Life

By The Globe and Mail

Lifestyle (Canada)
Architect and professor R. Douglas Gillmor was eternally curious - about everyone
The Globe and Mail - Don Gillmor
R. Douglas Gillmor: Architect. Professor. Polymath. Family man. Born Sept 1, 1930, in Fort Frances, Ont.; died July 27, 2019, in Winnipeg, of pneumonia; aged 88. In 1955, when my father was studying architecture
Facebook
I’ve realized that Facebook and my cat have a lot in common
The Globe and Mail - Michael Lewis
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. Facebook is like my cat. My cat eyes me, quietly, steadily, continually. She
Lifestyle (Canada)
Your daily horoscope: August 21
The Globe and Mail - Sally Brompton
Allow your feelings to guide you, even if at times what they urge you to do runs counter to common sense. It’s not all about logic Leo – sometimes you have to trust that your heart knows best. Other people’s
Tonga
Tonga Lumina: Seeing Mont Tremblant in a dazzling new light
The Globe and Mail - Heather Greenwood Davis
“I think I’m going to skip it.” The words come from my 17-year-old son Ethan, without warning, and my heartbeat flutters in response. We’re standing with his dad and brother in line at Tonga Lumina – lighted
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A Portuguese fishing village helped me journey from grief toward hope
The Globe and Mail - Kathy Wagner
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. Sesimbra, Portugal, is a place with history. She’s known grief and loss. Her
Lifestyle (Canada)
Your daily horoscope: August 20
The Globe and Mail - Sally Brompton
You must let friends and colleagues and loved ones know what it is you are hoping to achieve over the coming 12 months. Don’t think that by revealing your plans you in some way diminish them because if
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Ask a parenting coach: How do I help my child with back-to-school worries?
The Globe and Mail - Sarah Rosensweet
Question: My son is going into a new school with new kids/teachers and he’s told me he’s nervous about it, which I totally understand. But in past new situations like this – soccer, swim lessons – he’s
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There’s more to Vikings history than brute force, Alberta exhibit shows
The Globe and Mail - Dean Bennett
The Vikings have travelled to where they’ve never been before – landlocked Alberta – as part of a touring exhibition at the new Royal Alberta Museum. Come for the swords, stay for the ship, and learn how
Lifestyle (Canada)
No more castoffs: It’s time I bought myself a brand-new bike
The Globe and Mail - J.E. Hewitt
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. A brand-new bike. There are not many words that sound better. Henry James argued
Fluoride
Experts challenge study suggesting children exposed to higher levels of fluoride in utero may have lower IQ scores
The Globe and Mail - Carly Weeks
A new Canadian study suggests children exposed to higher levels of fluoride in utero may have slightly lower intelligence scores than those not exposed to fluoride, controversial findings that are already
Lifestyle (Canada)
Shaky at best: How I came to accept my Parkinson’s diagnosis
The Globe and Mail - Allan Maki
It took just a few seconds to process what the neurologist had asked. “Has anyone in your family had Parkinson’s?” Now why would she want to know that when she’s supposed to be telling me how a pinched
Lifestyle (Canada)
Modest calorie restriction may add healthy years to your life
The Globe and Mail - Leslie Beck
It’s a tantalizing idea: Adapt your diet so that you consume fewer calories than your body burns and, as a result, you’ll live longer. That’s the concept of “calorie restriction.” Some people have been
Lifestyle (Canada)
Your daily horoscope: August 19
The Globe and Mail - Sally Brompton
You will need to find a balance between your work and your social life over the coming 12 months. By all means go out and have as much fun as you can handle but don’t forget you have commitments too. will
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If I can mow a pathway to peace with my neighbour, why can’t governments figure things out?
