GROCERY theft has always been a major problem, but with food inflation as it is, shopkeepers now fear the wrongdoers more than before.

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My mother has always been a pack rat, and it’s getting much worse! I’ve seen TV shows on hoarding, and I know her habit has gotten way out of control. Our great big old house is cluttered with piles of old newspapers, broken appliances, books, and old “antique” furniture, crowded into every room. Plus. she has piles of other junk she’s collected that’s “too valuable to throw out.”

What do Jordan Peterson, Pierre Poilievre and Elon Musk have in common? None of them understands how free speech actually works — especially in Canada, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

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Government housing policy preferences are based on values, the most fundamental being the extent to which housing is viewed as a right, or as a commodity.

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I’ve always been a very private person, valuing my personal space and autonomy. But I recently got married to someone. She’s my complete opposite — a lovable, easygoing chatterbox, or so I thought.

Tipping has long been an established and widely accepted social norm in North America. Although it is not required, many Canadians feel pressured to tip — even in situations when we are dissatisfied with food or service quality.

Canadian health economist Robert Evans called them zombies: ideas killed long ago by evidence, but re-emerging from the grave, often in disguise.

Just before the holidays, BUILD, Inc. announced the closure of its training program upon the breakdown of funding negotiations with the provincial government.