Margaret Atwood has been called prescient — particularly when it comes to her famous 1985 dystopia 'The Handmaid's Tale' and the recent rollback of reproductive rights in the United States — but the renowned Canadian author says her predictive powers failed her ahead of last week's U.S.
Margaret Atwood pauses for a photo after arriving on the red carpet for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris YoungMargaret Atwood has been called prescient — particularly when it comes to her famous 1985 dystopia "The Handmaid's Tale" and the recent rollback of reproductive rights in the United States — but the renowned Canadian author says her predictive powers failed her ahead of last week's U.S.
Atwood may have drawn a blank on predicting the election's outcome, but she said she does have some prognostications now that it's been decided. "The Handmaid's Tale," since adapted into a Hulu television series starring Elisabeth Moss, takes place in the near future in what is now the United States. It is governed by religious fundamentalists, and beset by environmental calamity and plummeting birthrates.
When a Tesla crashed on Lakeshore Boulevard in Toronto last month, the first people on scene knew there were occupants inside but couldn't immediately get them out.Overwhelmed families in Ontario are having to surrender their children to the Children's Aid Society, and according to the society, the residential crisis is part of the problem.
Artificial intelligence tools can now superimpose a person’s face onto a nude body, or manipulate existing photos to make it look as if a person is not wearing clothes. Here's how to protect yourself.African elephants are Earth's largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. They also are in peril.
When a Tesla crashed on Lakeshore Boulevard in Toronto last month, the first people on scene knew there were occupants inside but couldn't immediately get them out.Almost four out of five Canadian drivers switch to winter tires when the weather calls for them, according to a new survey.Digital devices that a Toronto-area police department warns are used in the most common method of stealing cars are for sale online for anyone to buy, a W5 investigation has found.
Ottawa residents are facing a 3.9 per cent property tax increase in 2025 along with a 5 per cent hike in transit fares as the city looks for ways to fill a $120 million hole in the OC Transpo budget.An Ottawa driver's new vehicle has been impounded for 30 days after they were stopped for speeding in Ottawa's south end.
The proposed doubling of units within a south London rental property has sparked concern among existing tenants who fear they will be displaced.
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