It feels like just yesterday we were all confidently scrolling through our feeds, taking what we saw at face value. Now, it’s a whole new world out there, one where it’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell fact from fiction. Statistics Canada recently pulled back the curtain on this growing concern, and the numbers are pretty eye-opening. A whopping 80% of Canadians, it turns out, feel like they’re bombarded with “misleading, false, or inaccurate” information online at least once a month. That’s not just a few people here and there; that’s nearly everyone you know, your neighbours, your family, your colleagues,…

The tragic passing of Kannada actor and producer Dileep Raj has, understandably, cast a somber shadow over those who knew him and, more broadly, has ignited a crucial conversation about our evolving relationship with technology, particularly wearable health devices. The reports circulating among his friends and colleagues paint a familiar, yet heartbreaking, picture. When he experienced discomfort, he instinctively turned to his smartwatch, checking his heart rate, and, in a moment that now weighs heavily on the collective conscience, he reportedly delayed seeking immediate medical attention based on what the device showed him. While no one can ever definitively state…