When Life Happens: A Storm, a Lost Dog, and a Choice to Make
The dog gets loose the second the thunder hits, and the people who'd normally drop everything to find it have contract work that only happens when the sun's out. That's the kind of split-second call t...
28 Jul 9min
NEW - Handy Andy Tips! A Broken Carafe, a $3,500 Phone, and Bad Sleep Data
Handy Andy Baryer tackles a string of kitchen appliance fixes, from a stubborn coffee maker sensor to the real science behind dishwasher habits, before pivoting into a $3,500 foldable phone and a slee...
28 Jul 19min
SHIFTHEADS: Growing Up: The Step Stool That Explains Adulthood
A step stool from Canadian Tire becomes the unlikely symbol of what changes when two lives actually merge under one roof. Grocery runs get bigger, chores multiply, and Sunday stops being a day off and...
28 Jul 9min
NEW - The Buy Canadian Label That Doesn't Mean Canadian
Buy Canadian policy sounds simple until you start asking what actually counts as Canadian. Jimmy Zoubris and Lesley Kelly unpack why that question matters for your grocery bag, your bank account, and ...
28 Jul 19min
Shiftheads - Canadians Are Supposed to Buy Canadian - Is the Government Also Following Their Own Program?
An American company runs the payment portal for an Ontario utility bill. Economist Moshe Lander uses that example to unpack how a business qualifies as Canadian in the first place, and why self-attest...
28 Jul 9min
ICYMI - The Opportunity Says Yes. Your Budget Says Wait.
Surprise expenses show up disguised as good news: a kid making the team, free tickets to a race, a last-minute concert invite. Jessica Moorhouse, author of Everything But Money, unpacks the real cost ...
28 Jul 9min
Can You Really Add a Third Person Into a Relationship?
Before diving into open relationships, the question on the table is simpler: if two people already struggle to make time for each other, how does adding a third person make anything easier? Anyone who...
25 Jul 9min
NEW - It's Technically Illegal to Ship Wine Between Provinces
Provinces claim they're united against tariff threats, but columnist Andrew Caddell points out one premier who can't even agree to loosen alcohol shipping rules without approval from an assembly that ...
25 Jul 9min
