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Even the groundhog stayed in as storm cancels Groundhog Day event

A major winter storm on the East Coast disrupted one of Canada’s best-known Groundhog Day traditions this year, keeping Shubenacadie Sam out of public view on Feb. 2. Officials at...
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From roadside to shoreline

I never thought we would get one, but we did. Our family recently inherited...

The Most Unusual 911 Calls in Canada in 2025

Every year, police services and emergency communications centres across Canada issue reminders about what...

EUROPE FROM $700 A DAY

“Do you know where you are going?” the flight attendant asks. It doesn’t matter...

January Change

It is January. It is a dark month, full of weather delays and changing...

Even the groundhog stayed in as storm cancels Groundhog Day event

A major winter storm on the East Coast disrupted one of Canada’s best-known Groundhog Day traditions this year, keeping Shubenacadie Sam out of public...

From roadside to shoreline

I never thought we would get one, but we did. Our family recently inherited a dog. An older one, but very well behaved. She...

The Most Unusual 911 Calls in Canada in 2025

Every year, police services and emergency communications centres across Canada issue reminders about what 911 is meant for. Fires. Medical emergencies. Crimes in progress....

EUROPE FROM $700 A DAY

“Do you know where you are going?” the flight attendant asks. It doesn’t matter how snappily I dress, whether I slap on lipstick or...

January Change

It is January. It is a dark month, full of weather delays and changing plans. The faster you try to go, the more the...

The power of awe: How nature can transform our perspective

A large swarm of anchovies recently swam into Semiahmoo Bay near White Rock, British Columbia, staying for about a week. The abundance of tiny...

Pet Peeves

Can a dog have a pet peeve? Well, I am a pet. But am I a peeve? The origin of this word, of course, is...

Orion the Hunter 

I  once heard a story about a goddess named Artemis. As the goddess of the hunt, wild animals and archery, she was known to...

The December Sun

Her low, blinding illumination makes it hard to hide from the weathered truth. She is stingy with her gifts, a coy sun, sometimes barely...

THE GIFTS WE BEAR

The first gifts have arrived from the east; socks, mittens and toques for everyone in the family, knitted by Grandma Susie. I wear her...

U.S. actions near Venezuela portend an oily catastrophe

Canada’s government has been silent about the United States killing people on boats off the Venezuela coast. Whether or not the boats were being...

The Year I Took the Long Way Home

It is that time of year for reflection. Christmas is soon to arrive. The time was once widely celebrated as a season of giving...

Constellations of the Winter Solstice

December is here, and it heralds the end of our calendar year. The seasons turn ever onward in their eternal cycle, so when the...

The Long Way Is the Point

There are days when my mind wanders. There are days when, like I know it is for many, that feeling of anxiety seems to accompany...

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