The truth about Ellen and Portia’s wedding
As reported by People, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's wedding fare included an all-vegan menu complete with vegetable spring rolls, miniature "beef" sliders, and red velvet…
How Hugh Hefner ripped off Marilyn Monroe
Playboy's Hugh Hefner always loved Marilyn Monroe — so much so that he even paid thousands to be buried next to her after she inadvertently helped launch…
Death threats, overcrowding and few masks: A TTC driver speaks out about life during COVID-19
Usually it's dirty looks or insults, but sometimes, bus drivers working in Toronto's COVID-19 hot spots are subjected to much worse. One bus driver who spoke to…
Murray Sinclair to retire from Senate
Sen. Murray Sinclair is retiring from the Senate to work on mentoring young lawyers in Indigenous law and to write his memoirs. "Since working on the [Truth…
Racist jokes, bullying and exclusion: Oilsands workers describe discrimination on the job
Face Racism will be an ongoing Marketplace series. We are interested in following people searching for justice in their communities, the marketplace and the workplace — sometimes…
Is it possible to make a sustainable smartphone?
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. (Sign…
Students burnt out by pandemic learning push more universities toward longer winter breaks
When McMaster University student Elisa Do learned last week that her school would be delaying the start of classes in January following the winter break, she felt…
Why the federal government lets Canadians travel abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic
News reports that many snowbirds are heading south this winter — despite the COVID-19 pandemic — have angered some fellow Canadians who feel they shouldn't be allowed…
RCMP took 19 hours to find parents, daughter killed in Nova Scotia mass shooting in April
Tammy Oliver-McCurdie lost her younger sister, Jolene Oliver, in last April's mass shooting in Portapique, N.S., and her worst fear remains that the 39-year-old woman, her husband,…
Despite court order, landlords still trying to reclaim luxury homes turned into illegal rooming houses
A few Toronto-area landlords are still trying to reclaim their luxury homes after an Ontario Superior Court judge voided their leases two months ago, and ordered their…
NATO holds its breath as Trump plans for January withdrawal from Afghanistan
The NATO principle of one-for-all and all-for-one was the reason it — and by extension Canada — went into Afghanistan, but that assumption is being sorely tested…