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Every dollar you spend is a vote towards the kind of world you want to see. So why not vote for equality? Not only are Black business owners twice as likely to be rejected for loans, they’ve been hit the hardest by the pandemic. Where you choose to shop can make a difference. The good […]
Love ain’t blind—it’s all-seeing and all-knowing up here in The Great White North. The songs by Canada’s best rap and R&B artists, new and old, reveal gripping romance, the heartache that is the flipside of harboring well-and-true feelings, and the simple-yet-intoxicating thrill of the chase, in an array of forms. Considering our three greatest musical exports—Drake, […]
Many of us dream of a shorter work week. Could this dream actually become a reality in the near future? A recent survey from Maru Public Opinion, a market research group, shows that a vast majority of full-time workers in Canada prefer a four-day work week. For the same pay, 79 percent of those full-time workers would rather take […]
Save a horse, ride a cowboy! There must be something in the water in Calgary, which has just been crowned Canada’s sexiest city for the second year in a row. The annual ranking of Canada’s sexiest cities is conducted by online sex shop PinkCherry. They take a peak at consumer habits, then use that data […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has tested positive for COVID-19. He made the announcement in a tweet on Monday morning, adding that he’s “feeling fine” and will keep working remotely this week. He also urged everyone to “please get vaccinated and get boosted.” Trudeau is fully vaccinated and received a COVID-19 booster shot on Jan. […]
America’s weirdest city joins forces with Canada’s weirdest chef. Travel Portland has recruited Matty Matheson to star in a new campaign encouraging people to visit the Oregon city, which has seen a dip in tourism due to continued unrest and rising crime. The nonprofit that oversees the city’s tourism marketing received mixed reactions last June when it […]
Have you noticed your grocery bill being higher than usual? You are not alone. According to Statistics Canada, the country’s annual pace of inflation rose in December to its highest rate since 1991. The consumer price index was up 4.8 percent in December from a year earlier, says the agency. Average wages were up 2.6 percent […]
Health Canada has approved the use of Pfizer’s antiviral pill treatment for COVID-19. The federal health agency says the prescription-only medication, dubbed Paxlovid, can be given to adults ages 18 who have mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 and are at a high risk of becoming more seriously ill. The decision comes as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been surging […]
Demand for COVID-19 vaccines are skyrocketing in Quebec—and it may be driven by alcohol and marijuana shoppers. As pointed out by the New York Daily News, Canadian officials have reported a significant surge in first-dose vaccine appointments in the eastern province. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said vaccine appointment requests had averaged about 1,500 per day; however, that number […]
While most Canadians were hit hard by the pandemic over the last couple of years thanks to layoffs, reduced hours and dangerous working conditions, a new report has found that the nation’s top 100 CEOs had quite the payday. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) found that company leaders had their second-best year for earnings in the country’s […]
