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The BBC Is About to Repeat Canada's Mistake
As the BBC approaches its 100th anniversary, the venerable broadcaster is in a pitched battle for its future. The newly-elected Conservative government wants to reduce the financing and the scope of...
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A Fresh Take on Calgary
Step aside, Stampede. Calgary has so much more to offer, from authentic cowgirl style to restaurants that can stand their own against other big city eateries. Stay: A luxe suite at Calgary's Le Germain...
View Article5 Decor Trends That Are Here to Stay
As a designer, it's important to know the newest fads -- but that doesn't mean you have to follow every one of them! However, sometimes a new idea comes around with plenty of staying power -- a trend...
View ArticleBishop Nehru Shares the Most Important Lesson He Learned in School
Most people wear camouflage to blend in, Bishop Nehru's outfit catches your eye. When I meet him, his shirt features patches of green and brown splattered on a vibrant white. He wears a matching...
View ArticleFour Years Later, Wade Belak's Suicide Still Weighs Heavily on Me
I walked through the valley of the shadow of death every day to get to the playground at my grade school. The playground leading to the school was jammed in between two halves of a cemetery. If you...
View Article5 Ways to Motivate Your Team to Succeed
Successfully motivating business teams has been so frequently compared to coaching a winning sports team that I thought twice about using the popular sports metaphor in this post. However, the metaphor...
View ArticleI'm Learning to Let My Kids Spread Their Wings
After hugging my two younger children so hard I thought they might pass out, I walk to the car, open the door, get in, and slam the door shut. Before I get the chance to put the key in the ignition,...
View ArticleCaribana Has Been Stripped of Cultural Meaning
"To assemble hundreds of thousands of Caribbeanites and give them nothing more than the bacchanalian side of the culture -- in a festival that brings in SO much money, very little of which accrues to...
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My Love Letter to Ontario Cottage Country
Everyone thinks the place they come from is God's country. It's human nature. When it comes to Ontario cottage country, though, they may have a point. I have no doubt that -- wherever God may be from,...
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Breathe Better This Summer With These Five Tips
Canadians wait all year for summer, which heralds nature hikes, bike rides outdoors, and warm nights on the patio. The season brings its own unique challenges, but we take measures to limit their...
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Want a Healthy Society? Take Care of the Children
Beloved Canadian children's singer Raffi is touring Canada with a new album after having taken time away to focus on and develop the Centre for Child Honouring. While he was in Saskatoon, we sat down...
View ArticlePrison Reform Should Be on the Federal Election Agenda
Canadian federal prisons have became treacherous and deadly with media reports in The Sun newspapers stating it costs $113,000 a year to lodge a federal prisoner. The CBC's The National reported this...
View ArticleAre These Three New Sweeteners Safe or Scary?
If I were sugar, I would be taking cover and either looking for a new job or finding a safe way to retire. Maybe partnering with newer, better versions of sweetness would be worth investigation...
View ArticlePlease Don't Try to Simplify My Child's 'Different' Name
My kids were born in France. They have French names. But let me start at the beginning. My husband and I both grew up in small-town Canada. We met in the "big city" where we fell in love, got married...
View ArticleThe Iran Nuclear Deal is an Appeasement to Terror
The international community should not be sanguine about the P5+1's nuclear deal with Iran. What we're witnessing is a tragic capitulation and appeasement of terror that should not be celebrated, but...
View Article6 Apps to Help Parents Manage a Busy Household
There are so many amazing benefits to being a parent, but not a single one of them involves free time. Whether you're juggling summer camps and activities or thinking about how you're going to manage...
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B.C. Salmon Are Facing Hotter and Drier Rivers
Written by Rebecca Dolson, Freshwater Policy Specialist British Columbians are facing increased water restrictions as abnormally hot and dry weather continues across the province. But people aren't the...
View ArticleEat, Sleep, Walk and Repeat With These Fitness Trackers
Getting in shape is tough. Finding the best way to do it even tougher. If one were to believe the ads found on TV there are a million ways to get in shape: whether it be gross tasting health drinks,...
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5 Tips to Increase Your Privacy With Windows 10
The release of Windows 10 marks the arrival of Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella's vision towards a "mobile-first, cloud-first" computing world. At Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in July 2015,...
View ArticleThis Is the Mathematical Formula for the Perfect Job Interview Answer
Since there is no way to calculate chemistry and charisma, can something as interpersonal as a job interview be reduced to a formula? Sure thing. The secret equation for the perfect job interview...
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