Alberta researchers are using hundreds of audio recording devices as they seek to understand why bird populations are declining. A University of Alberta professor says a study published last year that suggested North America had lost billions of birds ruffled a lot of feathers in the scientific community. “The basic premise that we have lost […]
Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, conversations about race, policing, and police oversight are raging. Much of this current movement’s impetus is due to the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis in May, and the worldwide protests that followed. But in Ontario, many of these conversations are inspired incidents like the death of Regis Korchinksi-Paquet after Toronto police […]
I don’t know if it’s the accumulation of the stress we’ve all be living under for the past four months coupled with the heat but some people who run sports have finally lost their minds. Take just yesterday for instance. Somehow, someone thinks it’s s a good idea that the NBA set up a second […]
DIY home projects have been our focus and filled our time during months of isolation. But what about the professionals? What have interior designers been doing to their homes? Three GTA pros talk about the changes and updates they made to tailor their private spaces. Abraham Chan: It’s been 13 years since he moved into […]
I hope that at sometime today we all take time to reflect on the significance of Juneteenth and vow to make things better individually and collectively and what changes we have to make in our own lives so that the world can be a better place. – Felt kind of odd yesterday to write a […]
As government workers, Suhana, 36, and David, 37, make almost $ 190,000 together a year, before taxes. Yet, Suhana says they’re unable to save properly for their future goals. The parents of two kids under three years old aim to move from their Whitby fixer-upper to a bigger, detached home. They want to stay in […]
Father’s Day is coming up, and many of us are scrambling to find a funny card, the right gift, or the perfect words to say to our dads this year. Adam and his daughter Keani. But for a select few 23andMe customers, this Father’s Day will be their first with their birth fathers. While fatherhood […]
If you’re a retiree who recently opened your investment statements for March, you’re probably feeling a bit anxious. You have seen that your stocks have been hit hard and you realize they could fall further. On the other hand, if you’ve followed reasonably sensible financial practices, then your retirement plan was probably built to withstand […]
More than half of the companies in Canada have lost at least 20 per cent of their revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic, new numbers from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce suggest. Between April 3 and 24, more than 12,600 Canadian companies responded to a questionnaire on Statistics Canada’s website regarding how the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Editor’s note: This Millennial Money profile reflects how this couple lived before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Toronto. This “urban on-the-go” couple living in a condo in Roncesvalles makes over $ 175,000 a year combined. Ash works as an epidemiologist, and Seb’s a PR professional who also works freelance on occasion. Their passions? Being out and […]