Stop 'Should-ing' All Over Your Side Hustle
I should write that promotional email. I should post twice a day in Facebook groups. I should keep pushing through even though I want to have lunch in the sun and relax for 30 minutes. Sound familiar?...
View ArticleThe Streets Of Montreal Are Clogged With Endless Roadwork
Why does roadwork take so long in Montreal? At the moment, St. Denis Street is a mess, with no parking and a single lane of traffic instead of two in each direction for several blocks, and it's going...
View ArticleThe Age Of Accountability Begins For Climate Change Deniers
Recently we learned that the Competition Bureau is going to investigate several climate change denier groups that have publicly misrepresented climate science on billboards and the web. This is great...
View ArticleBrexit-Weary Brits Will Have A Tough Time Moving To Canada
Recent data from Google Trends has revealed that, immediately after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, there was a huge increase in the number of "move to Canada" searches...
View ArticleFuel Your Child's Entrepreneurial Spirit With STEM
Bill Gates started his first business when he was 15 years old. Mark Zuckerberg created his first messaging program "Zucknet" when he was 12. Elon Musk was only 12 when he sold the code for a video...
View ArticleHeterosexist Muslims Bring Shame To Their Communities
I've gone many days and nights wondering if Allah hates me for who I am ~ Muslim student Heterosexist Muslims bring shame to themselves and their faith communities when they copy-paste verses and...
View ArticleWe Need Transparency From Our Government, Not Photo Ops
The media can't seem to help itself these days. One of the more frustrating morning rituals I can think of is scanning the headlines of my go-to sites for politics and international news. For example,...
View ArticleHow Are We Serving Those Nearing The End Of Their Lives?
While our parliaments and our media focus intently on medical assistance in dying, another important end-of-life question needs to be brought to the forefront: How do we build a high-quality palliative...
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Should A Cosmetics Brand Be Expected To Play Politics?
Protesters, with a portrait of a local pop singer Denise Ho, demonstrate outside a shopping mall, where the luxury skincare brand Lancome's stall is located, in Hong Kong, China June 8, 2016. (Photo:...
View ArticleMischaracterizing Faith As Hate Gets Us Nowhere
In a recent Huffington Post Canada blog titled "Religiously Inspired Hate Is Still Hate," Dalhousie Law professor Elaine Craig argues that Trinity Western University (TWU) hates gays and lesbians....
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7 Foods You Need For Fast And Healthy Summer Meals
(Photo credit: purchased from stock image site) Summer means you're not only busy during the week (ahem, patio season) but you're also racing off on the weekends to cottages, camping trips, BBQs and...
View ArticleLGBT Artists Who Shaped Toronto's Music History
Although we have a long way to go in the fight for equality, it's cities like Toronto who pave the way for acceptance and support of LGBT expression. This support is reflected in the long history of...
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This Is What It's Like To Have A 3D Selfie Taken
It is fascinating how quickly society embraces new technologies; eager on seamless integration with everyday life. It feels like it was only yesterday when we first heard about 3D printers, garnering...
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The Man Who Balances Rocks
Always balance, never symmetry. That's one way artist John Felicè Ceprano describes his most famous works. Every spring, John heads out to Remic Rapids in the Ottawa River and balances rocks. When I...
View ArticleQueen's Plate Etiquette: Know Your Race Day Rules
July 3 will mark the 157th year of the of the Queen's Plate, the oldest thoroughbred horse race in Canada. From its simple beginnings in 1860 at the Carleton track in Toronto at the corner of Keele and...
View ArticleKids In The Kitchen: Navigating Healthy Eating For The Whole Family
With the arrival of summer, many Canadians are embracing fresh, seasonal, local foods, but for families with picky eaters, it can be difficult to break away from routine shops. I've talked to a lot of...
View ArticleKid-Friendly Ways To Paint The Town Red On Canada Day
Summer has officially started, and students are excited to leave the classroom behind. School will soon become a distant memory for many learners as they head off for summer break. Although the...
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Spice Up Your Core Workout With Add-On Sets
When it comes to working out, boredom is the kiss of death. It is hard enough to make yourself train at the best of times -- and almost impossible when you feel like yawning! Core workouts can be...
View ArticleVenezuela Must Change Course To Avoid Economic Devastation
The situation in Venezuela just seems to keep getting worse and worse. With the IMF predicting that inflation will hit 500 per cent this year and 1,600 per cent next year, things are looking dire. But...
View ArticleNew City-Specific Housing Policies Could Hit Canada's Hottest Markets
Written by Wayne Karl When Canadians return from celebrating the Canada Day long weekend, they can expect early July to be hot with discussion of potential changes in mortgage regulations and housing...
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