After months of negotiations it was announced last week that the Canadian government and Google had reached an agreement to have the online search engine giant pay towards the creation of Canadian News. This deal […]
A few years ago, my wife and I began watching a UK property show called Escape to the Country. The show’s host helps a potential home owner move to a rural spot in the United […]
Not long after our second oldest child was born, I decided to rid myself of this trunk of old toys. Most of it was Transformers from the 1980s. I had a number of these robots-in-disguise. […]
Growing up, my musical influences were diverse. The 80s and 90s were filled with a variety of one-hit-wonder groups and top-charting radio groups. I listened to everything but one of the most influential was The […]
I loathe the semi-annual time change that we are subjected to. Loathe is too kind of a word, maybe despise is a better word. Or the two words together – loathe and despise – that […]
Sports betting has been legal in one form or another in Ontario for over 30 years. Over the years, it has expanded as legislation removed more and more restrictions on betting. The flood gates have […]
We live in a country that espouses freedom of individuals to be who they are. It is written into the fabric of our constitution. It is a fundamental right that is ingrained into the Charter […]
This past weekend I had to work on a small home renovation project. I was up against a deadline and this work had to get done to fix my error in cutting a corner. Last […]
My former family doctor told me I needed to lose some weight after my 30th birthday. He said that if I didn’t lose weight by the time I hit 40, it would be much more […]
I am not a baker. In our family dynamic, my spouse Isabell is the baker, and I am the cook. Cooking is art. A pinch of this, dash of that, and a little char goes […]
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