Off-leash areas were thought to have the most dog poop How often don’t people in Calgary pick up after their pets? A group of researchers looked around in several parks and made an educated guess based on what they saw. About 127 grams of dog poop are left behind per hectare per week in Calgary…
A Pembroke, Ont., homeowner says a road plowing dispute with the city turned into what she calls a “threatening” letter from the law firm where both the city solicitor and mayor work. She thinks this is both a conflict of interest and a “abuse of power.” Arianna Nolet said she was outraged when she found…
76% of Black people in the city are treated unfairly at least a few times a month, according to a survey A recent in-depth report on Torontonians’ day-to-day experiences with microaggressions and discrimination found that black people are “significantly” more likely to face discrimination than white people. A research brief entitled Everyday Racism: Discrimination in…
Frost says that a “secret family of guides” helped him get to the World Championships When Kevin Frost tries to sink a shot, he doesn’t wait for the moment when the golf ball goes over the edge of the hole and plunks into the cup. Instead, he’s listening for the “yesss!” of the person standing…
The Last of Us on HBO has a wool blanket from Topsy Farms that is a “character. Jacob Murray has a tip for people who are getting ready for the worst: “Canadian wool is the only way to make a blanket that will last until the end of the world.” Thanks to HBO’s hit show,…
After two wastewater leaks from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine in Alberta, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has called again for a stronger federal presence in the oilsands when it comes to monitoring the environment and communicating about it. “The federal government wants to change the way we monitor and talk about the tailings ponds because the…
Municipal pledges must be signed by March 22 to get provincial funding The mayor of Ottawa is about to sign a pledge that explains how the city will help the Ontario government reach its ambitious goals for building homes in the next 10 years. If they don’t, the City of Ottawa might not get the…
In a clip posted online, a P.E.I. PC leader and a voter talk about transgender rights Dennis King, the leader of the P.E.I. PCs, is defending himself and his party’s position on protecting transgender rights after audio of him saying “you don’t have to shove everything down everybody’s throat” when asked about trans issues was…
As the search through the rubble goes on, 1 body has been found and 6 people are still missing An Wu went to a conference in Montreal last week and stayed an extra day to see more of the city. Wu rented an Airbnb unit in Old Montreal. According to her friend, Pantong Yao, her…
The celebration of the Persian New Year This year’s Nowruz is different for many people In B.C., the Persian New Year is being celebrated in full swing. It’s called Nowruz in Farsi, Navroz in the Ismaili Muslim tradition, and Naw-Rz in the Baha’i faith. It’s a two-week holiday that celebrates the end of the old…