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Shannon Corregan: Tweets from space are cool for all of us

Shannon Corregan: Tweets from space are cool for all of us

On Tuesday, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield participated in a question-and-answer session with secondary and middle-school students at the Telus World of Science in Edmonton.
L. Ian MacDonald: Fifty years later, Pearson’s legacy lives on

L. Ian MacDonald: Fifty years later, Pearson’s legacy lives on

Any serious list of great Canadian prime ministers includes Lester B. Pearson, who brought the Liberal party back to government half a century ago in the election of April 8, 1963.
Do something every day that makes you sweat...

Do something every day that makes you sweat...

...AND THEN SEND ME THE PR OOF! I'll po st it o n my S weat T -Shirt Contest Page ! When I started th is blog 3 months ago, I took a picture every week o r so of my sweaty t-shir t...
Les Leyne: One problem politicians will ignore

Les Leyne: One problem politicians will ignore

There was quite a contrast this week between real-life problems and political problems. The campaign teams spent much of Tuesday jockeying for position.
David Bly: Book-lovers’ heaven at the TC book sale

David Bly: Book-lovers’ heaven at the TC book sale

I was busted. I had tried to hide the book behind my math workbook, but it didn’t work. Mr. Meldrum, with that sixth sense teachers have, knew it wasn’t Grade 9 math that was holding my attention.
Comment: Sending jobs offshore hurts Canadian workers

Comment: Sending jobs offshore hurts Canadian workers

Corporate sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ seems increasingly comfortable profiting from government regulations and Canadian consumers with little concern for this country’s workers.
Weigh-In Wednesday #11

Weigh-In Wednesday #11

April 3rd, 2013 - Happy 46th Birthday to my April Fool, Stéphane Gagnon! But first, let me celebrate Weigh-in Wednesday with a little happy dance. Last week was an insane loss of 6.3 pounds and this week was a decent loss of 4.
Eternal Optimism

Eternal Optimism

I am working in the garden and a hummingbird whizzes past only to see my empty feeder. Her presence reminds me that I need to fill it with the clear, sugary liquid she enjoys.
Naomi Lakritz: Thatcher knew women couldn’t have it all

Naomi Lakritz: Thatcher knew women couldn’t have it all

Oh, no, not another woman telling her fellow women how they should live their lives! We had barely recovered from Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton University professor and former bigwig at the U.S.
Les Leyne: Milk flowing from pre-election faucet

Les Leyne: Milk flowing from pre-election faucet

Two back-to-back beverage announcements and dozens of news releases in the last week leave the strong impression an election is coming.