Like binge-watching your favourite shows online? It could be deadly. A new study has found that the long periods of inactivity associate with viewing episode after episode of a TV show raises the risk of death from a fatal blood clot in the lungs. The lung clot, officially known as a pulmonary embolism, usually starts …
I’ve been to Istanbul a couple of times. One of my best friends got married there and another got engaged (to my sister) in Taksim Square (to a band playing Brown Eyed Girl on tram car he hired for the event). We never felt unsafe. The events of recent days with a questionable coup attempt …
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It turns out that there’s a pretty big discrepancy between what we believe we’re choosing to eat and what we’re actually putting in our bodies. The infographic below points out, for example, how when many of us in North America think we’re having breakfast, we’re actually having dessert. Many muffins, the default grab-and-go breakfast of …
That food you’re eating … it’s not what you think it is Read More »
Among the best career advice you will ever receive is to be flexible, to change with the market. Update your skills and go where the opportunities are. You greatly increase your chances of career success by moving from an area of high unemployment to one of labour shortage. Like all good advice that isn’t just …
Canada’s best (and worst) cities and towns for finding a job right now Read More »
The news came out yesterday that the wildfires in Alberta that devastated the town of Fort McMurray earlier this year was Canada’s worst natural disaster ever. Well, in terms of costs anyway. The announcement came from the insurance industry, estimating losses to be over 3.5 billion Canadian dollars. The fires forced nearly 90,000 people to …
Ah, whisky, ketchup chips, and lentils. The great Canadian diet. What more do you need? Yes, we’re a nation of gourmet food aficionados envied by the world. Did you know that Canada is the globe’s leading provider of frozen French fries? We are. One third of all frozen fries in the world are made in …
Sometimes advertisers are just dumb. They don’t seem to think things through when they write, approve, and publish their ads. Other times, accidents of timing or ad placement conspire against them when it’s not really their fault. Case in point. The Silverdale Gun Club in Saint Ann’s, Ontario made the news this week by offering …
I’ve been publishing headlines and features on news websites for over a decade now. Coffee has made those headlines at least once just about every year over that time either for being particularly healthy (prevents Alzheimer’s! promotes weight loss!) or for being deadly (causes Alzheimer’s! ulcers! Cancer! etc.) North America’s favourite morning beverage is back …
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A new survey of Canadian employers reveals where the employment growth is expected to be – and which areas are lagging behind – for the coming months. Last week Stats Can reported that the national unemployment rate had fallen to 6.9 per cent. That is its lowest level in several years. This morning however, a …
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I say right in the title not to try these at home. That’s not because they’re risky. These pick-up lines are copulatory gold. It’s just that the people at home are your family. You shouldn’t use pick-up lines on your family. Use them in bars. I’ve never been a pick up artist. I’m too sentimental …
Don’t try these at home: The best, worst, and Canadian pick-up lines Read More »