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The Pieces That Remain
For the last nine years, I’ve paid tribute to my late mother by wearing her clothes
When Will We Live on the Moon?
We quiz astronaut and author Chris Hadfield
LOST & FOUND
My quest to reunite a missing wedding ring with its owner
Get Your Best Sleep Ever
Your health depends on it. Here’s the latest expert advice and tips for a good night’s rest.
ANTS IN MY PANTS
How I learned not to question children’s rhymes
CHANGING LIVES, ONE PLATE AT A TIME
BRAZIL Every bite counts in Brazil’s favelas, sprawling shantytowns on the outskirts of major cities. The country has one of the highest COVID-19 death tolls, and severe unemployment has led to 19 million Brazilians experiencing chronic hunger over the past year.
Seeing Double
A mother and son’s health issues are unexpectedly intertwined
AS KIDS SEE IT
“I can still see you sticking your tongue out at me.”
Call the Doctor
Eight signs it’s time for a post-pandemic check-up
News from the WORLD OF MEDICINE
STROKE RECOVERY: NERVE STIMULATION CAN HELP
Remind Your Manners
How to navigate friends, family and social outings in a vaccinated world
The New Birds and Bees
How the North is reinventing sex ed for young people
When Will We All Have Electric Cars?
We ask transportation researcher Josipa Petrunic
The Spark
How to keep the flame burning in your intimate relationships
The Lump
His doctor thought he had a benign cyst—then it grew to the size of a baseball
Talk It Out
Why two Arab-Canadian youth created a forum for difficult discussions
HIT THE ROAD
My family’s first RV trip was also our last
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS
From donating a kidney to writing letters to seniors, these incredible Canadians made a difference
News from the WORLD OF MEDICINE
Spending chunks of your day on the Internet can be helpful or detrimental for your mental health, depending upon what you do there. A 2020 Canadian review linked social-media use to mental distress among teens, in part because it can bring on a feeling that others look or live better than you do.
Back to the Grind
Teeth gnashing may be on the rise, but there are long-term solutions
THE NOSE KNOWS
How dogs’ ability to detect disease will revolutionize medicine
The New Golden Girls
Fed up with traditional retirement living, today’s seniors are joining forces to age in place
GOOD NEWS FIVE REASONS TO SMILE
THE HEALING POWER OF HORSES
A THOUSAND STINGS
The only way to save his friend from the killer bees was to climb up the mountain and back into the swarm
SHARK SHOW
HOW OCEAN RESEARCHERS ARE UNRAVELLING THE MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD’S MOST NOTORIOUS PREDATOR
Angry Blotches
She was misdiagnosed by multiple doctors, but never stopped asking questions
DETOXING DAD
I resented the responsibility of getting my father sober— until I realized he just needed me to be there for him
FUN AND GAMES
What I learned from playing 70 sports the year I turned 70
To Do or Not To Do
Why we procrastinate and how to stop
You're Hired!
Why one Calgary company employs the city’s homeless