Joanne Richard

Paralympian Graeme Murray is true gold! The tenacious sledge hockey player has never let his disability hold him back and he wants to help kids with disabilities live life with confidence by turning small actions into victories and independence.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s superman! Actually – it's dad, that special hero in your life, the best man you know. He went to every soccer practice, gave you piggy back rides through the park, and ran alongside your two-wheeler until you could do it on your own.

Look who’s laughing - likely you! Good ol’ dad has doled out some sage words of wisdom over the years, some we took because he was watching, but we discarded lots too.

Don’t miss this opportunity to get seriously patriotic. Spread the party vibes by showing your love for our amazing country – eat, drink and look merry with things that you can continue to enjoy long after the party’s over.

Spread the joy this Canada Day with a delicately custom-designed I Love Canada bracelet, specially made for the nation's momentous birthday.

School’s out and screens are in. Welcome to scream time.

In our gazillion channel universe, a blessing has become a curse. The mere thought of picking one TV show to add to our already overwhelmed queue provokes anxiety.

Look out, man cave! Say hello to your new neighbour, the She Shed.

Stephanie Yiu has designs on romance. Her S.B.L label - Struck By Love - is geared to those hit by Cupid's arrow, and making their way down the aisle in style.

Two-time Olympic medalist and soccer star Christine Sinclair is on the attack against Multiple Sclerosis and is kicking up awareness big time.

Hey, weekend warrior, take it easy! While camping is more popular than ever, all that packing, lugging, setting up tents and building fires, takes plenty of flexibility and stamina. Don’t push your luck and pull your back while throwing yourself into this favourite pastime.

Today is International Day of Friendship and who better to friend on this day than best buds Drs. Sanda Bernstein and Wendy Rapaport. They struck up a friendship fifty years ago in a New York restaurant bathroom – and “we never stopped talking, even though most women would have been politely quiet when they closed the stall doors,” says Rapaport.

You can run but you can’t hide. The tree pollen vortex is subsiding but get set for ragweed to spew out tiny particles of misery. Part two of the agony and the allergy is mere weeks away!

There’s no getting over Rover.

What with all the back-to-school messaging everywhere, many kids already feel like they have the weight of the world on their shoulders. Throw in a heavy backpack and they’re not only lugging around a painful load, but a potentially dangerous one too.

In theory, August is a blissful reprieve from the stress of the homework, academic pressure and social scrutiny. Not anymore!

Going to university brings lots of gains – new friendships, knowledge, clubs and freedom.

There’s a crisis in Canadian classrooms – children are going to school hungry.

Wanna feed feed your kids bodies, minds and imaginations? Buy them a book. Or just read to them - books give kids the opportunity to explore, dream and learn, yet 25% of Canadian households don’t have a single book in them. Add to that 30% of grade three students lack basic literacy skills.

Silence is deadly.

Friendship is about giving and receiving but just how far would you go for a friend? A part of your liver? Would you give a kidney?

Instead of staring down at your phone take a moment and look up: It's autumn! Ignore your default mode to curl up on the couch as cool temperatures take over.

Age is just a number – and Dr. Frieda Birnbaum certainly isn’t counting. She had twins at the age of 60. At 65 she reinvented herself and launched a career as a media psychologist. At 70 she’s about to release her third book, Shattering the Mold, about stepping outside of the box, and is planning a reality TV show with her 10-year-old twins.

We spend hours every week being entertained on social media by fat cats, adorable puppies and silly hamsters. YouTube’s endless stream of cuteness is posted ad nauseam and consumed voraciously.

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