How Calgary Is Looking Ahead And Embracing Clean Energy
By David Dodge & Dylan Thompson Alberta's carbon tax is expected to have a relatively minor impact on middle to lower income folks, but what about a major city that buys $60 million worth of power...
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Amazing Canadian Vacation Destinations You Didn't Even Know Existed
More and more, Canadians are choosing to stay close to home for their vacations. In fact, Statistics Canada recently revealed that Canadian travel to the U.S. was down 4.1 per cent in February,...
View ArticleThe Writing Is On The Wall For Alberta's Obsolete Oil Industry
On the French network of the CBC, Premier Rachel Notley is reportedly adamant that a post-carbon Canada can only be achieved through the building of pipelines. She claims that the revenues from...
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The Heptones' Leroy Sibbles Talks His Return To Toronto
Reggae pioneer bass player and singer Leroy Sibbles knows what it means to take that boomerang ride. Born and raised in Jamaica, he moved to Toronto in 1973, married and became a citizen. That was...
View ArticlePositive Thinking Isn't Always The Answer When Life Sucks
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow." - Helen Keller Sounds lovely, doesn't it? But what about the stuff in the shadows? There's often some real shit going on in there, and it's...
View Article6 Online Side Hustles Perfect For Parents
Many online business models are perfect for working from home in Canada. However, parents of young children have unique challenges that can make it less feasible. Choosing the right home-based business...
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Diarrhea Is The Uncomfortable Conversation We Need To Have
I still remember the first time my son had diarrhea. My memories of the experience are especially vivid, as I imagine they are for many parents. "What... again?" I recall my husband asking when I...
View ArticleToronto's City Council Needs To Regulate Uber (Before It's Too Late)
An Open Letter to the Members of Toronto City Council Dear Toronto City Councillor, You and your colleagues in City Council will soon decide the future of Uber in Toronto. Over the past two years, Uber...
View ArticleHow Much Should You Give For A Living Inheritance?
Over the next three decades, it is estimated that roughly $16 trillion globally will pass from one generation to the next - the largest such transfer of wealth in history. Wealthy baby boomers are...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau Must Come Clean About Carbon Emissions
By not telling Canadians the truth about the government's almost certain inability to control future carbon emissions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is guilty of downplaying the greatest issue ever to...
View ArticleThe Canadian Entertainment Industry Needs To Address Diversity
As a young theatre student, Lorne Cardinal dreamed of performing Shakespearean plays at Ontario's internationally-renowned Stratford Festival. An older actor chuckled at his ambition. Didn't Cardinal...
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Why Student Housing May Be The Next Big Investment Opportunity
Written by Wayne Karl Attention class -- student housing may just be the next big investment opportunity. University and college enrolment is booming across Canada, and post-secondary institutions are...
View ArticleTrust Your Baby And Ditch The Diapers
Babies need diapers. Right? The choice is simple: disposable or cloth. Or is there a third option? What if parenthood doesn't have to mean years of changing dirty diapers? What if babies and toddler...
View ArticleAre Social Justice Warriors Stifling Free Speech?
Disclaimer: I consider myself a moderate progressive. I believe in gender equality, racial justice and free speech. It's important you remember that, because this piece contains keywords and ideas that...
View ArticleImmigrants Are The Solution To Canada's Labour Shortage
With Canada's economy still stuck in what is best described as neutral, you would think Canadian workers would be clamoring to scoop up what are reported to be scarce jobs across the country. We know...
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What I Hate The Most About My Fat Body
I can distinctly remember the last time I remember liking my body without thinking about it. I was young, maybe seven, and I had just spent a day outside with my family picking sun-warmed raspberries,...
View ArticleWhat True Love Looks Like In Real Life
True love is hard to find. It's even harder to confirm you've found it when you think you have it. If you're not currently in a relationship, my goal is to offer you guidelines for what you should you...
View ArticleConnecting With Nature Has Real Health Benefits
By Susan L. Prescott and Alan C. Logan Our first meeting was on a bus in Tokyo, Japan, in 2003. We began talking about the influence of mindfulness and natural environments on human health. Microbes...
View ArticleWe Need To Take A Public Health Approach To STI Prevention
A recent story about a spike in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Alberta piqued my interest, not so much because of the increase, but the reaction to it. The Alberta Chief Medical Officer of...
View ArticleModern Estate Planning Should Reflect A Changing Society
In recent years, an aging population and the rise of non-traditional marriages have become issues that are increasingly relevant to estate planning considerations in Canada. As the landscape of our...
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