How victory gardens crop up during times of crisis
May 31, 2025
Victory gardens, promoted as a way to ease food shortages during the world wars, are seeing a resurgence as more Canadians try to grow their own food amid skyrocketing grocery bills and U.S. tariff threats.
Unpublished Newswire
In May 2024, Adam applied for a UX designer role at the US-based grocery chain Kroger (he asked to be identified only by his first name to protect his identity). Adam heard back from a company called HireVue. After emailing him a brief set of instructions—“Show passion!!” “NO headphones can be used”—the AI-based HR management platform invited him to do a recorded one-way interview online.
The bot asked Adam five questions about his work experience. He was given exactly three minutes to answer each. “I had to prepare, focus and concentrate, repress my anxiety, and force a...
June 2, 2025 - 06:30 | Mihika Agarwal | Walrus
In Whatì, Northwest Territories, there are two big questions on everyone’s mind right now: When will the lake be ice-free to set fishing nets, and will their beloved Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup? “We’ve been Oilers fans since the beginning, since birth,” Gerry Nitsiza says, adding in a boisterous cheer, “We want Cup! We want Cup!”
June 2, 2025 - 06:00 | Pat Kane | The Globe and Mail
The historic 85-year-old wooden schooner Theresa E. Connor, described as the flagship of the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenburg, N.S., is facing an uncertain future.
June 2, 2025 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Comments
Be the first to comment