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Money is one of the biggest stressors in a relationship, and that may be why many Canadians are avoiding conversations about finances and even hiding debt from their significant others. According to Manulife Bank of Canada’s annual debt survey, one in five Canadians try to avoid talking about money altogether. Although two in five Canadians […]

Hundreds of Russians have protested talks over giving some of the Kuril Islands back to Japan ahead of a meeting between Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin. Demonstrators chanted “the Kurils are our lands!” and “dismiss the government!” in a park in front of the Russian army theatre in downtown Moscow on Sunday, bundled up against […]

“In a sense,” says Alex Hutchinson, creative director of Journey to the Savage Planet, “this is a game for middle-aged people.” And in an instant, I’m sold. “I want a game I can finish, I want a game that doesn’t take a thousand hours, I want a game that kind of reminds me of the […]

Among Canadians, Boxing Day is out and Black Friday is in, a new survey has found. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC)’s holiday shopping study, released Monday, shows 40 per cent of Canadians are planning to shop Black Friday sales, compared to 25 per cent who plan to shop Boxing Day deals. Michael Leblanc, senior […]

Theme Hospital spiritual successor Two Point Hospital will gain Steam Workshop support in a new free update. The Interior Designer update, available now, adds custom carpets, wallpaper and pictures into the game. You can make your own from photos on your PC, or import other peoples’ from Steam Workshop. It all looks very simple – […]

One of the best things about Father’s Day is surprising Dad with a gift he didn’t expect. Forget practical items like a new tie or shaving kit, and think big like a retro typewriter-inspired keyboard or an oak aged whiskey-scented candle. If you want to get the father figure in your life something super cool […]

OTTAWA — The federal government is shopping around for a retired federal judge to help guide a renewed consultation with Indigenous communities on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The Federal Court of Appeal last month quashed the approval given to the project, saying the consultation with Indigenous communities wasn’t good enough and criticizing the lack […]

A Congressional review has been ordered into the future of US Special Forces after alleged “non-sanctioned military combat operations in Africa” and unprofessional conduct elsewhere suggests the elite troops are “beyond the ability to handle them”. Policymakers and Defence officials “are questioning the future role” of America’s elite fighters amid concern that the size of […]

OTTAWA — Donald Trump’s administration is giving Canada until Friday to sign onto a bilateral trade deal between the U.S. and Mexico or be treated as “a real outsider” against whom punishing tariffs on autos will be imposed. But trade experts are dismissing the take-it-or-leave-it threat as political theatre aimed at pressuring Canada to acquiesce, […]

A Wisconsin man "targeted" and kidnapped a teenage girl who escaped her captor three months after he murdered her parents in their home, police suggested on Friday.  Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, was charged on Friday with murdering James and Denise Closs before abducting 13-year-old  Jayme in mid-October.  He faces an initial court hearing on Monday. Chris Fitzgerald, the Barron […]