Trending: March 7

TRENDING UP

1, Tim Hortons is trying to recover from last year’s ill-received lasagna/casserole strategy—seriously, what was that?—by opening up to 175 new Canadian locations this year.

2. Doug Ford took some heat in council today for sabotaging his brother’s transit agenda. Ironic, considering his apparent love of transportation metaphors.

3, Apple’s new sharper, better, fatter, faster surrogate brain—cough, iPad—was unveiled this afternoon.

TRENDING DOWN

1. The looming Air Canada labour strike could potentially wreak havoc on your upcoming March Break plans. The nation is awash with self-tanner-tinged tears.

2. American researchers have concluded that Facebook is a better predictor of job success than personality tests. Qualities like emotional stability (read: a lack of expletive-laden status updates) and openness to experience (any picture from college) were examined.

3. Scientists are tracking the largest solar flare in five years as it hurdles towards Earth this week. “LMAO,” Tweeted the Mayans.