A second serving of Bourdain
By Steve McCann In today's edition of Feasting Fridays we're taking a look at the new documentary ‘Roadrunner’, which explores the...
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Cooking wine
By Karli Vezina Do you have a favourite Canadian wine? You may want to stock up on it while you can because the future of agriculture in...
Please take a number
by Karli Vezina As the world begins to reopen, and more and more folks feel comfortable resuming social activities, we thought this might...
Reopening anxiety
By Steve McCann Let’s take a moment and be honest with ourselves and each other. How do you feel about returning to normal? Of course,...
BNPL
By Karli Vezina We’ve all been tempted at one time or another by the latest handbag or portable deep-fryer on the Home Shopping Network....
Looking back at Expo '67 and '86
By Karli Vezina On this Canada Day, we're looking back on a couple of events that Stakers will remember. In 2002 CBC reporter Raj...
Home-ec comeback?
By Karli Vezina Kids these days. They don’t eat right, they can’t balance a chequebook, do they even know what a chequebook is? Some...
Holding spreadsheets to account
By Steve McCann Imagine for a moment you’ve made a mistake while filling out a spreadsheet. No biggie, human error happens all the time....
Let's get vertical
By Karli Vezina We’ve heard talk of food prices going up over the last five to ten years but now it seems that time is here and most of...
More important than the Internet
By Steve McCann If sliced bread is the greatest thing since regular bread, then working remotely on the Internet is the greatest thing...
BREAKING DOWN BIAS
By Steve McCann Canada Day is just around the corner. While it’s a time to celebrate, the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous...
40 YEARS OF INDIANA JONES
By Steve McCann It’s hard to believe 40 years have passed since Indiana Jones first hit the big screen, carving out a beloved place in...
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
By Steve McCann Take a moment and think about your childhood. The birthday parties, a scraped knee, sitting on a grandparent’s lap. Now...
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