• Legendary Wilderness Pilgrimage

    This year is the ideal time to visit the prairie province of Saskatchewan to celebrate a park and a perso ...

    This year is the ideal time to visit the prairie province of Saskatchewan to celebrate a park and a personality; each has left an indelible impression on the other. ...

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  • High Energy and High Living in the High Country

    Holding tightly onto a chain embedded in the side of a mountain while negotiating a steep, narrow trail a ...

    Holding tightly onto a chain embedded in the side of a mountain while negotiating a steep, narrow trail above a pristine lake had not entered my imagination when my husband and I signed up for a hikin ...

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  • Prince Edward Island: A Cyclist`s Paradise

    Famous for its potatoes and birthplace to Canada’s Confederation, Prince Edward Island might be Canada’s ...

    Famous for its potatoes and birthplace to Canada’s Confederation, Prince Edward Island might be Canada’s smallest province, but it packs a big punch when it comes to cycling. ...

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  • Into the Northwest Passage

    Before I boarded, I knew surprisingly little about the Northwest Passage, except that it has more polar b ...

    Before I boarded, I knew surprisingly little about the Northwest Passage, except that it has more polar bears than humans – and no trees. As I read about the Arctic temperatures in August, and necessi ...

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  • Across the Miles

    About a quarter of all family caregivers live long distance. Getting a true sense of how well their loved ...

    About a quarter of all family caregivers live long distance. Getting a true sense of how well their loved one is doing can be difficult to judge over the phone. Some elderly parents forget what the do ...

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  • A Home for One and All

    Have you ever felt insecure about having a roof over your head? For more and more people – young and old ...

    Have you ever felt insecure about having a roof over your head? For more and more people – young and old – in Victoria and Vancouver, the concept of having a secure place to live is becoming an unatta ...

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  • Detoxing: Myth or Magic?

    Barring any mitigating factors (like certain illness or medications), if you’ve gained weight, it’s likel ...

    Barring any mitigating factors (like certain illness or medications), if you’ve gained weight, it’s likely due to poor lifestyle habits. And the only way to fix that is to focus on behaviour changes. ...

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  • Taming Market Volatility Through Diversification

    One of the proven ways to reach your long-term financial goals is through an investment technique known a ...

    One of the proven ways to reach your long-term financial goals is through an investment technique known as diversification. Diversification basically means spreading out your invested money across dif ...

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  • Rise Up!

    The gowns were resplendent and the music uplifting. “It was fun. We all danced in our wheelchairs,” says ...

    The gowns were resplendent and the music uplifting. “It was fun. We all danced in our wheelchairs,” says entrepreneur Tabassum Chagani as she recounts her experience participating in the 2017 Miss Whe ...

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  • Cycling the Olympic Discovery Trail

    Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fil ...

    Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fill the void with our own end-of-August adventure, one that would entail minimum planning and pre ...

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  • Ignite Your Senses in Portugal

    Does your wanderlust steer you toward ancient castles, Roman ruins and medieval alleys? Does your heart a ...

    Does your wanderlust steer you toward ancient castles, Roman ruins and medieval alleys? Does your heart ache to stroll the cobbled lanes of quaint villages and bustling town squares? Or do you long to ...

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  • The Heart of Yoga

    After walking, yoga is one of the most popular leisure activities in Canada. Even though yoga has been re ...

    After walking, yoga is one of the most popular leisure activities in Canada. Even though yoga has been regularly practiced for over 2,000 years in Eastern cultures, particularly India, it’s only in th ...

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  • Carving out an Active Life

    Sculpture is arguably the most enduring manifestation of fine art that humans the world over have produce ...

    Sculpture is arguably the most enduring manifestation of fine art that humans the world over have produced. The three-dimensional figures – like the tiny Paleolithic Age Venus of Willendorf from over ...

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  • 21st Century Vietnam and Cambodia Revealed

    When I decided to visit Vietnam and Cambodia, I checked with my travel agent to see what was available. I ...

    When I decided to visit Vietnam and Cambodia, I checked with my travel agent to see what was available. I decided on Exodus Travels because of their stellar reputation and their comprehensive guide to ...

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  • Joy Fera: Going for Gold

    Winning athletic medals is nothing new for Joy Fera of Tsawwassen, BC. As a member of Canada’s rowing tea ...

    Winning athletic medals is nothing new for Joy Fera of Tsawwassen, BC. As a member of Canada’s rowing team at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, she recorded a 7th-place finish in the Coxed Four, the ...

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