Today marks a bittersweet anniversary. 62 years ago, my mother embarked on a journey across the ocean to make her home in Canada. Originally, she wanted to emigrate to the United States, having seen countless 40s and 50s films with the beckoning arm of the Statue of Liberty. She ended…

Who hasn’t spent hours colouring in an adult colouring book? Invariably, one of the markers I use runs out and I ruin the picture by introducing a new colour. Enter the Colouring for Adults app and gone are the markers that seem to dry up with just a hint of…

Reading about someone’s quest to lose weight is not always a pleasurable read, I’ll grant you that. On my way to the bottom, I have made many observations about being on this side of the scale: All Sizes Are Not Equal In the past, I would see an item of clothing on the rack and…

With the advent of social media, getting the ear of a business to complain about a product, an experience, or the behaviour of an employee is much easier than it used to be. When I was a kid, I used to ‘work’ in a health food store, on Avenue Road…