2024 Words of the Year
“Brain rot” was chosen by Oxford University Press as the Word of the Year. (Image: Oxford University Press, via X.)

2024 Words of the Year

Brain rot. Manifest. Brat. Demure. Have you used any of these words this year? Four dictionaries selected them as 2024 Words of the Year. They are Oxford University Press, Cambridge Dictionary, Collins Dictionary, and Dictionary.com.

Environment

End of the Eras

Taylor Swift has performed close to 150 concerts on five continents over the past 21 months as part of her Eras Tour. Six of the final concerts took place in Toronto in November.

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Indigenous

Canada Mourns the Death of Murray Sinclair

The Honourable Murray Sinclair died in his home province of Manitoba on November 4. A former judge and senator, he is best known for leading Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

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History

Recalling Remembrance Day

Every year, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the moment the clock strikes 11 a.m., Canadians pause to observe Remembrance Day.

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Animals

Windows Are Killing Our Birds

Every fall, four billion birds migrate south to escape Canada’s cold winter. Up to 42 million won’t make it because they’ve flown into a window.

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