Competition is heating up at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and we’re cheering on our Canadian athletes as they go up against the world's best.  Since the first Winter Games in 1924 were held in (you’ll have to do the trivia contest to find out where), Canada has accumulated 225 medals of all colours:…

Federal budgets can provoke many reactions – anger, shock, confusion, boredom –  but fun? Hardly. That’s why I did a double-take when my editor suggested I develop a trivia challenge that takes a lighter beyond-the-numbers and behind-the-scenes look at Canada’s budget history. “Only accountants and policy wonks would find that interesting,” I groaned inwardly. A…

As the Toronto Blue Jays take the field against the defending champions Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2025 World Series, baseball fever is gripping the nation.  Led by stars like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer and Kevin Gausman, and backed by a likeable crew of scrappy veterans orchestrated by manager John Schneider, the Blue Jays…

The earliest recorded history – carvings on ancient cave walls and temples – reveal that animals and humans have always shared a unique bond.  Way back then, animals were depicted as spiritual guides to the afterlife or shown assisting us on the hunt for food. We traditionally relied on them to protect our households, herd…

When the smash-hit movie Jaws hit the big screens and frightened theatre-goers in June of 1975, a new genre was born – the summer blockbuster. Audiences packed theatres that summer to watch the gory battle between man and great white shark. They were lured not only by the movie’s premise, but by its big-name director (Stephen…

Back in the day, turning on the T.V. in the summer meant watching one thing – reruns.  In those simpler times – before DVDs, recording or streaming entered the frame – the big three networks would halt regular production of their popular shows for summer and local stations would air reruns of syndicated programs.  This…