Category: Focus

So, it’s election time. Again. Do you find yourself asking: Why should I vote? And how on earth do I vote? I’m certainly asking those questions. Well, this year that’s all going to change. I am forcing myself to sit down and learn the basics of the Canadian electoral process. And I am bringing you, gentle reader, along for the ride.

In my parents’ house, by the telephone in the kitchen, there’s a small white and purple button that reads, “Boycott South African Grapes.”

Troy Lyt Mallett was only 19 when he discovered two things: one, his health was in danger, and two, there was something he could do to fix it. Along with quitting smoking, he began eating a vegetarian diet, and he hasn’t looked back.

A year after a high-profile study advised consumers not to eat farmed salmon more than once a month, some high-end Ottawa restaurants still have it on their menus.