We Walk 4Water
Last year, Spencer West climbed Mount Kilimanjaro ...
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Crafter Q+A: Maxine Chan of Tulle Box Designs
Name: Maxine Chan Location: Vancouver, B.C. Title:...
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How a creative community attracts savvy shoppers and diners
A creative community bands together to offer uniqu...
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Vietnamese Iced Coffee
If you’re anything like me, no blissful, hot...
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Guest post: Chic and easy DIY nail art
Sarah Feldman is a recent graduate of McGill Unive...
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5 keys to clean teeth, plus win an electric toothbrush
**UPDATE: This contest is now closed. What’s...
Jennifer Villamere
Member since Sep 29, 2008
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Relationship horror stories
Some of the most popular relationships articles on CanadianLiving.com are also some of the scariest. In the spirit of Halloween, here are some of our top picks: How to spot an emotional vampire Is someone you know sucking the life right out of you? Here’s the run down on how to deal with the toxic [...]
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Would you divorce Ashton?
If you’ve been through a grocery store checkout line this week, you’re sure to have gotten an eyeful of this latest load of Hollywood gossip. Allegedly, Ashton Kutcher cheated on his wife, Demi Moore, on their 6th wedding anniversary. And now all the gossip magazines and tabloid TV shows (which I hate to love) are [...]
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Herpes: Should he have to reveal his STD by law?
A Toronto man has been charged with aggravated sexual assault for allegedly failing to tell his girlfriend he has herpes. CBC News reports: “James David Hogg, 35, had unprotected consensual sex with his 28-year-old girlfriend in March without disclosing his sexual history, police allege. His girlfriend later found out he had HSV-2 genital herpes, and [...]
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Want to eat less? Dine with a guy
Women eat less when there are guys around, according to a study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology. Over 100 calories less, on average CBC News reports: “Researchers studied the eating habits of students at a food court at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. 166 participants recorded what they purchased during lunch and dinner [...]
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Would you enter to ‘win a baby?’
An Ottawa radio station is hosting a contest where women have the chance to win three IVF treatments. The prize, valued at over $35,000, could help boost the winner’s chance of conceiving a baby. A dream come true? According to the Hot 89.9 web site: “It is some people’s lifelong dream to conceive a baby, [...]
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Would you lie on your online dating profile?
Would you? What about just revealing “selective truths” to your potential suitors? As Marie says on the Canadian Living Facebook page: “I have an online dating profile and (I) didn’t lie. I just left out the bad stuff. ” Full disclosure I got thinking about what we disclose in our online dating profiles after reading [...]
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Free shipping to Canada: It’s a big deal
Here’s a great guest post from consumer savings expert, Andrea Woroch. More Canadians are shopping online than ever before, despite perceived shipping problems from e-commerce companies. We research products online but buy them in-store According to a 2010 study by the JC Williams Group, more than 55 per cent of Canadians initiate purchases via the [...]
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6 great Canadian online shopping sites
1. Dealuxe Finally! A place to shop for (or “window shop” for) fancy clothes here in Canada. This recently-launched shopping destination offers contemporary luxury clothes, shoes, handbags, accessories and cosmetics from swish brands. Watch for exclusive deals every Thursday. Returns are free! And: Invite your friends to Dealuxe and earn $10 every time someone you [...]
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Cambodia in pictures, part 2
Hey – here’s an incredible guest post from Canadian Living’s senior life editor, Donna Paris. She’ll be a regular blogger here starting next week, so subscribe to The Life Blog today! – Jen Villamere One thing I did learn in Cambodia is that parents love their kids. They are trying their best to provide for [...]
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Cambodia in pictures, part 1
Hey – here’s an incredible guest post from Canadian Living’s senior life editor, Donna Paris. She’ll be a regular blogger here starting next week, so subscribe to The Life Blog today! – Jen Villamere Recently, I travelled to Cambodia with World Vision and Chef Roger Mooking to kick off the Cooking Up Justice campaign and [...]
