This article appears in the 2026 BetaKit Most Ambitious issue. Read more stories of the Canadian tech innovators strengthening our autonomy, security, and prosperity here. . . . The first rule of defence is knowing what you’re dealing with. The OODA loop, a military decision-making framework used by the Canadian Armed Forces, begins with observation. …
byKarina Petrova: Viewing sexual intimacy as a sacred experience is linked to higher levels of sexual satisfaction and passion, a newly published psychological study reveals. The research shows that finding spiritual meaning in the bedroom operates by enhancing specific relationship habits, such as open communication and staying present in the moment, rather than just increasing…
This essay opens the 2026 BetaKit Most Ambitious issue. Read more stories of bold ambition in Canadian tech here. Do you remember the moment you realized the world had changed? Was it “elbows up” or those “51st state” comments? The menacing promise of applied economic force? Perhaps it was the sharp increase in defence commitments…
Ben-Gvir, the Israeli minister in charge of police and prisons caused outrage within and outside the country with his behaviour towards the Gaza flotilla activists. He is the unacceptable face of Israel’s extremist fringe to whom Netanyahu handed the keys in an act of expediency to save his own political skin. The IDF and Shin…
Richard Dolan reviews the Pentagon’s second pursue release, which he finds substantially stronger than the first. The release includes military infrared videos showing fast-moving spherical objects, unusual formations over water, a striking cigar-shaped object over Kabul, and multiple long-duration military tracking sequences. Some cases may eventually have conventional explanations, but several raise serious questions that…
Anyone who has spent a summer in the Pacific Northwest knows it arrives with a specific sort of relief. After months of gray skies and that particular kind of drizzle that makes you question your life choices (and your real estate decisions), the sun shows up in Portland like it’s been meaning to call. The…
A lot goes into a single basketball shot. Tiny, difficult-to-spot shifts in a player’s elbow or wrist placement can be the difference between a swish and an airball. A new lab in Toronto is using tech to get those measurements and analysis down to a science. Peripheral Labs has teamed up with the Quantum Sports…
Hiiii! Happy weekend to ya! I hope that you’re having a lovely long weekend, and I’m praying for our Gold Star families this Memorial Day and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We’re heading to Phoenix to start a lil adventure and I’m car blogging (while the Pilot drives, don’t worry haha) The kids are…
Hi friends! I have a brand new podcast episode live, and today we are talking all about metabolism, hormones, and what it actually takes to feel good in your body after 40! I’m sitting down with Dani Conway, board certified functional nutrition practitioner and founder of Nutrition the Natural Way. Dani lost 65 pounds herself…
Sharing a roundup of recent outfits that I’m loving! I’ve been a Rent the Runway Unlimited member for years. I like to think that it helps me to shop less. The verdict is still out on whether or not this is true. If you’d like to try it, you can get 50% off here. I…
