Artificial intelligence is transforming our world, but it comes with a surprising cost. Discover how much water AI really uses, the massive electricity demands of data centers, and the other resources powering modern AI.
Economic inequality is one of the most significant challenges in the modern global economy. While overall wealth has increased in many countries, the distribution of income and assets remains uneven, with significant gaps between high-income and low-income groups. This imbalance affects economic stability, social outcomes, and long-term development worldwide. Understanding what economic inequality is, why…
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that trade talks with the United States can resume only when Washington “starts being serious” and stops posting memes and insults. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa after Monday’s federal byelections, Carney said there is still room for a deal that is “mutually beneficial” and “respects Canadian sovereignty.” “When the…
The Black Death was the first and deadliest wave of the second plague pandemic. In the late 1340s and early 1350s it spread from central Eurasia through the Black Sea and the Mediterranean into large parts of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. It was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. That is no…
For most goods bought online in Canada, the GST/HST rate is the rate of the province or territory where the goods are delivered or made available. A seller in Manitoba who ships a laptop to Halifax charges Nova Scotia’s 14% HST, not Manitoba’s 5% GST plus 7% retail sales tax. If the buyer picks the…
A Canadian referred to a specialist in 2025 faced a median wait time of 28.6 weeks from that first family-doctor note to actual treatment. That is the Fraser Institute’s physician survey figure, published in December 2025. It was down from 30.0 weeks in 2024. It was still the second-longest result in that survey’s history, and…
A flight recorder is painted orange so it can be found. In a crash the outer box can be crushed or burned. The part that has to survive is a small armoured cylinder of memory inside it. That cylinder is built to a published test list. If search teams never find it, the tests do…
Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) program remains an essential financial support system for eligible workers during periods of unemployment. As with many large-scale public benefit systems, maintaining fairness and preventing misuse are important priorities. Recent public discussions have highlighted concerns surrounding fraud, payment errors, and oversight challenges within EI and related pandemic-era support programs. Understanding Employment…
Global supply chains are the systems that connect countries and companies to produce, transport, and deliver goods around the world. Almost every product we use today—from smartphones and clothing to food and vehicles—relies on a global network of production and logistics. This article explains what global supply chains are, how they work, why they matter,…
The water cycle, also called the hydrologic cycle, is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of Earth. The total amount of water on the planet has remained essentially constant for billions of years. What changes is its form and location. Water exists as liquid in oceans, rivers, lakes, and soil;…