Local Life
Viva Vitality: Reducing impact of financial strain
By Chloe Trautman on December 2nd, 2022
Many of us are feeling the stress and burden of increasing prices of groceries, gas and other necessities due to inflation. Finances are ranked as one of the top four stresses in the lives of Canadians, that is a powerful factor that impacts one’s health. Therefore, income is listed as the No. 1 Social Determinant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: A Victorian Christmas
By Dayna Walls on December 2nd, 2022
As the Christmas season approaches, the idea of tradition is always top of mind. Many of our celebratory activities today have evolved from traditions that have been celebrated throughout history, from all over the world. Over time, these traditions have changed, transformed, and grown in different ways. Tracing them back to their roots helps us ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miywasin Moment: Championing change
By JoLynn Parenteau on November 30th, 2022
“When women gather, healing begins.” – teaching of Elder Linda Boudreau Semaganis For four days last week, Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak, Women of the Metis Nation, welcomed more than 200 women and two-spirit delegates for LFMO’s annual policy forum in Ottawa, the traditional unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin nation and homeland of the Metis. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Your Money: Tax loss selling
By Matt Solberg on November 26th, 2022
Of course, when investing we hope for gains, but unfortunately it doesn’t also work out that way. 2022 has turned out to be a year investors will want to put behind them, but there could be silver lining by using some losses investors have in their portfolio to reduce taxes. It’s called ‘tax loss selling’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Let’s not give them more reasons
By Roland Weisbrot on November 26th, 2022
In Luke 21, Jesus gives what is perhaps His most exhaustive account of what those who believe should expect going forward. One particularly poignant comment made by Jesus in verse seventeen is as follows: “Everyone will hate you because of me” (NIV). Now this sounds unpleasant because it is; however, it should come as no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Loss
By Linda Hancock on November 26th, 2022
Often we talk about grief only in connection with death of another person but there are many other things that can throw us into grief such as: 1. Career Change – Being terminated by an employer can be a horrible situation. Sometimes people are fired from a job without just cause and sometimes their own ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Under pressure
By Patty Rooks on November 26th, 2022
Often times when I watch the weather on the news, they are throwing out so many weather terms it is sometimes difficult to understand how it is all related to what is going to happen outside that day. One term I hear a great deal about is BAROMETRIC PRESSURE. The forecaster will say the weather ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: What have we learned in 30 years?
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on November 25th, 2022
This week entails a visit to the Gifford-Jones archives. What follows is an excerpt from a column on diabetes published thirty years ago. What has changed in society? You be the judge. November 1992: Diabetes results from an abnormal handling of food by the body. Normally some food is converted into a sugar called glucose. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miywasin Moment: Stories of hope
By JoLynn Parenteau on November 23rd, 2022
“The load of our history is heavy and beautiful, delicate and powerful, tragic and resilient.” – from the poem We Are the Sash by Tasha Hilderman, Metis Stories of Hope anthology There is a palpable feeling of anticipation in the air. Dozens are in line, eagerly awaiting admittance to the new Muttart Theatre in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s Up Doc?: What do we know about vitamin B12 deficiency?
By DR. NOORALI BHARWANI on November 22nd, 2022
Even after more than 100 years, vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is still the subject of intense research. Vitamin B12 plays an important role in red blood cell formation, cell metabolism, nerve function and the production of DNA. As we know, the function of DNA is to store all of the genetic information that a person needs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Why is snow white?
By PATTY ROOKS on November 19th, 2022
Please do not hate me, but I have to be honest with all of you, I am quite enjoying the snow we are getting. Do not misunderstand, I am not fond of the extreme cold, but seeing the snow outside really puts me in a much more festive mood as it makes me think about ... Read More »
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