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Montreal actor, singer/songwriter, and playwright Carolyn Fe debuted her role as the Filipina grandmother in Nickelodeon's New Blue's Clu...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, at least for literary addicts such as myself. It’s time for the CBC’s annual battle ...

Motherhood is a mindf#$%. Pretty bold statement, I know, so please allow this mama to share her journey with you. I am 7 months postpartum, and whi...

Join the adventure of a lifetime and watch the action-packed new trailer for Disney’s Jungle Cruise here. According to a press release...

A couple of weeks ago, my daughter went shopping with a friend one evening. While they were eating in the mall’s food court, they were approache...

Jennifer Abdulezer P.Dt. is a nutritionist who specializes in overall healthy eating, weight management, as well as management and treatment of chroni...

As a grade 7 high school student, I was asked to write an English essay about my “hopes, dreams, and aspirations for the future”. Most tee...

Joy Rodgers, one of our amazing bloggers and a cancer survivor, came up with a unique, compassionate business idea for those who are going through can...

As I pass the 20 year mark on my diabetic journey, I have come to a place of reflection on the reality of what I have been through. Before I begin wit...

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For almost two decades, Golteez Toys has been the go-to neighbourhood toy store for unique, one-of-a-kind toys, cool finds, and beautiful gifts for ki...

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An incredibly talented and successful designer who was a household name. A gifted story teller, chef and tv personality. This week the world lost two ...

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Someone once told me that you really only notice how quickly time passes once you have children. Today, on the day that my first born is graduating hi...

Normally on Wednesdays I see my psychologist. Today I saw my psychiatrist. People often ask me what the difference is or get confused between the two....

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ast week, the tragic news of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain’s deaths flooded our newsfeeds and shocked us to our cores. In April it was the pas...

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Photo: CBC CBC announced last month that Lane Merrifield and Vincenzo Guzzo will join the Dragons' Den lineup for season 13, premiering in...

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The Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, The CIBC Run for the Cure, The Weekend to End Breast Cancer; these are just a few of the very successful annual f...

Event Architect Maddy Kojakian and Virgin Radio’s Natasha Gargiulo are successful entrepreneurs, respected industry leaders, community builders,...

Dear Teenage Self, I have been thinking about you a lot lately and I wanted to tell you how happy I am that you got to be you in all your teenaged ...

I am a 38-year old woman, married with two beautiful daughters, and a house in the suburbs. I am certain that we share some common interests and hobbi...

Jonathan Levitt is a a veteran marketer, who has been at the top of his field for over two decades. He has spent over 25 years helping a diverse list ...

I'm finding myself in a free fall, a downward spiral into the depths of self hate, self doubt and general malaise. I’m working at climbing o...

Have you noticed what’s popping up on your social media newsfeeds lately? I’m not talking about your friends’ kid pictures or Donald...

On Friday January 26th, two of Montreal’s leading female influencers, Lisa Brookman and Liz Wiener, founders of Wise Women Canada, are bringing ...

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I remember when I knew was pregnant for the first time. I had this strange pulling sensation in my uterus, my boobs were beyond PMS-sore and suddenly ...

Nine years ago last night, I was in my father’s hospital room with my mother, my sister and brother waiting for my dad to die. We’d been w...

Have you heard of Blue Monday? It’s a phenomenon coined by a Welsh university professor, Dr. Will Arnall, who came up with a mathematical form...

Do you remember your real first concert? Possibly the one you had to go to accompanied by an adult. Mine was Elton John and my friend and I got to go ...

Since I was young, I fantasized about what it would mean to be a mom. Not just any mom, but an amazing mom. This dream was always so important to me a...

In retrospect, of course, I should have seen it coming. I hadn’t been feeling well for months; my appetite and sleep on a steady decline. A pers...

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Looking back, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when THE moment was.  Maybe I wasn’t paying attention and I missed it.  Maybe...

Last week, at the end of a yoga class, the teacher announced that one of the class members was expecting a new grand-baby that day. She asked us to ...

Last week, I went for a massage. I’d booked it in advance, at a spa I frequent often and with a male massage therapist I’ve seen many ti...

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Meet Maria Licoudis; RN and Care Manager at Home Care Assistance. Her story is all too familiar; too much to get done and not enough hours in a day....

Last weekend, Lisa and I had the opportunity to speak at, and participate in, the Maddy K Inspires Retreat in St. Sauveur, Québec. As big belie...

Imagine… you get a call one day offering you the chance to win a $100,000. It’s a new reality show that takes ordinary people and asks th...

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Now that the new school year is upon us, my Facebook newsfeed is full of first day of school pictures.  Many of them are with adorable kids hol...

"We Don’t See Things As They Are, We See Them As We Are.” Anais Nin Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of pregnant bellies. I ...

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Several years ago I was sitting in a psychologist’s office when my personal narrative was unexpectedly uprooted, violently rearranged, and perma...

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Dear teenage self- Here’s some friendly advice from an older, wiser 44 year old you. Being popular is very, very overrated. Friends are ...

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Growing up the 60s and 70s, my TV wonder years were warm and fuzzy. As a young child, the first TV shows I can recall are (Saturday morning) classic c...

I am a wife, mother of two young children, and a nurse at a large hospital in Boston, MA. Since the summer of 2015, when the Syrian crisis grabbed wor...

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about what it’s like to live with generalized anxiety. As one friend put it after my blog went live, “Now...

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Ever wonder what it’s like to be a single parent? When I was married, I often wondered how single parents coped and managed on their own with no...

Newly empty-nested, most days I have enough spare time to write. These days, my house is quiet, too quiet, void of noisy and chaotic distractions of (...

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Dear Kate,  I am a single lady in my mid-thirties, no children but lots of experience working with kids in different capacities. My older sist...