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Quiz: Do you know your Canadian trivia?
Do you think you're a Canadian trivia buff? Take our quiz to find out!
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How to host a silent auction
3 easy steps to hosting a charitable silent auction at your house.
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My volunteer summer vacation
Enjoy your summer while doing something worthwhile.
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Interview with author Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood speaks to Canadian Living about her writing, her attempts at knitting and her no-holds-barred approach to energy conservation.
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Breaking bread together
Find out how a school snack program brought a community together.
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Edmonton's Old Strathcona Farmer's Market
Todd Babiak describes this lively farmer's market, then (sausages, perogies) and now (organic chicken, patchouli).
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10 steps to an easy move
Moving to a new home, city or country? Here are some strategies that will make things simple.
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I want to make a difference
Overwhelming numbers of teens and young adults volunteer their time and talents. Here's how you can help them help others.
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Plant seeds of hope
Tips for volunteers in a community garden
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Quick tips for tech etiquette
Mind your manners with these easy-to-follow rules for enjoying your tech gadgets.
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Book club guide: Everything you need to start a book club
A successful book club is easy to start. Find out how you can start your own book club with the tips in this guide.
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Book club guide: The Flying Troutmans, by Miriam Toews
Days after being dumped by her boyfriend, Hattie hears her sister Min has been checked into a psychiatric hospital, and finds herself flying back to Winnipeg to take care of Thebes and Logan, her niece and nephew. Not knowing what else to do, she loads the kids, a cooler, and a pile of CDs into their van and they set out on a road trip in search of the children's long-lost father, Cherkis.
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Book club guide: A Complicated Kindness, by Miriam Toews
Winner of the Governor General's Award and a Giller Prize Finalist, Miriam Toews's third novel has earned both critical acclaim and a long and steady position on national bestseller lists.
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Book club guide: Summer of My Amazing Luck, by Miriam Toews
Lucy Van Alstyne always thought she'd grow up to become a forest ranger. Instead, at the age of eighteen, she's found herself with quite a different job title: Single Mother on the Dole. As for the father of her nine-month-old son, Dillinger, well…it could be any of number of guys.
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Book club guide: Swing Low - A Life, by Miriam Toews
Published in 2000, Swing Low: A Life won both the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award and the Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction. The book garnered praise for, among other things, the remarkable courage and candour Toews displayed in writing about her father's struggle with bipolar disorder and his suicide.
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Quick and easy fixes for life's little problems
You may not have a magic wand, but these DIY solutions for life's little emergencies are the next best thing.
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Canadian celebrities' favourite moments from 2011
Some of our favourite Canadian celebrities share their best moments from 2011 with us.
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Shopping with a conscience
Harness your purchasing power to make a difference by frequenting charitable and fair-trade shops. Bonus: the great prices will make you feel good, too!
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How microloans starting at $25 can help change the world
Learn where you can start lending small amounts of money to help others grow their businesses in the developing world.
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Me to We: Discover your key role in the world community
Learn how Craig and Marc Kielburger became accidental activists, founding Me to We, their vehicle for social change. You'll also find out about the Canadian Living Me to We Awards and meet the winners of each year.
