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Hurray for Labour Day!

September 4, 2022

Labour Day in Canada has a long history. It’s worth celebrating!

August 26, 2022

Had she lived, today would have been my mama’s 102nd birthday. It would also have been my parents’ 77th wedding anniversary. My parents got married

August 16, 2022

I recently came across this quotation by Brandon Sanderson: “The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give

August 9, 2022

I heard an interesting idea on CBC Radio the other day, on one of the summer reruns. Canadian novelist Katherena Vermette was talking about her

December 28, 2021

Special things help us remember special people. But telling their stories is even better.

November 8, 2021

Junk—like beauty—is in the eye of the beholder. With a bit of science and creativity, junk can be transformed into useful things.