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How to stay active in Winter
By Cheryl Song Keeping active is important for all ages, in all seasons. However, in wintertime, your physical activity level may be drastically reduced, especially if you’re not yet used to the cold,...
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Summertime activities — and safety — for your family
By Cheryl Song As summer is now upon us, enjoy the beautiful nature Canada has to offer by spending some quality family time together outside. Many outdoor activities are affordable and are part of...
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Connect with snow
By Cheryl Song As winter weather gets darker and colder outside, people tend to stay indoors. Combined with being new to the country and not having many friends or relatives nearby, it is even more...
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Fitness for seniors
Leader for the Scottsdale Centre Hearts-in-Motion walking club Elizabeth Chang. By Jerome Wakeland “You just need comfortable shoes. That’s it!” Elizabeth Chang, a Chinese immigrant and senior, is...
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Preparing for Spring
By Josephine Lim All across the country, spring means warmer weather and an excuse to put away the parka and mittens, but it also takes a few weeks of temperature up and downs before the warm weather...
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Transitioning to Spring weather
By Josephine Lim With our country being such a huge landmass, warmer weather settles in at different times in different places. On any given spring day, one province could get hit with a snowstorm...
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By Josephine Lim After surviving the tough winter months, your home and garden will probably need a little cleaning before looking nice again. Here are some tips to ensure your home will be in good...
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Preparing your garden for Spring
By Peter Prakke What a cultural and climatic change it must be coming from wherever you used to call home to Canada. Walking through the streets of any given town or city in Canada you will see a...
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10 reasons why I love Canadian winter: Mayank Bhatt
So, who’s afraid of the mighty Canadian winter? Not me; not any longer. In a little more than two years of living in Canada, I’m no longer in dread of the long and harsh winter. In fact, I was actually...
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Are you prepared for an earthquake?
Are you prepared for an earthquake? David Basco was at work when his office building started shaking on Aug. 23in Toronto. “I saw the keys hanging on my cupboard start to shake, and people from the...
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Skills for Success: always look on the bright side of life
December in Canada. Shorter days, foggy mornings and, at times, blizzard-like weather. This time of year can adversely affect our mood, outlook on life, and our ability to cope in times of change,...
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Let’s abolish February, and head to warmer months
Most of you will agree that this winter has been pretty severe. It’s been the coldest winter I’ve experienced since I’ve been here (this is my sixth Canadian winter). It started early, and temperatures...
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Feeling cold this winter? Try living up North!
Jocelyn Curteanu. Photo by Christian Kuntz Jocelyn Curteanu knows a lot about winter, even though she was born in the tropical Philippines. The 43-year-old now lives in Whitehorse, Yukon, where she...
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Winter’s here!
Every new immigrant has to get through it: that first Canadian winter. Temperatures well below freezing, snow blizzards and high winds can all seem daunting — if not downright terrifying — but it...
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Good winter health
The days get shorter, the nights longer and the weather colder, making it harder to get out and stay fit. It also means that cold and flu season is back in full swing. You don’t have to succumb to...
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Bundle up with suitable winter wear
When it comes to braving your first Canadian winter, there’s some dressing guidelines you’ll want to keep in mind for you and your family during both milder and colder days. Let’s have a look at the...
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Emergency Preparedness Week: be ready for disasters
You have moved to Canada, a safe and stable haven compared to many other countries. Most newcomers’ priorities navigate around finding a job and a good school for the children, settling in a friendly...
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Daylight saving time: use the switch to change more than just your clocks
Daylight saving time will come to an end on the first Sunday of November, so it is time to turn back the clocks one hour to standard time, which means you gain an extra hour. While these time changes...
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An immigrant’s first white winter remembered
“Whoa, this is amazing and so beautiful, it is like cotton flakes were falling from the sky”, I told my wife and our two children 23 years ago, when we saw snow falling for the first time through the...
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Earthquake! Are you ready if the big one hits?
British Columbians felt their homes shaking yesterday evening when an earthquake hit. While it occurred outside Victoria, people felt it throughout the Lower Mainland into the Interior. While this was...
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