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We Talked to the Harvard Instructor Behind the Niqabs of Canada Tumblr

10.14.15

By Allison Tierney
Drugs

Why Weed Really Is ‘Infinitely Worse’ Than Cigarettes, Just as Canadian PM Stephen Harper Says

10.07.15

By Allison Elkin, Manisha Krishnan and Allison Tierney, and Manisha Krishnan and Allison Elkin
Drugs

Nova Scotia Dad Facing Charges After Confronting Woman for Allegedly Giving His Teen Daughter Drugs

10.02.15

By Allison Tierney
Another Man Sentenced in Maritimes’ Infamous ‘Murder for Lobster’ Trial

09.11.15

By Allison Tierney
Iceland Agrees to Take in Only 50 Syrian Refugees, so Thousands of Icelanders Offer Up Their Own Homes

09.02.15

By Allison Tierney
A Calgary Transit Worker Is Threatening to Quit His Job if Assigned to Drive a Pride-Themed Rainbow Bus

08.28.15

By Allison Tierney
Money

People Are Literally Cutting $20 Bills in Half to Make Change in Quebec

08.27.15

By Allison Tierney
Being Buried on the Moon Now Costs About the Same as an Average Funeral

08.26.15

By Allison Tierney
Sex

This Guy Built An Empire Creating Fake Phone Numbers for Avoiding Creeps

08.25.15

By Allison Tierney
I Went to a Massive Anime Cosplay Festival to Learn How to Fight the Canadian Surveillance Bill

07.23.15

By Allison Tierney
The Used Panty Business Has Exploded Thanks to ‘Orange Is the New Black’

06.26.15

By Allison Tierney
Food

Breastaurants Are the Worstaurants

04.03.15

By Allison Tierney

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Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada