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Susan Musgrave: The Poet

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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Susan Musgrave: The Poet

Writer and poet Susan Musgrave’s life is a far cry from the mundane. In fact, she says her role as a “soc ...

Writer and poet Susan Musgrave’s life is a far cry from the mundane. In fact, she says her role as a “social misfit” started early in life, when she was kicked out of her kindergarten class for laughi ...

November 01, 2019
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The Lure of Italian Liquer

Posted by Deborah Sittko
|Date: November 01, 2019
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The Lure of Italian Liquer

Strolling shops on the Amalfi Coast, the omnipresent bottles of limoncello grab your attention. Neon yell ...

Strolling shops on the Amalfi Coast, the omnipresent bottles of limoncello grab your attention. Neon yellow, tart but sweet, the zingy liqueur calls to you. It's the Amalfi Coast's signature flavour t ...

November 01, 2019
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Sneaky Sodium

Posted by Nancy J Schaaf, RN
|Date: November 01, 2019
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Sneaky Sodium

Hypertension is a significant cause of heart disease, the No. 2 killer of Canadians after cancer. Over se ...

Hypertension is a significant cause of heart disease, the No. 2 killer of Canadians after cancer. Over seven million Canadians have hypertension, and an additional seven million have high blood pressu ...

November 01, 2019
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How Can You Not?

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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How Can You Not?

“How can you not?” is Dahlia Beck’s answer to the question of why she got involved in Canada’s Private Sp ...

“How can you not?” is Dahlia Beck’s answer to the question of why she got involved in Canada’s Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program (PSR). Images of a father and his 23-month-old daughter drowned i ...

November 01, 2019
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Our Not-So-Smart Home

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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Our Not-So-Smart Home

In 2019, smart homes have become increasingly popular with people of all ages. Unfortunately, my wife, Na ...

In 2019, smart homes have become increasingly popular with people of all ages. Unfortunately, my wife, Naomi, and I are stuck in the dark ages. We’re online, of course, and have iPads, iPhones and a v ...

November 01, 2019
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For the Love of Africa

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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For the Love of Africa

There’s no shortage of Canadian charities doing important work. Most of us, however, want to ensure that ...

There’s no shortage of Canadian charities doing important work. Most of us, however, want to ensure that the time and money we’re donating are making a maximum impact and that our charity-of-choice is ...

November 01, 2019
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Diving into British Columbia

Posted by Elizabeth Olson
|Date: November 01, 2019
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Diving into British Columbia

Peter Vassilopoulos confesses to getting hooked on snorkelling and free diving early on, “at age 11, mayb ...

Peter Vassilopoulos confesses to getting hooked on snorkelling and free diving early on, “at age 11, maybe 12,” while growing up oceanside in Cape Town. For Peter Vassilopoulos, the sea has always bee ...

November 01, 2019
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My Friend’s House

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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My Friend’s House

Linda Murphy, a 57-year-old real estate agent with Toronto’s Royal LePage, has spent the last seven month ...

Linda Murphy, a 57-year-old real estate agent with Toronto’s Royal LePage, has spent the last seven months hiking across the Pacific Crest Trail, which is over 4,000 km long and equivalent in length a ...

November 01, 2019
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An INSPIRED Makeover: Nanaimo Edition

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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An INSPIRED Makeover: Nanaimo Edition

After photo by Ramona Lam Photography. Qualicum resident Janice Whaley says her makeover made her feel 20 ...

After photo by Ramona Lam Photography. Qualicum resident Janice Whaley says her makeover made her feel 20 years younger. The retired high school teacher was looking for an adventure when she applied f ...

November 01, 2019
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Something to Share

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: November 01, 2019
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Something to Share

Everyone has something to share. Right now, I am sharing a snuggle with a warm, purring cat. It can be as ...

Everyone has something to share. Right now, I am sharing a snuggle with a warm, purring cat. It can be as simple as this or it can be a project you begin and share with family or community. What talen ...

November 01, 2019
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REBOOT- November 2019

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REBOOT- November 2019

Photo of Genise Gill. GENISE GILL is a repeat rebooter. Between founding small businesses, travelling the ...

Photo of Genise Gill. GENISE GILL is a repeat rebooter. Between founding small businesses, travelling the globe to volunteer or furthering her formal education, she finds renewed inspiration by regene ...

November 01, 2019
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Technology Resources for Caregivers

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: November 01, 2019
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Technology Resources for Caregivers

Although 71 per cent of caregivers are interested in using technology to support their caregiving tasks, ...

Although 71 per cent of caregivers are interested in using technology to support their caregiving tasks, only seven per cent are using care-related technology, according to AARP’s 2016 Caregiving and ...

November 01, 2019
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Meat Substitutes: Buyer Beware

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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Meat Substitutes: Buyer Beware

A focus on eating more plant-based foods is certainly a good health practice. Since meat doesn’t offer he ...

A focus on eating more plant-based foods is certainly a good health practice. Since meat doesn’t offer health-boosting antioxidants or fibre, choosing to occasionally enjoy a meat substitute – like a ...

November 01, 2019
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A Serendipitous Legacy Lives On

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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A Serendipitous Legacy Lives On

When Dennis Minaker was growing up in Coquitlam, he never envisioned he would one day become a writer. In ...

When Dennis Minaker was growing up in Coquitlam, he never envisioned he would one day become a writer. In fact, he pursued a profession in nursing. Drawn by the flexibility of the job and the opportun ...

November 01, 2019
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Redefining Exotic in Churchill

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Redefining Exotic in Churchill

My travel dreams have always been of exotic, far-off lands. Foreign-ness is alluring to me, like the trop ...

My travel dreams have always been of exotic, far-off lands. Foreign-ness is alluring to me, like the tropics with 365 days a year of hot weather or camels in the Sahara Desert. But on a recent learnin ...

November 01, 2019
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