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A short guide to some of Africa’s best, and cleanest beaches

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Africa has some of the best beaches in the world. Tourists will be flocking to them soon as those in the southern hemisphere take summer holidays and those from the north look for ways to […]

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Worried about traveling with unvaccinated kids? 6 questions answered on how to manage the risks

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Across the U.S., COVID-19 cases are rising again, primarily in unvaccinated populations. Most of these cases are due to the highly infectious delta variant of SARS-Cov-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Many children are among those who aren’t […]

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If I could go anywhere: India’s Varanasi — a sacred site on a river of rituals and altered states

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In this series we pay tribute to the art we wish could visit — and hope to see once travel restrictions are lifted. Varanasi, or Banaras as the locals call it, is one of India’s most sacred […]

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Factories of the future: we’re spending heavily to give workers skills they won’t need by 2030

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“This government is obsessed with skilling up our population,” said Boris Johnson in his recent speech on “levelling up”. There is still a fair amount of uncertainty about exactly what the UK prime minister’s plan to level up the […]

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Top football recruits bring in big money for colleges – COVID-19 could threaten revenue

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Colleges and universities are spending more than ever to land the nation’s top football recruits, with some schools having boosted their recruiting budgets by more than 300% in the last five years. These budgets can surpass US$2 million […]

Children & Family

Expanding the definition of family to reflect our realities

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The second Monday in February is Family Day in parts of Canada. Started in Alberta in 1990, four additional provinces celebrate Family Day: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick. (Other provinces have holidays reflecting their […]

Home & Decor

Renovating your home could ruin your relationship … but it doesn’t have to

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Many Canadians have turned to home renovations to find space — both literally and metaphorically — after a year of working, learning, exercising and doing just about everything else from home. As we head into spring and […]

Home & Decor

What adds value to your house? How to decide between renovating and selling

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The government’s HomeBuilder scheme allows certain home owners to apply for a tax-free grant of A$25,000 if they are spending between $150,000 and $750,000 renovating a home or building a new home. Eligibility criteria are strict. The scheme has […]

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Have you tested your home for cancer-causing radon gas?

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Back in 2013, in my first winter in my newly renovated Calgary home, I spent $45 on a radon testing kit. This was a logical move. I am an assistant professor in the Cumming School […]

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How intimate partner violence affects children’s health

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Childhood should be a happy and carefree time, but often it doesn’t work out that way. Children are exposed to all the stresses and strains that affect the families and communities in which they grow […]

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  • Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses, and a quiet form of deregulation

    In December 2025, the Trump administration accelerated the process of reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act—a shift that would reduce restrictions and penalties associated with the drug.This post [...]
  • Pubs are far more valuable to society than the tax they pay

    English pubs will receive a 15% discount on their business rates from April this year. The government deal, which also applies to music venues, follows a backlash from landlords who were facing a steep increase [...]
  • Climate change is reshaping how companies do business

    Climate change is not only disrupting supply chains and asset values, it is also quietly reshaping companies’ choice of business partners. New research based on nearly two decades of data from thousands of US-listed firms [...]

Highlights

  • Why hospitality skills can help all businesses adapt to the AI revolution
  • Filing taxes for someone else? Here’s how to do it safely
  • Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses, and a quiet form of deregulation
WHAT’S NEW
  • Study reveals shrinking package sizes hide significant food inflation
  • AI bosses are creating a new problem for gig workers
  • Government funding for AI jobs did not produce more jobs, research finds
  • Review finds digital tools alone do not improve finances without motivation and agency
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  • How political leanings affect views on academic freedom: New research
  • Perceiving AI as a ‘job killer’ negatively influences attitudes towards democracy, study suggests
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  • Banal but brutal: Career anxiety as a driving force behind authoritarianism
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