The Globe and Mail - John C. Perkin
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. There seems to be a lot of sabre-rattling in the world these days and it’s because
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We’re in the midst of a convenience crisis
The Globe and Mail - Gayle MacDonald
I was struck the other day by how lazy I’ve become. Not in the traditional sense of the word. I work. I have kids, a husband and a decent social life. But lazy in the sense that I seem to make decisions
Lifestyle (Canada)
Your lookahead horoscope: August 18
The Globe and Mail - Sally Brompton
Mars moves into the most materialistic area of your chart on your birthday this year, which means you need to get serious – exceptionally serious – about your work, your income and your long-term ambitions.
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How to keep your vacation high going when you get back
The Globe and Mail - Bianca Bujan
On the shelves of my glass-doored liquor cabinet sits an eclectic mix of bottled beverages, collected from destinations that I’ve visited during my travels. A tiny bottle of Don Julio tequila from Los
Lifestyle (Canada)
Your daily horoscope: August 17
The Globe and Mail - Sally Brompton
You can sense that some sort of crossroads is looming and know that very soon you will need to decide whether to go straight ahead or whether to move to the left or the right. The one thing you cannot
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Nursing home residents with advanced dementia often experience ‘burdensome interventions’ in final days of life: study
The Globe and Mail - Wency Leung
Many Ontario nursing home residents with advanced dementia, especially men, are subject to treatments and procedures that potentially add to their distress and discomfort during their final days of life,
Beauty Pageants
Why and how have beauty pageants endured? A portrait of six queens of the modern age
The Globe and Mail - Lucy Lu
I have a distinct memory of myself, at the age of 4 or 5, crying because my grandparents forbade me from wearing a dress. In their defence, it was the dead of winter. I remember wanting, so badly, to out
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How much accommodation must there be for food restrictions or preferences?
The Globe and Mail - Odessa Paloma Parker
Preference and allergies, courting comfort and pushing comfort zones – there’s a lot to be considered in today’s dining and event industries. Here are notes from the table and the kitchen when it comes
Horoscopes
Your daily horoscope: August 16
The Globe and Mail - Sally Brompton
Will this be a good year or will it be a great one? That’s the only question worth asking now because the planets indicate the year ahead has so much potential that there’s no limit to what you can accomplish.
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‘Silent’ strokes after elective surgeries in older adults double their risk of later cognitive decline, study finds
The Globe and Mail - Wency Leung
Older adults who undergo elective surgeries, such as hip or knee replacements, commonly experience “silent” strokes (strokes with no obvious symptoms) that double their risk of cognitive decline a year
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Loyal to his ideals, Doug Hartford also laughed easily and believed in human kindness
The Globe and Mail - Denise Hartford
David Joseph (Doug) Hartford: Grandfather. Traveller. Linesman. Friend. Born Dec. 18, 1937 in Northumberland County, Ont.; died Jan. 26, 2019 in Toronto, of medical fragility arising from a car crash;
Cottages
Visits to the cottage taught me the delicate art of cocktail etiquette – at the age of 7
The Globe and Mail - Mark Angus Hamlin
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. In 1976, at the age of 7, I learned a valuable lesson. We were staying at my
Lifestyle (Canada)
Your daily horoscope: August 15
The Globe and Mail - Sally Brompton
A full moon on your birthday will challenge you in ways that demand a response, so don’t think you can keep a low profile over the coming 12 months. Why would you want to anyway when there is so much on
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My 50-year-old regret: turning my back on Woodstock
The Globe and Mail - Jim Gray
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. It was the evening of Thursday, Aug. 14, 1969. I’d just turned 19. I was relaxing
Lifestyle (Canada)
Your daily horoscope: August 14
The Globe and Mail - Sally Brompton
If you can believe in yourself and what you are doing then the next 12 months will see you taking giant strides toward fulfilling your ambitions. You have the talent and the knowledge and the energy to
Lifestyle (Canada)
Bureaucratic, technological barriers impeding public’s desire for digital health innovations, conference told
The Globe and Mail - André Picard
The public is clamouring for and embracing digital health innovations – virtual visits, remote monitoring, e-prescriptions and more – but bureaucratic and technological barriers are standing in the way