Category: Lifestyle

HALIFAX — Canadian and American rescuers are describing a tightly choreographed effort in heaving Atlantic seas that saved 31 seafarers early Wednesday before an offshore scallop dragger sank off Nova Scotia. The hoisting of the crew aboard the 39-metre FV Atlantic Destiny onto helicopters began late Tuesday night and extended into the next morning after […]

There’s a new plant-based meat alternative in town.  While chains like A&W have championed the Beyond Burger and other futuristic meat creations in Canada, one beloved animal product has remained largely untouched. Until now. Ikea, the Swedish build-it-yourself furniture chain known for wordless instructions and 99-cent frozen yogurt is also well-known for its Swedish meatballs. […]

A Canadian zoo known for its retro commercials is getting taken to task over the way it treats its elephants. Advocacy group In Defense of Animals gave African Lion Safari the number one spot on its 2020 list of the worst North American zoos for elephants to live in. The group maintains all elephants in zoos should […]

We Canadians love to compare ourselves to the United States. Whether it’s mocking their cable news networks, celebrating our health-care system or just generally feeling high and mighty during the age of Donald Trump, saying “at least we’re not like the U.S.” is basically a part of our national identity by now.  But sometimes when […]

OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is unanimously urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to promise he won’t call a federal election while the COVID-19 pandemic rages across Canada. In a report by the procedure and House affairs committee, even Liberal members supported a recommendation calling for a commitment that there will be no election […]

When we first went into lockdown, a year ago the whole family struggled, but it was especially hard on my 18-year-old. On top of navigating a sea of loss in her final year of high school, she was desperately trying to become her own person ― as you’re biologically programmed to do at that age. […]

OTTAWA — Canada is at the bottom of an international ranking of countries with whistleblower protection, lagging behind Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Botswana.  A report released Tuesday by the U.S.-based Government Accountability Project and the U.K.-based International Bar Association surveyed whistleblowing frameworks in 37 countries with such laws to determine whether they are actually working. What […]

It’s truly mind-blowing that it’s been almost a full year since we all binged “Tiger King.” There are so many examples of how time is meaningless now, but the fact the documentary series dropped on Netflix last March is hard to comprehend. This March, we’re looking forward to the documentaries. There are documentaries about murder […]

There’s a reason Britney Spears doesn’t share photos of her two kids on social media, she said this week: She wants to protect their privacy. On Instagram on Monday, the singer shared a rare view into her family life. She posted two photos of herself with her sons Sean Preston, 15, and Jayden James, 14. […]

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