Tag: Canada

Heading to the beach this summer? Here’s how to stay safe in Ontario waters

As warm weather finally settles into Ontario and beach season gets underway, experts say the province’s lakes are ready for the summer crowd. Here is everything you need to know about beach and water quality this season. With above-average temperatures expected across much of the country this summer, the demand for swimming and water-based activities […]

How to invest consistently when you have an unpredictable income

Open this photo in gallery: Gig workers and freelancers often find themselves managing an unstable flow of income, where some months can be more prosperous than others.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press Investing consistently can often pave the way to wealth in the long term. But that strategy may not feel like it’s achievable if you don’t […]

Spring cleaning your home or cottage? How to limit hantavirus risk – National

If your long weekend plans include opening the cottage or spring cleaning around your home or shed, it might be prudent to take some precautions to prevent the spread of hantavirus. The overall risk in Canada to the general population from the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship remains low, Health […]

How to understand the basics of investing? Think about a herd of cows

Dear Nancy, I’m a new investor and I am just starting to earn money and save. Can you please explain the basics of how a person can make money through investing? Olivia Dear Olivia, There are two basic ways money makes money. Income, be it interest from a bank account, GIC, bond, etc – and […]

Artemis II splashdown: When it lands, risks and how to watch live | Space News

NASA’s Artemis II mission is nearing its final stage, with the Orion spacecraft set for a high-speed return to Earth and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The splashdown is a critical moment for the mission, testing systems that the space agency plans to use in future crewed moon landings, including Artemis III. Recommended Stories list […]

Spotting the psychopaths, sadists and narcissists in our lives and how to get rid of them

Leanne ten Brinke is a research psychologist whose special area of expertise is what she calls ‘dark personality types’. These are particularly cruel, malicious, manipulative people who lack empathy, people who are psychopaths, narcissists or sadists. Psychologists estimate than one per cent of any population shows serious levels of psychopathy. They walk among us in […]

The West should learn from Japan how to stand up to China

China’s recent decision to target Japanese companies with export controls on critical minerals and “dual‑use” technologies isn’t just an escalation in Beijing’s dispute with Tokyo. This is a moment of truth for democracies that still hope to compartmentalize economic engagement with China from geopolitical security realities. Last month, Beijing placed 20 Japanese companies on a […]

How to watch Team USA vs. Canada in the women’s Olympic hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics: TV schedule, live streams, Peacock, NBC, start times, top athletes, preview

Take it in: We may be witnessing history. Team USA cannot be stopped. After finishing 4-0 in the group stage with a +19 point differential, the U.S. women have cruised to the gold medal game with back-to-back blowouts. First, they took down Italy 6-0 in the quarterfinals before shutting out Sweden 5-0 in Monday’s semifinal. […]

Saskatchewan shows Alberta how to handle a separatist threat seeking U.S. support

Open this photo in gallery: A brief expression of support in Saskatchewan for joining the United States, back in 1980, was stifled by the provincial legislature. Today, some separatists in Alberta have similarly expressed support for union with the United States.Amir Salehi/The Globe and Mail Bill Waiser is a Saskatoon-based historian and the author of […]