“This type of brain-zapping therapy, known as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), has shown encouraging results in clinical trials involving chronic users of cocaine, alcohol, heroin, methamphetamine, and cannabis. Regulators in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and Israel have […]
Brought to you by Harley Finkelstein (President of Shopify) and David Segal (Founder of David’s Tea). Their first interview is with Charles Bronfman who brought baseball to Canada and founded the nonprofit Birthright. ~ learn more
“According to Austin’s Public Works Department, the city is missing about 1,600 miles of sidewalk — a length of concrete that could stretch from here to Winnipeg, Canada.” ~ learn more
“We have more pot in [Canada] than we can possibly sell. Producers today are sitting on a massive, and predictable, oversupply that is slowly becoming worthless—and that’s going to cost a lot of companies a lot of money.” | learn more
“When reports emerged in 2019 that the CEO of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange had died, it left over a quarter of a billion dollars of customers’ funds in limbo. While authorities investigated, one online sleuth decided to dig deeper to […]
“How Canadians got so good at making generic products that are as good—or possibly, even better—than the name-brand equivalent.” | learn more
“There’s tons of cheese on Taco Bell’s menu, so a wine to pair with it is a natural next step.” It’s only in Canada, though. Any Canadian readers willing to pick one up for me?! | learn more
Document forgers be forewarned: pay attention to font selection, or else. | learn more
This article is Canada-focused, but I would guess that the content applies to the US as well. “Ontario is the only province from which detailed financials are available. In 2016, blue-box collection cost municipalities a total of $347 million, and […]
“Discovery Wildlife Park in Alberta faces two charges for failing to notify officials the bear was leaving the zoo.” YES, there is a video of this bear eating ice cream. | learn more