Federal Elections Coverage 2021
Are we witnessing the end of retirement?
The concept of retirement used to be a few years at the end of your life, between when you stopped working and when you died. But the average lifespan...
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow on cutting deals with Doug, fixing a broken city and putting pressure on Ottawa
When Olivia Chow was running for mayor, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said a Chow victory would be an “unmitigated disaster”. Almost six months later, he was on stage with...
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“Super pigs” took over the prairies. Now they’re spreading further, quickly.
For years, some researchers have been sounding the alarm, about the spread of wild boars—called ‘super pigs” for reasons that will become clear—on Canada’s prairies. A few years ago,...
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Why are magic mushroom retail stores popping up across the country?
If you squint, it could be a trip back to 2017, when cannabis was on the cusp of becoming legal and most cities in Canada were inundated with ‘dispensaries’—unlicensed...
Why are some tenants using the ‘last resort’ of rent strikes?
Rent in large Canadian cities is at ridiculous highs. It’s hard to find a decent apartment. and sometimes even harder to keep it. Landlords can afford to neglect their...
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We can genetically modify pests. But should we?
Picture it: Mosquitoes that don’t spread disease. Aphids and potato beetles that stay away from our crops. Biting insects that don’t bite humans. There’s an awful lot of good...
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