Imagine a cozy spot in the Victoria Public Market, where the vibrant flavours of Kerala, India, come alive on your plate. Cafe Malabar, a relatively new addition to the city's culinary scene, has been named among the Top 30 of Canada's best new restaurants by Air Canada enRoute. The list highlights
War drives hunger, and hunger drives war, but what if the opposite is true? Investing in food security can be a precursor to peace. One billion people live in fragile situations, where the combination of violence, weak governance, and natural disasters makes crises inevitable. Investing in rural eco
Imagine walking through a quiet park on a crisp autumn morning, surrounded by lush greenery and the sounds of nature. Suddenly, you come across a bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and two adorable corgis. Sounds lovely, right? Well, not everyone is convinced. The latest addition to
Imagine you're the manager of Manchester United, one of the most storied clubs in the world, and you're struggling to get the best out of your players. Fans are getting restless, and even the great Cristiano Ronaldo is weighing in on your tactics. Manchester United has won only one and lost two of t
What if this is just the tip of the iceberg? With the global chip war heating up, has China simply outsourced its industrial espionage to former Samsung executives? The arrest of two ex-Samsung executives on charges of industrial espionage has sent shockwaves through the semiconductor industry, r
Imagine you're on a road trip, and your GPS tells you that you've finally reached your destination. But as you're celebrating, you realize that the GPS has been reading the wrong coordinates. That's roughly the situation with the US economy. The inflation rate has slowed down, but the underlying fac
As the federal Liberal Party retreats on Vancouver Island, a pressing question hangs in the air: what's the real cost of forcing salmon farms to switch to land-based technology by 2029? The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) is sounding the alarm, urging the government to rethink its plan and
As the 2024 presidential election heats up, the stakes for Donald Trump's Truth Social are higher than ever. Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind the social media platform, plummeted 13% after a testy debate with Kamala Harris, with betting odds of a win for the Democratic ca
The highly anticipated Trump-Harris debate drew a massive 60 million viewers, but failed to break the record set by Trump's 2016 clash with Hillary Clinton. ABC's simulcast of the debate raked in an impressive 18 million viewers, with NBC coming in second with 9.7 million. Fox News dominated cable n
Imagine living in a world where the ability to express your thoughts and opinions is slowly being eroded away. It's not a reality from a dystopian novel, but our current reality. The erosion of free speech is happening, and it's not a single, dramatic event, but rather a thousand tiny cuts. From th
