So Sweet! Cookies & Baked Goods: The Sweetest Thing Bakery promises to make your holiday season as sweet as it can be. The beautifully decorated shop in Kerr Village is open six days a week or view the online store to pre-order Christmas treats. The bakery offers an array of …
By Laurie Wallace-Lynch PHOTO CREDIT: Stacey Van Berkel Let’s face it, who doesn’t want to have more joy in their life? Lifestyle and TV décor expert Debbie Travis, of Painted House fame, now lives in a thirteenth century villa in Tuscany, Italy, where she offers week-long retreats for women from …
By Kelly Putter In a lifelong career built on publicly sharing thoughts and feelings through music, Rik Emmett approaches his latest work, his most personal yet, with passion, humility and just a hint of healthy angst. At 68, the former Triumph front man’s latest pet project is an autobiographical collection …
Warmer days are ahead, which means more time by the poolside or on the porch. Wherever you may be, relaxing with a good book is a necessity. Take your pick from these books by Canadian authors to kickstart your summer reading. Instamom by Chantel Guertin In this modern fictional …
The Company: The Rise and Fall of The Hudson’s Bay Company By Stephen R. Bown Review by Danielle Leonard Right from the first paragraph of The Company: The Rise and Fall of The Hudson’s Bay Company, I was hooked. The story starts in 1665 on the streets of a destitute …
Reviewed by Jenna Mohammed After reading Naomi Klein’s latest novel, On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal, shopping for reusable beeswax wraps seemed like the glamourous and superficial side of the global warming issue. I thought if we could all reduce, reuse and recycle on a …
The Answer Is…: Reflections on my Life by Alex Trebek Alex Trebek has, and continues to, live a full life. The beloved host of Jeopardy! wrote this memoir chronicling his life of the good, bad and in-between. In March 2019, Trebek announced he was battling stage IV pancreatic cancer and …
By Danielle Leonard How is it possible that a Miss World pageant that look place in 1970 in London, England inspired a star-studded movie and a memoir penned by the pageant winner 50 years later? Here are a couple hints: The live event was disrupted by the very first protest …
Reviewed by Danielle Leonard Did you know that your body is much better off if you breathe through your nose instead of your mouth? Or that mouth breathing disrupts sleep and can cause sleep apnea? If these claims surprise you, as they did me, then you will likely be intrigued and …