A St. John’s school is facing backlash for holding an event celebrating LGBTQ pride — but the school is getting support from community advocates. School district says it supports Pride events in schools. A St. John’s school is facing backlash for holding an event celebrating LGBTQ Pride — but the …
Read More »The painful end of free money as real interest rates start to rise
Many Canadian borrowers find the concept of real versus nominal interest rates hard to grasp, but one of Canada’s top experts in central banking says rising real rates will make paying off a mortgage even more painful as it cuts into people’s “raw purchasing power.” It may not have felt …
Read More »‘Mega dock’ propels Ontario cottagers to seek new rules for aquatic airstrips
A large dock on a quiet Ontario lake has raised an uproar among local cottagers who say federal regulations for water airplane landing strips allow builders to ignore local bylaws. Owner says dock is part of private water aerodrome and not under local bylaw. Aerodrome loophole allows builders to dodge …
Read More »B.C. woman says doctor shortage, anti-Indigenous bias may be why doctors missed her cancer
A northern B.C. woman wants to know why multiple doctors over the span of six years failed to investigate symptoms that were indicators of the multiple myeloma she is now fighting. Health minister says more family doctors being hired and action on systemic racism being taken. A northern B.C. woman …
Read More »Heat didn’t offer much resistance – Spoelstra
MIAMI: Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra admitted his team had been “pummeled” in the paint in their 109-94 defeat to the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 and had failed to respond to the challenge. The Nuggets outscored the Heat 60-34 in the paint and also won the rebound battle 58-33 …
Read More »He came to Canada with a college acceptance in hand. Next week, he’s scheduled for deportation
Indian international students who say their future in Canada is at risk through no fault of their own have been camped outside a Canadian Border Services Agency building in Mississauga in protest for more than a week. Among them is Lovepreet Singh, who says he’s supposed to be deported in …
Read More »Green Party leader says changes to fertility treatment funding unfair
The leader of the P.E.I. Green Party says changes to the way the province funds fertility treatments are leaving some Islanders without support. Peter Bevan-Baker raised the issue in the P.E.I. Legislature Wednesday. The Fertility Treatment Program provides between $5,000 and $10,000 per year for expenses associated with in-vitro fertilization …
Read More »‘Dark design’ can nudge you into tipping more, says expert
Tipping is now commonplace in all sorts of Canadian businesses, and one expert says the prompts employed can play on our desire to seem generous. Being observed while paying can play on desire to seem generous: Olivier St-Cyr. Read transcribed audio For many Canadians, picking up your morning coffee now …
Read More »Escape From Sudan
The author takes us on a wild ride through North Sudan, highlighting the trials and tribulations that come with exploring the unknown. I am Jun Lawrence Espinosa. My wife and I just escaped from the fighting in war-torn Sudan. I had been living and working as a drama teacher at …
Read More »Is virtual reality the future? Apple’s betting on it, but VR experts say we may not be there yet
On Monday, Apple unveiled a new product that’s either revolutionary, or very expensive hype, depending on whether you read the company description of the Vision Pro or media reviews of its unveiling. Costing $5K, the new Apple Vision Pro headseat is the latest big bet on virtual and augmented reality. …
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