
You Name It!
Last month, a North America-wide pet sitting service called Rover.com released some interesting factoids about the state of dog names in Canada. Among their findings, the biggest pop culture draw was “The Handmaid’s Tale, especially the name Rita,” which charted a 250% increase over last year. More dogs were entitled Harry, Prince, George, Sophia and Charlotte, thanks to the recent rash of royal weddings and baby drops. And, of most importance to the veritable legions of Toro

O Cannabis
We’ve seen all sorts of hoopla surrounding Canada’s legalization of weed. Newspaper business sections now track marijuana share prices. TV commercials tell newbies what to look for in a safe bit of blow, while other spots warn of the dangers of puffing and driving. Concerns over a recent postal strike mainly seemed to centre on how customers were going to get their on-line pot purchases. Amid this constant ballyhoo, one salient factor about wacky tobacky hasn’t even been ment