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This Lunar New Year, rabbit rescue groups in Canada are hoping that the Year of the Rabbit would turn out to be more about awareness — a year that not only educates people to carefully consider before adopting bunnies, but also draws focus on the rampant abandonment of these furry animals. Sometimes people “get caught up in

Jim Dandy reads the grocery store flyers every week. It’s a habit the 79-year-old retiree picked up in childhood and continued while raising three children during law school. “I learned the importance of saving five cents, and that has stuck with me,” Dandy said in an interview from his home in Niagara Falls, Ont. Grocery

Are you a Canadian looking to switch things up on the job front this year? Perhaps you want to pivot to a new path within your existing expertise, maybe you want to change fields entirely, or you might be wondering what area of study you should pursue that offers plenty of career opportunities. Recruitment company

You may have heard about Ozempic — maybe you’ve even had its commercial jingle stuck in your head. It’s a drug billed as revolutionary for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but that’s not why demand for the medication is surging. At a higher dose, the drug can be used to treat obesity, which has

It’s a social habit people have taken part in for generations, but according to new studies, people are leaving alcohol behind. Recent studies show alcohol consumption among Generation Z (those born in the late 1990s to early 2010s) is on the decline. Read more: Thinking about Dry January? Things to consider when cutting back on

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the concept of work in more ways than one. With work-from-home and hybrid office cultures becoming a reality for many, time-off policies are also changing. Last week, Microsoft became the latest company to announce that all its salaried U.S. employees will get unlimited time off, under its new policy known

The Golden Globes kicked off the 2023 awards season Tuesday night in an attempt to win back the hearts and minds of Hollywood. Up first: the red carpet. Last year NBC refused to air the 2022 ceremony, citing a scandal that revealed serious financial and ethical lapses in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the

Weight-loss drugs recently recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for some children may be appropriate in some cases even in Canada — and used in addition to changes in health behaviour and lifestyle, according to some experts. The new guidelines issued in the U.S. — the first in over a decade — focus

Leave it to a mom to get it done. A Sikh woman from Ontario wanted her three sons to know the joys of bike riding with abandon, but there was a pretty big obstacle standing in her way: She couldn’t find a helmet that would accommodate their turbans. Young Sikh boys wear a patka —

The votes are in and the Brownies will now officially be known as “Embers.” Girl Guides of Canada (GGC) announced the name change Wednesday after inviting members of the Canadian Guiding community to cast their votes on two potential new names — Comets and Embers — for the unit that welcomes seven- and eight-year-old girls.