Dave Creelman

Q: Almost 7 in 10 parents surveyed think this is one of the main differences between their kids and them. What is it? A:  Their kids are smarter than them than when they were kids. Most parents also believe that advances in technology and child psychology have a hand in improving the way today’s children learn (78%). Above any other subject, parents think kids will learn new computer skills the quickest (55%).

Q: Almost everyone has experienced this and for some it happens often. To some it’s troubling and others think of it as a gift. What is it? A:  Déjà vu. That feeling that you’ve seen or experienced this before. “Déjà vu is a false sense of familiarity,” says neurologist Jean Khoury, MD. “Your brain creates a sensation as if you’ve been in a certain situation before, but you haven’t.

This is actually good news. Over the past 10 years, food recalls in Canada have become more frequent due to several important changes in how food is monitored and regulated. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the number of food recalls increased by more than 150 percent between 2013 and 2023, with 137 recalls reported in 2023, up from just 56 in 2013. But this rise is not because food is becoming more dangerous. In fact, it’s the opposite.