A proposal from the federal government to ban cryptocurrency ATMs is drawing backlash from Canada’s digital asset industry, with advocates and industry leaders calling for more consultation. Buried in a section of Canada’s Spring Economic Update 2026 is a subsection outlining the establishment of a Financial Crimes Agency that would combat illicit financial activity like…
Rudy Guiliani, former New York Mayor over 9/11, is in hospital recovering from pneumonia. Sad though it is for those close to him, his interest here is because he fits an astrological pattern which has been pervasive in personalities in the news recently. What he exemplifies is Mars Pluto in three of its ways of…
Certain dishes subtly steal the show—this is one of them. When I hosted a long, leisurely lunch in my backyard to celebrate Camilla Marcus’ cookbook, everything on the table felt fresh and beautiful. But this salad was the one everyone kept going back for. It’s crisp, a little tangy, a little sweet, layered with texture,…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A study presented at the 2026 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting found that among nearly 147,000 adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity, GLP-1 use was associated with higher rates of osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and gout. The finding attracted a lot of attention, but the fine print matters…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For most of its history, women’s football has played in spaces that weren’t built for it: men’s training grounds, borrowed pitches, stadiums designed for crowds three times the size. Brighton and Hove Albion is changing that. The club has announced plans to build a 10,000-capacity stadium on a site…
Roommates, the first Monday of May is here! One celebrity who will definitely turn heads at the Met Gala 2026 is Beyoncé. Her appearance on the red carpet this year will mark her first time attending the fashion fundraiser in a decade. While we wait, let’s run down the details behind Bey’s very first Met…
The federal government is working on spinning out the National Research Council of Canada’s (NRC) Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (CPFC) into a “commercial entity.” Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced the intended spinoff at a reception for the CHIPS NORTH semiconductor conference in Ottawa on Monday evening, saying in a statement that the spinout “will strengthen…
Craig Reiff spends much of his time thinking about the consumer and the digital experience that surrounds them. As Senior Vice President of Core Payments at Mastercard in Canada, he focuses on the systems that power how transactions actually happen. “Scalability will not be challenged by technology. It’s going to be challenged by trust.” In…
Sanofi announced on Monday that it is investing $294 million to expand its AI Centre of Excellence in Toronto. The French biopharmaceutical giant’s commitment towards the hub, which currently employs more than 150 people, is expected to create 50 additional jobs across AI, machine learning, and pharmaceutical data science by 2028. Through Invest Ontario, the…
Alison Kaizer, a partner in talent at Golden Ventures, took to the main stage at Uniting the Prairies 2026 on April 30 in Saskatoon to break down how one of Canada’s top seed-stage funds builds what she calls a “talent engine” for early-stage founders. “It’s really on the company to build the muscle of attracting…
