The Mix

In 1872, a Nebraska newspaper editor and tree lover named J. Sterling Morton proposed dedicating a day to planting trees in his home state. The idea, shall we say, took root.

There's a rush of excitement, but also nerves, that come with starting out in one of your first "real-world" jobs.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar , Taylor Swift , Rihanna, Travis Kelce and Simone Biles all won honors at the Webby Awards, which recognize the best internet content and creators.

Many Americans were forced to postpone cancer screenings — colonoscopies, mammograms and lung scans — for several months in 2020 as COVID-19 overwhelmed doctors and hospitals.

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. has signed a deal to sell its 50 per cent interest in the Donlin gold project in Alaska to its partner NovaGold Resources Inc. and Paulson Advisers LLC for US$1 billion in cash.

Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear.

TORONTO — The University of Toronto is launching a new climate institute with the help of a $60-million gift.

Yair Altman is about to have a lot of extra pillows on hand.

Demure, submissive and erotic, Suzie Wong is that bigger-than-life stereotype, that caricature Asian women grew up with in the U.S. We may have also secretly hoped to play that geisha-like image to win our way out of our oppression .

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on Canadians' home equity if they're re-elected as the federal election campaign enters its final week.