Founding Story and Commitment to Honest Reporting
The Sleep Almanac started after one of our founders spent a winter working nights in Fort McMurray and went looking for advice on daytime sleep, only to find the same recycled article rewritten a dozen times, none of it written for a Canadian climate or schedule. That frustration turned into a small newsroom built specifically around this country's seasons, shift patterns and daylight swings.
We built our process around direct interviews with researchers and shift workers, and a two-editor review before anything publishes. No draft goes live off a single set of eyes, and no source goes uncredited.
We keep the reader first: no sponsored health claims dressed up as reporting, corrections posted openly rather than quietly edited away, and a named writer behind every single piece.
Honesty Over Hype
We'd rather publish something modest and true than a headline that oversells what one study actually found.
Local Context First
A piece on darkness and sleep means something different in Iqaluit than it does in Windsor, so we write for the actual place.
Sources Before Stories
If we can't point to where a claim comes from, it doesn't go in the piece, no matter how good it sounds.
Our Editorial Principles
Independent, Unsponsored Reporting
No supplement company or mattress brand approves what we write.
Canadian Context, Always
We write for shift workers in Fort McMurray and night owls in Halifax alike.
Named Writers, Real Bylines
Every piece carries the name of the person who researched and wrote it.
Sources You Can Check
Studies and interviews are linked so you can read the original yourself.
Plain Language, No Jargon
We explain sleep science the way you'd explain it to a neighbour over the fence.
Corrections We Own Up To
When we get something wrong, we fix it and say so, not quietly edit it away.
We started The Sleep Almanac because most sleep advice online is recycled clickbait with no ties to real Canadian winters, shift schedules or daylight hours. We commit to citing our sources, naming our writers and correcting mistakes fast.
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