We are Canadian
What does it mean to be Canadian?
A few years ago, the Guardian in the U.K. ran an article on misconceptions about Canada. The paper used an…
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Could you pass the Canadian citizenship test?
If I were trying to get my Canadian citizenship, I’d be waiting another four to eight weeks to try again.…
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Friends for life
Becoming friends with someone outside your age group offers a rich and rewarding experience. Not only can meaningful intergenerational friendships positively impact physical and mental health, reduce ageist beliefs and combat social isolation, they can also provide value, perspective and support in a way that same-age friendships might not be able to.
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Strategies for aging well
Statistics Canada reports that 18 per cent of Canadians were aged 65 or older as of July 1, 2020. That’s nearly 6.9 million adults, many of whom will wrestle with health and socio-economic challenges in their later years.
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Let the good times roll
The game sounds straightforward enough. “One team rolls the little white ball down the rink,” says Dave Allen (District 11 Waterloo Region). “They try to get a bowl close to it, and you try to get a bowl close. When you run out of bowls, you walk down and count up the points.”
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Put more Canada on your plate
On July 1, 2021, Canada turns 154, and we’re celebrating all things Canadian, including some top-notch healthy foods that come from our home and native land. Dig in to these homegrown nutritional powerhouses.
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Alzheimer’s research shows early promise
Researchers are making headway in identifying — and perhaps even preventing — Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. Here’s a roundup of some of the most recent developments in the field.
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What’s good for the goose
In 1960, while working for Shell Oil in Jasper Park, Alta., I bought a weekend edition of the Globe and Mail. Inside was a 30-page insert advertising secondary school teaching positions at every school board in Ontario.
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A summer of desserts
These recipes follow the Canadian fruit harvest, starting with spring rhubarb and strawberries, and continuing through summer cherries, blueberries and peaches. They are generously sized — perfect for families or to take to the cottage or camp — and leftovers make welcome encores.
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What being Canadian means to me
To answer the question “What does it mean to be Canadian?” I go directly to a quote by the great Canadian and musician Gordon Lightfoot: “You just get the vibes of your surroundings and it rubs off on you.”
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The song of the sea
In July 2009, Dominique Aucouturier (District 2 Thunder Bay) and Richard Kolomeychuk, her life companion of 40 years, boarded their sailboat, Petite Ourse, and set off from Toronto to realize their retirement dream: to sail around the world.
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5 ways to stretch a solo income
Whether you’re single, or part of a solo-income household, these five strategies could help you maximize your income and feel more secure about your finances.
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RTOERO’s own Juno award winners
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) or the Guess Who.
—Kevin Power (District 38 Lambton)
There’s no place like home
I was born and raised in Toronto and taught there for years. I had explored much of Ontario’s beautiful cottage country, but I’d never seen a mountain nor an ocean — I was busy and hesitant to travel during my career.
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