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Thrive Beyond 55: January/February

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Thrive Beyond 55: January/February

Holding The Centre In A Fractured World As Canadians, we often speak with pride about our diversity. We t ...

Holding The Centre In A Fractured World As Canadians, we often speak with pride about our diversity. We tell ourselves—and the world—that people from many cultures, faiths, and backgrounds have found ...

December 30, 2025
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JIM CUDDY AT 70: Four Decades of Music, Family, and Canadian Pride

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JIM CUDDY AT 70: Four Decades of Music, Family, and Canadian Pride

It has been a whirlwind couple of years for Canadian music giant Jim Cuddy—well, more like 40 years. The ...

It has been a whirlwind couple of years for Canadian music giant Jim Cuddy—well, more like 40 years. The year 2024 marked the 40th anniversary of his band Blue Rodeo, his induction into the Canadian S ...

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BERNARD CUFFLING: Still Treading the Boards

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BERNARD CUFFLING: Still Treading the Boards

Legendary Vancouver actor Bernard Cuffling is an unapologetic name-dropper. And why shouldn’t he be? He h ...

Legendary Vancouver actor Bernard Cuffling is an unapologetic name-dropper. And why shouldn’t he be? He has rubbed shoulders with theatrical heavyweights John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, John Neville, ...

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UNRETIREMENT: Going Back To Work At 67

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UNRETIREMENT: Going Back To Work At 67

“Why was Cronus so envious of Zeus?” asks one of the students in the grade five class. “He was worried th ...

“Why was Cronus so envious of Zeus?” asks one of the students in the grade five class. “He was worried that his sons would simply take control of everything,” I reply, delighted that the student share ...

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CRUISING SOUTHWEST FRANCE: A Taste of Bordeaux

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CRUISING SOUTHWEST FRANCE: A Taste of Bordeaux

A bullet train from Montparnasse Station whisks our family threesome out of Paris. Leaving rural villages ...

A bullet train from Montparnasse Station whisks our family threesome out of Paris. Leaving rural villages and rolling countryside behind, we arrive at Gare St-Jean in Bordeaux within two hours. There, ...

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Escape to the Tropics

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Escape to the Tropics

I had never experienced the West Indies, although I had explored many of the Caribbean islands in both th ...

I had never experienced the West Indies, although I had explored many of the Caribbean islands in both the eastern and western regions. Viking Ocean Cruises offers the perfect way to rectify this with ...

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Canal Cruising Through Haarlem’s Golden Past

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Canal Cruising Through Haarlem’s Golden Past

Chet Baker streams from a Bluetooth speaker as I step into de Cornelia, Skipper Jeroen Hagen’s open sloop ...

Chet Baker streams from a Bluetooth speaker as I step into de Cornelia, Skipper Jeroen Hagen’s open sloop. Jeroen, owner of Haarlem Canal Tours, is a lifelong Harlemmer who knows the city inside and o ...

December 30, 2025
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Spellbound With Snow

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Spellbound With Snow

It always amazes me how we humans can regard the same thing from such different viewpoints. Some of us ma ...

It always amazes me how we humans can regard the same thing from such different viewpoints. Some of us marvel at things that others may disregard. Some of us find beauty in a setting that others find ...

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Living On Purpose: Yoga & The Meaning Of Life

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Living On Purpose: Yoga & The Meaning Of Life

It was a rainy winter day. I hadn’t slept much the night before, having had afternoon tea with friends an ...

It was a rainy winter day. I hadn’t slept much the night before, having had afternoon tea with friends and forgetting that caffeine would keep me awake all night! When I finally did get to sleep—after ...

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Thrive Beyond 55: November/December

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Thrive Beyond 55: November/December

Giving Back As we grow older and step into the role of elders in our society, we have much to be thankful ...

Giving Back As we grow older and step into the role of elders in our society, we have much to be thankful for. Throughout our lives, we have benefited from countless charities, community groups, and v ...

October 27, 2025
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Living Forward While Giving Back

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Living Forward While Giving Back

“I’ve got more to contribute,” said Mark Phillips, 64, a longtime mental health and substance use profess ...

“I’ve got more to contribute,” said Mark Phillips, 64, a longtime mental health and substance use professional with Island Health, when he retired in 2017. He just knew that “not working” wasn’t part ...

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“Valerie Pringle Has Left The Building.”

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“Valerie Pringle Has Left The Building.”

It may be the name of her 31-episode travel show that ran for four years, but in truth, it also marks a n ...

It may be the name of her 31-episode travel show that ran for four years, but in truth, it also marks a new phase in her life. Canada’s beloved broadcasting powerhouse is moving on. This past spring, ...

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The Luminous Linda Dayan Frimer

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The Luminous Linda Dayan Frimer

In a world in crisis, Linda Dayan Frimer seeks to inspire others to find more joy, love, purpose, and con ...

In a world in crisis, Linda Dayan Frimer seeks to inspire others to find more joy, love, purpose, and connection. Linda’s imaginative journey began at a tender age in the Cariboo District of central B ...

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Can You Speak? You Can Sing!

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Can You Speak? You Can Sing!

I am sitting with one thousand singers at a five-day choral music festival called Kathaumixw (pronounced ...

I am sitting with one thousand singers at a five-day choral music festival called Kathaumixw (pronounced ‘kah-tie-miew’ in the Tla’amin First Nation’s language). The Aboriginal people gifted the name ...

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Mysteries of the Mighty Mekong

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Mysteries of the Mighty Mekong

I ate a tarantula — a rather large spider. The crispy-fried arachnid was surprisingly tasty, rather like ...

I ate a tarantula — a rather large spider. The crispy-fried arachnid was surprisingly tasty, rather like a delicate piece of pork. The crickets, on the other hand, were somewhat dry. These local delic ...

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