We Walk 4Water
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Crafter Q+A: Maxine Chan of Tulle Box Designs
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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
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Guest post: Chic and easy DIY nail art
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5 keys to clean teeth, plus win an electric toothbrush
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Olympic Closing Ceremony: Best Highlights
It was an evening to inspire a generation… “Inspire a generation” was truly the theme of last night’s Closing Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. London definitely succeeded in hosting a global event that celebrated our best athletes and their best efforts, and that of their families. I had the great privilege of attending the [...]
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Pampered at the Olympics!
A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. Beata Bokrossy, mother of Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden, did it. So too in fact did Christiane Despatie, mom of two-time Olympic medal-winning diver Alexandre Despatie. So I caved to the pressure, answered the call and followed in their footsteps: I agreed to go under the [...]
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Proudly Canadian
The T-shirt says it all. Wednesday was an amazing day here at the London 2012 Olympics for Canadians who are lucky enough to in London and for those who are watching from home. I feel privileged to have met a few Olympians and their family members, some of them at last night’s special ceremony at [...]
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Fave Tweets for Olympians and their moms
Winning is all the buzz on Twitter — along with talk about Mom! Folks have been highlighting the incredible social media quotient of this Olympic Games. It’s been staggering. Team Canada athletes have been swapping jokes, Tweeting words of encouragement, and crafting Facebook shout-outs about their supportive friends and families, especially the moms. As I [...]
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Meet another incredible Olympic Mom
Mom’s the word for scores of Canadian Olympians “Mama says they was magic shoes. They could take me anywhere” – Forrest Gump I’ve been secretly wanting to ask any of our 277 Canadian Olympians in London if they recall similar words of encouragement from their own mothers. If such words weren’t actually spoken, I bet [...]
