Every northern country is making territorial claims to land being exposed under melting ice, creating a truly cold new Cold War near the North Pole.READ»
After being fished to the brink of extinction, the once abundant (and delicious) cod is coming back due to smart management of the fisheries. But that doesn't mean the species will ever be the same.READ»
The Brothers Dressler, our favorite Canadian salvage junkies, have built a boardroom table using nothing but -- you guessed it! -- salvaged goods. Commissioned by the YMCA in Canada, the table is a mishmash of moose bone, barn wood, ...READ»
In this installment of the Butterfly Effect, climate change is creating incredible economic opportunity in the Arctic, leading to saber rattling from Canada and Russia. Whichever region benefits the most will have enormous geopolitical consequences.READ»
Allied Works Architecture has revealed final plans for an ambitious $135 million National Music Centre (NMC) in Calgary. The concept, a chiseled arch of a building that spans two blocks in Calgary’s depressed East Village, is ...READ»
On the Team USA Web site, you’ll find this explanation of our uninspired Olympic logo: “[It] is made up of the letters ‘USA,’ the common abbreviation for the United States of America, and the Olympic Rings logo.” (If that ...READ»
On this day in history the New York Times published the first Pentagon Papers, The Beatles had one last number one hit, and Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave the Solar System. Now, on to what's happening today:READ»
It's Wednesday May 25th, the 145th day of this year and 50 years to the day that J.F.K. said we'd put "a man on the Moon." Interesting, no? Almost as interesting as our summary of today's early news!READ»
The logo you see here belongs to OCAD University, Canada’s leading art and design school. Organizations like to think of themselves as dynamic and iconoclastic, but this one actually is -- it’s an art school, for chrissakes, the ...READ»
Frito-Lay may have discontinued its 100% compostable packaging for most of the SunChips line in the U.S. (where the noise hurt sales), but the drama continues in Canada, where Frito-Lay has decided to keep the ultra-loud packaging--and to offer customers free earplugs.READ»
As of this week, BPA--a compound linked to breast cancer and early puberty, among other things--is considered a toxic substance north of the border.READ»
In an interview, Reed Hastings made a joke that some (humorless and over-sensitive types) have taken as anti-American. He was forced to apologize, but dropped a hint about Netflix's future in the process.READ»
Netflix doesn't need actors. At least, not outside of the movies they rent.The company recently staged a flashy launch event for their expansion into Canada, the first international locale to gain proper access to Netflix's streaming ...READ»
