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Global Voices: We need a better way to assess countries than GDP

The world’s second-worst oil spill, the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, killed 11 people and poured 750 million litres of crude oil into the ocean. But it was a boon for the U.S. economy.
The key to better baby food is making it yourself, say cookbook authors

The key to better baby food is making it yourself, say cookbook authors

TORONTO It may be tempting to buy jars of prepared baby food, but you might not be doing your child any favours nutritionally, says holistic nutritionist Jill Hillhouse.
Cookbook chronicles editor’s life after Gourmet

Cookbook chronicles editor’s life after Gourmet

Ready for a deep dive into the dismantling of Gourmet magazine? Ruth Reichl is ready to share. Actually, it’s more about how that dismantling uprooted the life of the magazine’s former editor-in-chief, but the stories tread similar ground.
Plus-size retailer Torrid comes to Canada

Plus-size retailer Torrid comes to Canada

While some shoppers may struggle to locate garments in a specific style or colour, Ashlie Callender faces an even greater obstacle: finding clothes that will fit her curvy frame.
Crafty home decor ideas to tell your family's story

Crafty home decor ideas to tell your family's story

Every home tells a story. Some only whisper it through a handful of clues: a wedding photo on a fireplace mantle, perhaps, and maybe a few other framed photos scattered around a living room.
Doctors take aim at falls

Doctors take aim at falls

New guidelines set out five key strategies for preventing injuries among elderly
Global Voices: Syrians are one wave in ocean of refugees

Global Voices: Syrians are one wave in ocean of refugees

Abdibasi Ahmed Hussein hasn't spoken a word in eight years. Not since a cruise missile killed the 14-year-old boy’s father and brother in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 2008.
No need to use up a whole room for the modern home office

No need to use up a whole room for the modern home office

Maybe you dash off work emails while making dinner, or you squeeze in a half-hour of work on a spreadsheet before bedtime. The line between “at work” and “at home” has become a blurry one for many people, and for others it has disappeared entirely.

First day of class is all about hooking up

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — They’d barely arrived on campus at St. Bonaventure University, but already the new students were talking about hooking up. Administrators didn’t mind.
College fraternities: ‘They’re in charge of parties’

College fraternities: ‘They’re in charge of parties’

WASHINGTON — Given all the inequities foisted upon Canadian consumers compared to the spoiled shoppers to their south, it’s safe to assume few have spent significant time dwelling on the absence of choice when it comes to wooden bum-spanking paddles.