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’Tis the season to ward off holiday stress with these simple tips

’Tis the season to ward off holiday stress with these simple tips

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season can be a frantic time when we can find ourselves depleted of energy and thrown off our regular routine, which can overwhelm our nervous system.
Penny for your thoughts: do Canadians miss the one-cent coin?

Penny for your thoughts: do Canadians miss the one-cent coin?

In 2012, the federal government—at the time headed by Stephen Harper—began to devise a strategy to take the penny out of circulation in Canada.
Debate continues over creationism’s place in Canada’s schools

Debate continues over creationism’s place in Canada’s schools

During this year’s federal campaign, religion played a minor role in shaping the perceptions of Canadians on the country’s party leaders. Most of the ink was devoted to Andrew Scheer’s views on social issues, such as abortion and same-sex marriage.
Editorial: Fast-tracking recession worries

Editorial: Fast-tracking recession worries

Canadian business will be relieved that Canadian National Railway (CN) trains started running again last week, but they should be less upbeat that a lot of multi-car economic trains are starting to run off the rails in the wider world.
Trudeau needs to make a play now in the game of What Do You Do?

Trudeau needs to make a play now in the game of What Do You Do?

The game is called: What Do You Do? What Do You Do when your largest trading partner says no and your second-largest says yes? What Do You Do when one of your intelligence agencies says sure and another one says surely not? What Do You Do when the ge
Technology, proactive laws can help protect online democracy

Technology, proactive laws can help protect online democracy

Around the world – from U.S. elections to Brexit – foreign influencers, trolls and bots are doing their level best to interfere with the results of political campaigns.
British Columbians support mobile phone ban in classrooms

British Columbians support mobile phone ban in classrooms

The government of Ontario has provided its share of controversial decisions since the election of a Progressive Conservative majority government in 2018.
Phase 1 of city’s plastics ban supported by 76% of Vancouverites

Phase 1 of city’s plastics ban supported by 76% of Vancouverites

If a new bylaw is rigorously enforced on New Year’s Eve in the city of Vancouver, the slice of cake that you could not finish at the restaurant following your toast to a successful 2020 will have to be brought home in a takeout container that is not
Editorial: Time to unravel municipal development complications

Editorial: Time to unravel municipal development complications

Developers: your city hall should be doing a better job for you.
Western stew on PM’s new minority government cabinet menu

Western stew on PM’s new minority government cabinet menu

As he starts his second term as prime minister, Justin Trudeau does not dare betray the challenges ahead: national unity, climate change, trade problems, housing affordability in a couple of big cities, ours included.