“May you live in interesting times…” is often attributed to an old Chinese proverb that doubles as a curse. Interesting times most often come fraught with difficulties and challenges and there is no doubt we are living in interesting times. In the recent past, we have had devastating terrorist attacks, people have banded together to vote against the establishment and… View Post
Charmaine Broughton is a food media specialist, recipe developer and food writer for Running Room Magazine. Most importantly; Charmaine is the mother of two active teenage boys; Tyler & Colgan. Charmaine understands the importance of preparing healthy wholesome dishes all while keeping budget, time and her sanity in mind. How it all began…. I had struggled with my… View Post
Zacharias Kunuk one of Canada’s greatest filmmakers and one of my favourites anywhere, re-envisions the John Wayne classic western The Searchers in Igloolik, Nunavut in harsh winter. Maliglutit opens as an argument breaks out in an igloo between a family of nomads and ruffians who have demanded hospitality. The interlopers are ordered to leave. They do so but when the… View Post
Patriots Day – The footage of the Boston marathon runners approaching the final lap as bombs explode beside them is seared on our collective memory and the thought of revisiting that tragic moment is difficult. But writer director Peter Berg and producer star Mark Wahlberg handle the attack and aftermath with dignity and optimism and find the love. Wahlberg plays… View Post
The War on Drugs has been a failure. It has not succeeded in its main goal: to end the drug trade. Rather, it has created an illicit market with huge social and economic costs to society: unjust incarceration, an untaxed industry run by thugs, tainted substances, and exploited children. But there are alternatives. My latest book, Off The Street: Legalizing Drugs (Dundurn), explores… View Post
When healthcare professionals and their patients think of quality care, it’s likely that storing and charting patient information are among the last things on their minds. At first glance, it’s administrivia of the most basic kind. And while this formal documentation is integral to any healthcare practice, it is also laborious, time-consuming and often the invisible and under-appreciated efforts… View Post