January 24, 2019

January 25, 2019 |Karim Visram
Soaking Almonds in Water Makes Them Even Healthier: Almonds, especially after having been soaked in water, can supply the body with numerous health benefits since they're extremely rich in minerals and vitamin such as vitamin E, calcium, zinc, magnesium...
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January 17, 2019

January 17, 2019 |Karim Visram
Canada's major grocery chains slow to tackle the mounting problem of plastic waste: When you throw your food's plastic packaging into a blue bin you probably don't expect it to be exported across the world to be dumped or burned. But that's exactly what...
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January 10, 2019

January 17, 2019 |Karim Visram
What to expect from CES 2019: The timing is… less than ideal. Just as the industry is recovering from a holiday-induced hangover, we’re thrust into the country’s largest consumer electronics show. The timing, of course, is not coincidental. The show is...
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January 3, 2019

January 17, 2019 |Karim Visram
Are only the rich able to buy a home these days: That certainly looks like it in Canada’s most expensive markets. Buyers in Vancouver, Toronto and Victoria needed between two and three times the median household income to qualify to purchase an average...
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December 27, 2018

January 17, 2019 |Karim Visram
Canada's deeper dive into the oceans aims to tap industry’s uncharted frontier: Sonar images two summers ago revealed a long-lost piece of Canadian history sitting on the bottom of Lake Ontario: one of nine models of the Avro Arrow, the supersonic military...
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December 20, 2018

January 17, 2019 |Karim Visram
There are two things that I won’t do, even when begged. I won’t help a friend move—too old to say yes to that. And I won’t be a friend’s executor. Here's why: I love my friends. They really are a great bunch. I’m lucky to have them and there really isn’t...
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December 14, 2018

January 17, 2019 |Karim Visram
Newly discovered cave in B.C. might be largest ever found in Canada: A newly discovered cave in a remote valley in British Columbia might be the country's largest. The feature, in the northeastern area of Wells Gray Provincial Park, was spotted by a helicopter...
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December 7, 2018

January 17, 2019 |Karim Visram
Toronto Rental Rates Are Soaring, As This Tiny $1,400 Apartment Proves: If you have any doubts as to how severe Toronto's housing crisis is becoming, take a look at a recently-listed apartment for rent at 40 Beaty Avenue. At 200 square feet, it barely...
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November 30, 2018

January 17, 2019 |Karim Visram
Falling home prices mean Canadians will feel poorer that could be bad for the economy: As Canadians' home values grew and grew in recent years, many people became intoxicated with the idea that they were now paper millionaires. Even as their children...
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November 23, 2018

January 17, 2019 |Karim Visram
6 European Christmas markets worth the trip: Christmas markets signal the beginning of Advent with wooden chalets clustered together to sell local handicrafts, mulled wine, and holiday cheer. Dating back centuries, the tradition comes from winter markets...
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