Leaving Your Money to Charity
by Olev Edur If you intend to pass some of your wealth on to charity, you need to make…
Curing Alzheimer’s Disease: Magic Bullet or Magic Shotgun Blast?
By Donald Weaver, University of Toronto Why are researchers still fumbling in the quest to cure what is arguably one of the most important diseases confronting humankind — Alzheimer’s disease? Despite decades of research, there is still no curative…
Scam-Proofing Your Parents
By Pascal Forget Scammers love to target seniors, and talking with your parents about the problem just might help…
Joe Biden Has Advanced Prostate Cancer with a Gleason Score of 9. What Does this Mean?
By Sarah Diepstraten, and John (Eddie) La Marca, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) Former US…
A Penalty or a Tax?
Olev Edur answers your questions about your rights, personal finance, and estate planning I overcontributed to my TFSA in…
Five Ideas for Off-Season Travel
By Julie Lavoie Travelling during off-peak periods will benefit your budget and help you avoid crowds. Where should you…
Smashing Stereotypes
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief Often, in the collective imagination, people who reach 60 or 65— the traditional age of…
150 Years Ago, the Metre Convention Determined How We Measure the World
By Jonathan Simone, Brock University On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to…
We Should Care More About Emerging Infectious Diseases, and the Tools We Need to Fight Them
By Idowu Olawoye, Western University Throughout human history, disease outbreaks have emerged and re-emerged. What’s different now is that…
Gardening Is Good for You
By Jacqueline Simoneau Getting your hands dirty can be a great workout, benefiting both body and mind; here’s how to…
