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Anny Scoones: For Valentine's and Family Day, a selection of Canadian inventions

Anny Scoones: For Valentine's and Family Day, a selection of Canadian inventions

This week, I discovered a very 颅entertaining and informative book 鈥 the type of book that you can thumb through or read 颅thoroughly, the type of easy reading that might send you into a dreamy trance, or get you pondering what life is all about.
Monique Kieran: Spare a thought for the nickel on the 100th anniversary of its conception

Monique Kieran: Spare a thought for the nickel on the 100th anniversary of its conception

We tend not to carry much cash these days, and even less of it as change.
Charla Huber: We can celebrate and be disappointed at the same time

Charla Huber: We can celebrate and be disappointed at the same time

Over the past 11 months, we鈥檝e all had to learn to celebrate big accomplishments 颅differently. I鈥檝e known people who have had babies, gotten married or graduated from high school, and each of these big events has had to be celebrated differently.
Trevor Hancock: Our economic system needs to recognize the price - and value - of nature

Trevor Hancock: Our economic system needs to recognize the price - and value - of nature

A cynic, Oscar Wilde wrote, is someone who 鈥渒nows the price of everything and the value of nothing.鈥 On that basis, our 颅dominant economic system 鈥 corporate capitalism 鈥 is beyond cynical.
Geoff Johnson: How music can help kids learn to read

Geoff Johnson: How music can help kids learn to read

People, regardless of their ethnic heritage or culture, have been involved with music for a long time.
Married to discrimination: Coping with racism in a cross-cultural marriage

Married to discrimination: Coping with racism in a cross-cultural marriage

We started out as any other couple. There was attraction, common interests and a mutual desire to spend our time together as companions. Eventually, we got married and sealed the deal to share our lives together.
Monique Keiran: Pipeline projects serve up high drama, and it's not over yet

Monique Keiran: Pipeline projects serve up high drama, and it's not over yet

Pipeline projects in North America seem to come with built-in drama in the 21st century. We鈥檝e just seen the latest installment in the Keystone XL saga. U.S.
Charla Huber: Some people and cultures have been wearing masks for decades

Charla Huber: Some people and cultures have been wearing masks for decades

It doesn鈥檛 seem that masks are going anywhere. I know that one day, we won鈥檛 wear one every time we leave the car, but that鈥檚 not right now.
Anny Scoones: Book about books explores the pleasures of reading aloud

Anny Scoones: Book about books explores the pleasures of reading aloud

A few weeks ago, I received a call from New Brunswick from a woman who was a member of the oldest book club in sa国际传媒, based in Saint John.
Trevor Hancock: Achieving human potential is true prosperity

Trevor Hancock: Achieving human potential is true prosperity

Last week, I suggested that true prosperity is doughnut-shaped , but I did not define what I mean by true prosperity, nor what Doughnut Economics means for this region. I will explore the first of these topics this week and the second next week.