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“Mamma, Do You Love Me?” – A New Poetry Book by Dominique Forbes

“MAMMA, DO YOU LOVE ME?” – Life through the eyes of a child who sees no grey is a poetry book that consists of 100 + poems, has been tested and proven! ABOUT THE BOOK [...]
Children & Family

Family meals are good for the grown-ups, too, not just the kids

For all the parents feeling exhausted by the cooking, cleaning and planning of a million meals during the pandemic, there’s some good news. Commensality, or the sharing of food with others, is beneficial for your [...]
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Baby bees love carbs, experiments show – here’s why that matters

Wild bees are essential for sustaining the landscapes we love. A healthy community of wild pollinators ensures that most flowering plants have an A-team pollinator species and a reserve bench of backups. Honeybees – just one bee species [...]
Careers

Top football recruits bring in big money for colleges – COVID-19 could threaten revenue

Colleges and universities are spending more than ever to land the nation’s top football recruits, with some schools having boosted their recruiting budgets by more than 300% in the last five years. These budgets can surpass US$2 million [...]

What adds value to your house? How to decide between renovating and selling

May 3, 2021

The government’s HomeBuilder scheme allows certain home owners to apply for a tax-free grant of A$25,000 if they are spending between $150,000 and $750,000 renovating a home or building a new home. Eligibility criteria are strict. The scheme has […]

Have you tested your home for cancer-causing radon gas?

May 3, 2021

Back in 2013, in my first winter in my newly renovated Calgary home, I spent $45 on a radon testing kit. This was a logical move. I am an assistant professor in the Cumming School […]

Renovating your home could ruin your relationship … but it doesn’t have to

May 3, 2021

Many Canadians have turned to home renovations to find space — both literally and metaphorically — after a year of working, learning, exercising and doing just about everything else from home. As we head into spring and […]