Hope and the hard work of coming up with a decent sloganPolitics Insider for Aug. 27: All the parties have their sayings, they’re fighting about secret carbon agendas, and Trudeau checks his own backyard
That sinkhole eating a Nova Scotia town is still pretty hungryThe park and the Lions Club are permanently off limits, leaving residents to wonder how they get out of this mess
Why are Canadian politicians still fighting about same-sex marriage?Politics Insider for Aug. 23: Mike Pompeo pipes up for Ottawa, a predictable midsummer Twitter fight—and Jerry Dias pulls no punches
Canada likely won’t hear more on the SNC affair from Mario DionPolitics Insider for Aug. 22: Polling on Trudeau’s ethics, analysis of Scheer’s climate policy, plus some news—we’re hosting a leaders debate
Treasure hunters flock to Oak Island, where no one has ever found treasureSometimes called ’Hoax Island,’ this Nova Scotia tourist trap has for centuries been rumoured to feature buried treasure. No one’s ever found it, but the island’s legend continues to grow.
West-coast water foragers turn off their taps—and go straight to the sourceSome confess to vague mistrust of municipal systems and government-sanctioned health advice. Their ideas range from the earthy to the fanciful.
Gas station owners pitched an alternative to Ford’s carbon-tax stickersBut the provincial Tories rejected the suggested pie charts that would’ve shown everything that goes into the cost of filling up
The beginner’s guide to opening a pot shopThe how-to you need to read before getting into cannabis retail
Oops: The curious case of the wrong judgeAt Ontario’s highest court, a judge signed off on a 25-page ruling. The problem was, he wasn’t one of the judges on the case’s panel.
The fearless rescuers who save right whales from certain deathA North Atlantic right whale is tangled up in fishing gear and likely to die—unless this dauntless rescue team gets to him first