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Pop Forecast for Aug. 7: Annabelle Creation, Weekend Update and more
Chris Lackner “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture offerings is just what we need....
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Get ahead with booking for 2018 Christmas Markets getaways
Whenever I’m pressed to say what my favourite time of year to take a European river cruise is, I invariably come up with the same response: December. It is during the last month of the year that...
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Montreal a major ‘turnaround’ port for eastern voyages
We’re coming up on what is arguably the best time to visit the Canadian Maritimes. The bulk of Canada and New England cruises operate from late August until late October, and while some purely...
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Pop Forecast for Aug. 14: The Hitman’s Bodyguard and more
Chris Lackner “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture offerings is just what we need....
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Global Voices: Canada becoming a wildlife trafficking zone
Craig and Marc Kielburger While agents from U.S. Fish and Wildlife lured a smuggler to a storage facility in New York’s Bronx neighbourhood with the promise of $400,000 worth of illegal rhino horns as...
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Sailing in laid-back style through Montenegro, Indonesia
I became enamoured with G Adventures earlier this year, when I sailed down India’s Ganges River with the Toronto-based company. It was a spectacular, culturally enriching tour undertaken with a small...
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Pop Forecast for Aug. 21: Leap!, Polaroid and more
Chris Lackner MOVIES Big releases on Aug. 25: Leap!; Polaroid. Big picture: Leap! is Frozen meets Oliver Twist meets So You Think You Can Dance meets Amelie meets The Goonies. (It must have been a hell...
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Global Voices: Millennials ply the gig economy for niche jobs
As high schoolers return to guidance councillor’s questions about the future, one trend continues to dominate the workforce: the gig economy. A growing number of young people are cobbling together...
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Carnival immerses in a culturally rewarding Cuban experience
HAVANA, Cuba — Carnival Cruise Line began sailing to Cuba for the first time in its 45-year history back in June, with Carnival Paradise setting out from Tampa, Fla., to the historic city of Havana. I...
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Pop Forecast for Aug. 28: Animal Crackers, Tulip Fever and more
Chris Lackner “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture offerings is just what we need....
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Reality Check: Amazing Race Canada, America’s Got Talent and more
Panama, Canada? There was a museum designed by Frank Gehry and a challenge involving craft beer, but this week’s leg of The Amazing Race Canada only sounds Canadian; it was actually set in Panama City....
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A Labour Day playlist
Jim Reyno Whether it’s a coal mine, a dysfunctional office or the highway, working has long been “celebrated” in song. In honour of Labour Day, here are some memorable takes on being a working-class...
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Global Voices: Entrepreneurs tackle challenges in Africa
At any given moment, across Nigeria, more than 12 million gas-powered generators are running. They churn out megatons of greenhouse gas annually, and sometimes kill kill entire families with their...
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Odd Squad takes kids math shows to the next level
In a world … where people inexplicably disappear … and time-travel is a real thing … only one team can restore normalcy — well, as long as it doesn’t interfere with their bedtime. And that team is Odd...
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10 high school movies and the fun lessons they teach
Ah, back to school. It’s such an exciting time of shiny shoes and crisp binders, and yet, the many unanswered questions — Will I have any friends? Will I make the basketball team? etc. — are enough to...
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Carnival cruises into Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba — Carnival Cruise Line began sailing to Cuba for the first time in its 45-year history back in June, with Carnival Paradise setting out from Tampa, Fla., to the historic city of Havana. I...
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Voyages great and small fill Silversea’s itineraries
It’s an exciting time for Silversea . The luxury line just took delivery of its newest ship, the 596-guest Silver Muse, earlier this year and is refitting its first ship as you read this into one of...
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Reality Check: Dancing With the Stars, Bachelor in Paradise and more
Moving days HGTV star Drew Scott is tackling his most challenging piece of property yet: The dance floor. The Vancouver native is set to join the cast of Dancing With the Stars. Scott, who tracks down...
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Global Voices: Indigenous men fight violence against women
As the sun crested over the forest just outside of Fraser Lake in northern British Columbia, Raven Lacerte took out her knife. Her father had just taken down a moose. Before he fired the shot, the two...
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Pop Forecast for Sept. 5: Home Again, It, The Deuce and more
Chris Lackner “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture offerings is just what we need....
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