay ranges and that means you can finally see what companies are willing to…
Deja vu happens 5-6 times yearly for Ryan O’Donnell, but Shane Hewitt experienced something stranger: a recurring dream about breathing underwater that repeated for years until one scuba diving lesson made it stop forever. He dreamed it so often he…
Volunteering two to four hours weekly slows cognitive decline by 15 to 20 percent, according to data from 31,000 adults. Dr. Samantha Yammine, neuroscientist, explains why researchers are stumped by their own findings. The study controlled for wealth, education, physical…
Adam Sorenson beat stage 4 brain cancer at 13 using an extreme ketogenic diet and metabolic approach. He stayed in remission for 10 years, unheard of for glioblastoma multiforme, the same cancer that killed Gord Downie and Neil Peart. When…
Four astronauts are about to fly past the moon… further from Earth than any human has ever traveled. No landing. Just… past it. Why? Dr. Sarah Rugheimer breaks down what Artemis 2 is actually for, and why restarting lunar missions…
Switchbot’s Onuro H1 humanoid robot costs $10,000 and launches by December 2025. Kris Abel explains how elevator-track arms let it pick clothes off floors and why that price might not be as crazy as it sounds. Abel reflects on why…
Acknowledging parents are human doesn’t mean your childhood was toxic. Shane Hewitt and Ryan O’Donnell take on the generational blame narrative and ask a harder question: would you even be here without your parents’ mistakes? The team unpacks why gratitude…
You can’t win a war without an air force, but you can absolutely lose one without cyber defenses. Richard Shimooka unpacks how warfare has evolved to include everything from space systems to biotech threats, and why militaries that ignore these…
Someone in London, Ontario just won $80 million. In California, coworkers were asked to sign a contract before buying a group lottery ticket detailing who gets what percentage, who bought it, all of it. Would you sign? Or would that…
Good News Tuesday brings personal wins from the team: Ryan’s swapping TikTok scrolling for reading (starting with a Stephen King horror novel at bedtime… bold choice), Shane’s booking trips with actual dates after watching retired friends map out their year,…
Most people avoid their credit card statements in January because the numbers are terrifying. Financial planner Anita Bruinsma says that’s exactly why you need to open them—but not for the reason you think. Bruinsma introduces a simple question that changes…
