Was Ontario Complicit In A Father's Murder?
Last Spring, I mentioned the problems that a Richmond Hill, Ontario family was having with acquiring adequate service for their son with schizophrenia in one of my Huffington Post blogs. That was one...
View ArticleAutomated Emails Build A Loyal Customer Base
A reoccurring concern I get quite often as a growth marketer (or growth hacker, for those in the know), is: "I have customers coming in the door. How do I keep them coming back for more?" Keeping...
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A First-Timer's Guide To Kathmandu
Photo credit: SCILLA KIM Kathmandu, Nepal's City of Temples, is unlike any other city in the world. It's crowded, it's noisy, it's sacred, it's overwhelming, and it's a place that every traveler...
View ArticleDon't Let These Conversation Topics Stay On Your Wish List
By: Lee Anne Davies Your loved ones need to hear your priorities. When it comes to financial matters, communications are necessary in order to avoid or at least minimize family conflict and long term...
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7 Reasons To Visit Vancouver This Spring
Photo credit: Tristan Todd Vancouver is always a city that encourages its residents and visitors to get outside and explore. However, the city truly comes alive in spring. As flowers bloom and...
View ArticleThe Perfect Valentine's Day Menu (From An Executive Chef)
On Valentine's Day, I treat my customers just like I'd treat my wife. Just don't tell her I said that; I already get myself in enough trouble being absent every Feb. 14. Whether designing a special...
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Will Canada's New Down Payment Rules Affect You?
Written by Wayne Karl By this time next week, you will no longer be able to buy a home in Canada priced at more than $500,000 with a five-per-cent down payment. Big deal or no deal? It seems to depend...
View ArticleThe World Needs More Canada
"Canada has a good reputation...in the world, but let's make no mistake about it: Canada does not have a history as a pacifist or a neutralist country. Canada has soldiers who are buried all over...
View ArticleSmashing 8 Popular Nutrition Myths
It seems like every other day there's a new headline warning about another food that's going to cause serious or chronic disease, or a new celeb diet claiming it's the one true way to trim down and...
View ArticleIt's Time To Protect The Great Bear Rainforest's Grizzlies
The agreement between government, industry, First Nations and environmental groups to protect much of the Great Bear Rainforest should be celebrated. The deal makes almost 85 per cent of the forested...
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Empowering Ugandan Teens To Make Informed Sexual Health Choices
It is 1960 in Uganda right now. At least that's what it feels like in a bare, windy classroom in Nyakagyezi, a rural village 400 km from Kampala, where volunteers are imparting sexual health...
View ArticleHot Valentine's Day Style Tips And Trends
To find out the hottest Valentine's style trends, I spoke with Amanda Kraemer, style director at LOFT. Amanda shared with me some of her top style tips for this Valentine's day. What is on trend this...
View ArticleHow To Create A Magnetic Leader
There are magnetic people in every company. Others are attracted to them, want to work with them and naturally follow them. These leaders know it's not enough to have skills and be competent; it is...
View ArticleMarried After One Date
That's right! My husband and I had just one date before our wedding. Wise men say Only fools rush in But I can't help falling in love with you I'd never felt that way about anyone before. And it wasn't...
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CBC Must Abandon Ads And Find New Sources Of Funding
CBC has boasted that 50 per cent of the cost of its TV services is paid for by advertising revenue. No more. In the year ending August 2015, CBC English TV ad revenue fell off a cliff and was barely...
View ArticleA Therapist's Guide To Surviving Valentine's Day With Your Partner
Over the years as a therapist, I have seen folks muddle through the dating scene and it seems that many are repeating patterns that don't work. And now just in time for the almighty Valentine's day...
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8 Easy Ways To Upgrade Your Apartment During Reading Week
Renting a place as a student is mostly fun, but with a tight budget and not a lot of spare time to devote to fixing it up, it's hard to turn the space into the home of your dreams. Hopefully reading...
View ArticleDolphin Parenting: A Cure For Tiger Moms And Jellyfish Dads
"How can I stop being such a tiger parent for academics and such a jellyfish parent for junk food and video games? I need some balance." This was a question posed to me by a father in Shanghai where I...
View ArticleCanada Needs A Bottom-Up, Market-Driven Climate Change Plan
Sean Speer is a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and a co-author of the recent paper, From a Mandate for Change to a Plan to Govern: A Reasoned Approach to the Climate and the Economy....
View ArticleHow To Choose The Right Cruise For 'Wave Season'
Anyone who has been on a cruise, or dreamt of one, knows it is a unique experience. Cruises entice passengers with an amazing array of amenities -- from pools to shops -- and on-board programs that...
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