We Walk 4Water
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Crafter Q+A: Maxine Chan of Tulle Box Designs
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10 ways to set a fun-packed party picnic table for kids
The perfect party picnic table for kids Summer is ...
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Madeleines for Mother's Day
To celebrate Mother’s Day this year, go beyo...
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The Great Gatsby style inspiration
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5 keys to clean teeth, plus win an electric toothbrush
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Travel
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Finding a pet-friendly hotel
Will you be packing a bag for your pet for this year’s family vacation? If so, the checklist for your perfect accommodations just added another box: is the hotel pet friendly? While a hotel’s website may indicate who’s welcome, call and talk to someone directly before booking to know exactly how welcome your pet will [...]
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Can cats and allergy sufferers fly together?
Here’s a question to ponder: If you’re an airline, how do you simultaneously accommodate passengers who wish to fly with their cats while also ensuring that people who are allergic to the animal don’t suffer? It’s a question Air Canada, Jazz and WestJet have been mulling over since late last year. In December, the Canadian [...]
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Travel Talk: 25 best beaches in the world
Life’s a beach and then some, especially true if it’s a weekday morning in early January and your friends are text’ing you reminders to feed their cat as they’re getting ready to vamoose for warmer climes and you’re not. But mustn’t grumble. I’ve been lucky enough to do a bit of travelling in the last [...]
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Share your favourite road trip memory and you could be the lucky winner of a Canadian Living cookbook
Most people have fond childhood memories of road trips taken with their families. I have none. We didn’t have a car growing up so taking a family road trip was near impossible, especially with our large family (I’m one of five siblings). My husband has spent many years trying to convince me that a family [...]
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Travel Talk: Haida Gwaii Diary – There Be Lions!
Sea Lions of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia Haida Gwaii (formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands) had long been on my travel bucket list. Mere mention of the mythical archipelago of 150 or so islands 75 kilometres off the coast of west coast of northern British Columbia always conjured up for me images of lofty old-growth [...]
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Travel Talk: Festival of India, Toronto
39th Annual Festival of India Parade, Downtown Toronto Sometimes it’s worth staying home on a summer weekend to enjoy what’s on your very doorstep. I guess that’s why people rave about staycations. I stuck to my home turf in the city this past weekend and on Saturday morning I sauntered over to Yonge Street to [...]
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Friday Travel Photo Contest No. 7
Win a Canadian Living Cookbook! Congrats to all the winners in the last Friday Travel Photo Contest. More than a dozen of you correctly identified the Montreal Habitat complex in your posted answers. Please check the last contest post to see if you won. Extra points of you mentioned Le Bateau Mouche, which is pictured [...]
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Travel Talk: Friday Photo Contest No. 6
Guess where this photo was taken and win a cook-book! Okay folks, I admit it: the last Friday Photo Contest was more than a little difficult. One of my co-editors said it could be one of 10 amazing spots in Canada. They’re right. I should have shown more specific detail. That idyllic camping photo with [...]
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Travel Talk: Best Time to Visit Italy
La Vita Bella – but when? Reader question: “When is the best time of year to travel to Italy? What is the best central location for traveling around?” -Wanda Ball, New Brunswick Dear Wanda, Italy should be on everyone’s bucket list. You’ll have an amazing time. There are more ways to answer your question than [...]
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8 things to know about that new girl in your blog
Hi, my name is Jen Melo (like “mellow” and not “mee-low”). What am I doing in The Life Blog? I’m the new girl here so I could use some new friends. You can help me to feel welcome by simply posting a comment below. But first, let’s get to know one another better, shall we? [...]
