There’s no shortage of events on Memorial Day weekend in the U.S., from parades and memorial services to cookouts and beachside fun. However, while local and state events for the annual holiday abound, there are actually very few national Memorial Day events. So we...
Northeastern Alberta continues to burn. Nineteen days after the blaze that has devastated Fort McMurray began at the beginning of May, it has grown to unimaginable proportions, the latest estimate being 877,000 acres (or roughly four times the size of New York City)....
This past week saw the holding of Toronto Fashion Week and the release of the new fall 2016 collections from several world-class designers. Held at the same time as Vancouver Fashion Week, the Toronto show typically receives worldwide attention as new designs are...
On March 20, 2016, countries around the world celebrated the International Day of Happiness—an internationally recognized event founded by the United Nations in 2012. It’s currently being coordinated by Action for Happiness with one goal: To spread happiness around...
Last week I wrote a blog post about how French’s ketchup was taking Canada by storm because of one Facebook post, and how other social media channels and traditional media outlets have further amplified the story. Well, Ontario provincial politician and New Democrat...
The NHL trade deadline came and went on Monday, and while there weren’t that many deals done among the league’s 30 teams ━ one reporter even referred to it as a “lunchbag letdown” ━ there was no shortage of speculation leading up to the deadline and analysis...
Over the past few weeks, we’ve watched as details around the water crisis in Flint, MI have emerged. Cover-ups regarding the amount of lead in the water to the blatant denial by government officials have resulted in very sick families, a state of emergency and a...
The percentage of Canadians who closely follow the news declined by eight per cent from 2003 to 2013, according to a recent survey published by Statistics Canada, echoing similar findings from research out of the Florida-based Poynter Institute. And though these...
Just recently, Facebook made changes to its News Feed algorithm. For many people this probably isn’t big deal, but some feel the nature of this change may have serious consequences to journalistic integrity and, ultimately, what news actually gets consumed. Last...
Last night Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders battled it out in New Hampshire in MSNBC’s televised Democratic presidential candidate debate. And while all major polling suggests that Sanders has a sizeable lead in New Hampshire...
This weekend, both Justin Bieber and One Direction launched their latest albums—Purpose and Made in the A.M. respectively. Purpose is Bieber’s fourth studio album, and Billboard has even gone as far as to say that “from a PR perspective, Purpose is the album Justin...
On Monday, The World Health Organization (WHO) released a bombshell report that put processed meat in the same cancer-causing category as smoking and asbestos. Bacon-lovers read with heavy hearts as the WHO's cancer research unit officially classified processed meat...