In the News   |   July 28, 2021

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Standing there right after becoming Canada’s most-decorated Summer Olympian, Penny Oleksiak has to give some real thought to why she’s so good at the Games. The inference is that she isn’t quite so great everywhere... read more

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In the News   |   July 27, 2021

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Mary Simon says she is honoured, humbled and ready to be the first Indigenous person to serve as the Queen’s federal representative in Canada. Her official installation as Governor-General took place in the Senate on... read more

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Articles of Interest   |   July 27, 2021

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My smartphone ate my wallet, and I couldn’t be happier about it. In the past six months, I have migrated a lot of my banking, investing and monitoring of reward cards to my phone. My... read more

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In the News   |   July 26, 2021

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Maggie Mac Neil is a bit of an over-planner. “Meticulous” is the word she used. “I like to know this is what I’m doing two years from now,” Mac Neil said on Monday. So she’s... read more

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In the News   |   July 22, 2021

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For most people living in Western Canada, smoky haze and reduced air quality are par for the course during wildfire season. But when visibility was reduced, the air smelled of smoke and the sun burned... read more

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In the News   |   July 21, 2021

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My recent shout-out asking for examples of inflation produced a full shopping list full of examples. We know inflation is on the rise – we started the year with prices rising 1 per cent year over year... read more

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In the News   |   July 20, 2021

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Ontario students should return to schools that look more normal in the fall, with sports and clubs, no lineups for daily health checks at the door, and optional masking – as long as there is... read more

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In the News   |   July 19, 2021

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COVID-19 threw a wrench into Brand Japan’s plans for a prestigious spectacle and an influx of foreign visitors. But the Games are going ahead anyway, whether Japanese people want it to or not. Just how... read more

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In the News   |   July 16, 2021

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The First Nation of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc has shared new details about a search that led to the discovery of children’s remains at the site of what was once Canada’s largest residential school, a finding... read more

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In the News   |   July 15, 2021

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to help Afghan interpreters as calls intensify to bring former employees of the Canadian government to Canada. As the U.S. military withdraws its troops from the war-torn country, Afghans who... read more

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In the News   |   July 14, 2021

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Thousands of soldiers and patrolling civilian volunteers are beginning to gain control of some of South Africa’s worst-hit districts after five days of chaotic violence and massive looting that has left at least 72 people dead. Military... read more

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In the News   |   July 12, 2021

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Lorelai and Rory Gilmore drink a lot of coffee on the television series Gilmore Girls. So it was important for Else Watt to prominently display a coffee mug in the pandemic diorama she made for a... read more

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In the News   |   July 6, 2021

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An Inuk woman and experienced leader, Mary Simon, will serve as the new Governor-General, becoming the first Indigenous person to be the Queen’s representative in Canada. The appointment of Ms. Simon is taking a place at... read more

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In the News   |   July 5, 2021

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On a smoky Saturday morning as ash fell from the sky, Kelly Lynn and her husband pulled in to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc powwow grounds in Kamloops, their pickup truck raising a cloud of dust... read more

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