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From Selfies to Video Games: New Addictions We Need to Talk About

Advancements in technology lead to a whole new set of mental health issues. Addictions to video games, taking selfies, and social media are real things – and issues we should pay attention to if we are going to (finally) take mental health as seriously as the government, companies, and changemakers

Retro, Reimagined and Really Easy: Canada’s 2018 Food Trends

A resurgence of the leftover, retro-inspired dishes, cook-and-cut sheet meals, freak shakes and grow-it-yourself goodness – it’s all on the table for 2018. Loblaw recently released their 2018 Canadian Food Trends – a prediction of what Canadians will be eating in the upcoming year, as forecasted by the Loblaw Food

Snap Out of the Holiday Movie Spell: Love at First Sight isn’t Real

I don’t know about you, but the past month has meant Sundays full of feel-good holiday movies on the couch. Whether it means a Hallmark Movie of the Week or the big Hollywood classics that reemerge each year like Love Actually and The Holiday, these warm, fuzzy films have one

Gifting 101: The Etiquette of Giving Spirits

Alcohol can make a thoughtful, well-received gift just as much as anything else (at least, it does for us). But when it comes to gifting spirits – whether that means a vintage bottle of wine or a bottle of single-malt scotch whisky – you need to be smart about it

Three Days Off Work to Grieve is Not Long Enough

A non-profit grief-counselling group from British Columbia has the right idea – and anyone who has lost a loved one would probably agree. Last week, the Camp Kerry Society said that the length of bereavement leave given to Canadian employees needs to be increased beyond three days. That’s right: The