There’s a new comet in the sky that has gained a lot of attention lately over its potential to become visible to the naked eye. Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) was discovered by observatories in China and South Africa in early 2023. Believed to have originated from the Oort Cloud — a giant spherical shell that … Read more
The Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice arrived with about as much subtlety as its scheduling at the Toronto International Film Festival. Just as the Ali Abassi-directed film was plopped into the festival’s opening night schedule on Thursday as a last-minute surprise, the film barrels into its thesis without much warning or preamble. Documenting the former U.S. president’s beginnings … Read more
Air Canada pilots have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike mandate, putting them in a position to walk off the job as early as Sept. 17. The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents more than 5,400 aviators at the country’s largest carrier, said the vote passed with 98 per cent support on Thursday. The employees … Read more
Password-sharing types, beware: Costco is cracking down on people who borrow membership cards from friends and family by testing a new membership scanning system launching in several Canadian markets. The scanners, which were announced last week, are set up at Costco warehouse entrances in Ottawa, Edmonton, Regina and B.C.’s Lower Mainland, a company representative confirmed to CBC News. The new … Read more
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. As audiences flock to see It Ends With Us in theatres, there’s concern that the movie’s breezy marketing campaign is sending the wrong message about its serious subject matter — intimate partner violence. Starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who is … Read more
When Dorothy Grant entered the fashion world in 1988, she did not fit easily into any of the established categories. She was one of the first Indigenous fashion designers in the industry, making her stand out from many others as she combined traditional Haida ceremonial dress with contemporary style. “Mainstream fashion didn’t know what to … Read more
The economy in Alberta looks good — from a distance — where record immigration has led to a jump in consumer spending. But when you shine a brighter light onto it, there are some problems a GDP fails to measure. “We didn’t have the famous two quarters of contraction that would normally characterize a recession,” Charles … Read more
The owner of Canada’s most recognizable fast-food chain managed to grow its profit in its most recent quarter, even as a pullback in consumer spending that’s long been roiling retailers cropped up in the quick-serve market. The chief executive of Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) said his company’s brands — Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeye’s … Read more
The economy in Alberta looks good — from a distance — where record immigration has led to a jump in consumer spending, but when you shine a brighter light onto it, there are some problems a GDP fails to measure. “We didn’t have the famous two quarters of contraction that would normally characterize a recession,” Charles … Read more
Robert Downey Jr. revealed in a surprise announcement at San Diego Comic-Con that he’ll return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe — not in his iconic Iron Man role, but as villain Victor Von Doom, aka Doctor Doom, in the Avengers series. Downey kicked off Marvel’s movie successes in Iron Man and played the popular character in nine films, but on … Read more
