Post Overview
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Current Event
5 years ago+11 11 0Danger subsiding after B.C. properties threatened by several weekend wildfires
The BC Wildfire Service has come through its busiest period of the young 2019 wildfire season, responding to several blazes, including one that prompted an evacuation order west of Prince George.
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Expression
5 years ago+3 3 0Proofreading saves lives! How I almost became a hitman by signing a murder contract
Never publish anything without proofreading. Ideally, have several people proofread. Here is a a case study of how proofreading saved me from becoming a hitman. This is a true story.
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Analysis
5 years ago+20 20 0When it comes to vehicles, Canada tops the charts for poor fuel economy
Vehicles in Canada are big, heavy and guzzle a lot of gasoline.
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Current Event
5 years ago+4 4 0Ontario tree nursery to destroy millions of trees due to provincial cutbacks
One of the main nurseries for an Ontario tree planting program that's being scrapped by the province said it will likely have to destroy about three million trees because of the cancellation.
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Analysis
5 years ago+17 17 0English-French Bilingualism Outside Quebec: An Economic Portrait of Bilinguals in Canada
In this report, The Conference Board of Canada seeks to build a portrait of bilingual workers in Canada and to quantify their contribution to GDP, with reference mainly to those outside Quebec.
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Current Event
5 years ago+16 16 0Extinction looming over 1 million species of plants and animals, UN report says
Nature is in more trouble now than at any other time in human history, with extinction looming over one million species of plants and animals, scientists said Monday in the UN's first comprehensive report on biodiversity.
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Analysis
5 years ago+6 6 0Taboola, Outbrain and the Chum Supply Chain
Ranjan here, and today I'm talking Taboola and Outbrain. Most of my work in media has been on subscriptions and branded content, so I've never played in the depths of ad-tech darkness. But, I spent seven years trading currency derivatives a ...
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How-to
5 years ago+18 18 0Try this 5-Step Plan to Spring Clean Your Old Blog Posts to Renewed Success
Spring is that time of year when everything is fresh and new and clean. Except your blog. It hasn’t changed.……
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Current Event
5 years ago+8 8 0Ottawa River flood levels smash records | CBC News
According to the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board, the river is at record-breaking levels in Lac Coulonge, east of Pembroke, Ont., Arnprior, Ont., and Ottawa. Records for those areas date back to 1985 and 1950.
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Current Event
5 years ago+9 9 0Pope Francis donates $500,000 to migrants at US border
The Vatican says media interest in the migrants is declining -- as is aid.
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Analysis
5 years ago+10 10 0Doctor Who’s 'The Satan Pit' and believing in people over prayer
"The Devil is an idea. In all those civilizations, just an idea. But an idea is hard to kill. An idea could escape." In the Doctor Who two-parter "The Impossible Planet" / "The Satan Pit," the Doctor is forced to confron ...
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Current Event
5 years ago+13 13 0Almost 200,000 Never-Before-Seen Viruses Were Just Discovered Hidden in Our Oceans
The oceans hide all kinds of secrets and unknowns in the deep – like the 195,728 viruses that scientists just found lurking underwater, during the course of a pole-to-pole expedition carried out to survey marine life. The researchers say the vast m
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Current Event
5 years ago+13 13 0Infants shouldn’t be exposed to electronic screens, new guidelines say
The WHO drew on emerging - but as yet unsettled - science about the risks screens pose to the development of young minds at a time when surveys show children are spending increasing amounts of time watching smartphones and other mobile devices.
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Analysis
5 years ago+4 4 0Why Canadians love ghostwriting…and why they make the best ghostwriters.
Canadians make the best ghostwriters, and they have a few extra reasons to love the benefits of ghostwriting.Ghostwriting can be a very rewarding career. If you know how to organize ideas and how
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Current Event
5 years ago+11 11 0Green Leader Elizabeth May weds John Kidder on Earth Day
Instead of marching for Earth Day, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May marched down the aisle in Victoria's Christ Church Cathedral.
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Current Event
5 years ago+9 9 0When are the Avatar sequels released in cinemas? How many are there and who's in the cast?
James Cameron is hard at work on FOUR follow-ups to his 2009 hit. Here's everything we know about them...
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Current Event
5 years ago+20 20 0Greenland is melting even faster than experts thought, study finds
Climate change is eliminating giant chunks of ice from Greenland at such a speed that the melt has already made a significant contribution to sea level rise, according to a new study. With global warming, the island will lose much more, threatening c ...
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Analysis
5 years ago+18 18 0In Christian Circles, the Debate Over Leggings and Female Butts Has Been Raging With Special Urgency
The stakes are not just which pants are flattering, but which pants are godly.
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Expression
5 years ago+3 3 0Something Amazing – song lyrics in need of music
This song is an amazing song. But it's just lyrics, so far.This song is intended to be a pop-rock song. It's been played once as heavy metal. It has a tune, just no music written down. What it needs
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Video/Audio
5 years ago+12 12 0Ghostwriter contracts 101: most important things to include in a ghostwriter agreement