If you want to give people something to talk about in the New Year, make it your newly enhanced communication skills. Almost every aspect of your life will benefit. “If…
Year: 2025
Meet our new President and CEO, Charmaine Brett
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is excited to give our supporters a chance to get to know Charmaine Brett in her role as our new President and CEO. Following…
The year the US doubled down on critical minerals
This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here . President Donald Trump spent most of 2025 hacking away at large parts of the…
Clean energy is still winning. These 10 charts prove it.
It’s been a rollercoaster of a year for clean energy. There’s no better way to show those ups and downs than with a chart, and luckily, we made a lot…
Home for the Holidays: A season of second chances
The holidays truly are a time for compassion, connection and fresh starts, and thanks to our incredible supporters, this season was one to remember for animals in need across Ontario. During our Home for the Holidays adoption…
How to Talk to Your Family About Politics Over the Holidays
The holidays can be a stressful time—and if you’re planning to spend it with loved ones who have clashing political views, the prospect of getting into an argument can make…
Nuclear power’s loud-but-quiet year
For press releases, policy changes, and promises to build new nuclear power, 2025 was a gangbusters year. For actually adding new reactors to the grid, not so much. In fact,…
Agnes
Sweet, cuddly Agnes arrived at the shelter in early October and immediately won our hearts! She loved everyone she met and would crawl into your lap at any opportunity. We…
The Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Now Comes in a Pill
People turning to injectable GLP-1 treatments—a class of drugs that mimics that hormone to control diabetes and promote weight loss—now have another way to take the medication. On Dec. 22,…
Leonardo Ziccardi | Trait coordination reveals the fast-slow plant economics spectrum along the vertical canopy profile in central Amazonian forests
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post we get into the roof of rainforests as the author Leonardo Ziccardi guides us through the unique world of ancient Amazonian trees from…