Lifestyle

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.

Move over, self-driving cars, self-driving strollers are here to steal the spotlight. A Canadian-based startup is creating a lot of buzz at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, for their offering of a stroller that includes hands-free navigation. But before you panic and think “wow, that sounds incredibly unsafe,” there’s one huge

It’s not every day you see an advertisement for a free house. A man who lives on a farm west of Regina says he wants to give away an old home on his property. Daniel Poissant made a post on Reddit close to a week ago with hopes of finding someone who will take up

Whether it’s starting a new diet, reading more, travelling more or spending less time on your cellphone, New Year’s resolutions are a lot harder to carry out than they seem. “I’ve been there before,” Chelsea Powell, certified life and empowerment coach in Toronto, ON, told Global News. “I’ve set New Year’s resolutions and I’ve fallen short.”