Lessons from Quebec City’s gym outbreak, one of Canada’s largest COVID-19 superspreading events
We still don't know exactly how it started — a runner on a treadmill, or perhaps someone lifting weights — but an outbreak at a gym in…
Alyson Hannigan’s Net Worth: The Actor Is Worth More Than You Think
So what is Alyson Hannigan's net worth? The actor is worth a stunning $40 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. According to the outlet, at its peak, the…
Canada is touting hydrogen as crucial to its climate action plan, but how green is it?
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Teachers warn that some students have ‘checked out’ of school, and it will be hard to get them back
Toronto-area high school teacher Kirby Mitchell has long focused his attention on students who've been labelled as having behavioural issues, who are often racialized, marginalized and teetering…
What Most People Don’t Know About DMX
As a result of his childhood, DMX developed a hard street persona, one steeped in violence and anger, which shaped his career. However, as he discussed with…
Hopeful buyers stand in line for chance to snag townhomes in Vancouver suburb
A line stretched up a newly poured sidewalk in Langley, B.C. on Saturday as hopeful home buyers queued for a chance to get into Metro Vancouver's red-hot…
Record-high lumber prices add as much as $30K to the cost of building a house
As if Canada's housing sector wasn't already irrational enough, a pandemic-induced lumber shortage is pushing the price of building a home even higher. The cost of basic…
Prince Edward makes royal visit to Canada — pandemic-style
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Couples fight for refunds after COVID-19 cancels wedding events
Joyce Fung and Calvin Chan thought they'd be newlyweds by now — partway through their first year of wedded bliss, not still locked in a months-long battle…
How the COVID-19 pandemic turned an empty Yellowknife motel into a hub of support
In March 2020, before the pandemic hit, a rust-coloured former motel near Yellowknife's downtown sat fully furnished and empty, while elsewhere in the city, people experiencing homelessness…
Do you find it hard to end a conversation? You’re in the majority, study finds
Conversation is common, but not easy. That's why computers can pilot an airplane around the world but still can't master small talk. Turns out, neither can most…