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For Saskatchewan, Chappell Roan’s name-check serves up a surge of interest

American pop star’s new song The Subway talks of moving to the Prairie province

US singer Chappell Roan performs on the Azalea stage during the Way Out West festival in the park of Slottsskogen in Gothenburg on August 9, 2025. (Photo by Adam Ihse/TT / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by ADAM IHSE/TT/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)

US singer Chappell Roan performs on the Azalea stage during the Way Out West festival in the park of Slottsskogen in Gothenburg on August 9, 2025. (Photo by Adam Ihse/TT / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by ADAM IHSE/TT/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)

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US singer Chappell Roan performs on the Azalea stage during the Way Out West festival in the park of Slottsskogen in Gothenburg on August 9, 2025. (Photo by Adam Ihse/TT / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by ADAM IHSE/TT/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)

US singer Chappell Roan performs on the Azalea stage during the Way Out West festival in the park of Slottsskogen in Gothenburg on August 9, 2025. (Photo by Adam Ihse/TT / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by ADAM IHSE/TT/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)

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This cookbook writer makes traditional Hungarian dishes with local ingredients

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February 17, 2025

Marathons have become so popular since the pandemic that the World Marathon Majors has added a new race to its circuit for the first time in 12 years. Participants in the London Marathon run past the Old Royal Naval College on April 23, 2023.

Marathons have become so popular since the pandemic that the World Marathon Majors has added a new race to its circuit for the first time in 12 years. Participants in the London Marathon run past the Old Royal Naval College on April 23, 2023.

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Why running has become a global phenomenon

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February 10, 2025

Wheat farmers harvest near Saskatoon, SK, August 29, 2023.

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Wheat farmers harvest near Saskatoon, SK, August 29, 2023.

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Seven economically important Canadian crops and how to cook with them

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February 10, 2025

Martha Marchand, a physician settlement and retention coordinator with the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore, poses at the South Shore Regional Hospital in the Town of Bridgewater, N.S. on Monday, January 27, 2025.

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Martha Marchand, a physician settlement and retention coordinator with the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore, poses at the South Shore Regional Hospital in the Town of Bridgewater, N.S. on Monday, January 27, 2025.

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From babysitting to six-figure signing bonuses, recruiters are pulling out all the stops to lure family doctors to their communities

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February 6, 2025

Melanie Lacob with her two children (names withheld for privacy) in West Vancouver, B.C., on January 25, 2025. Melanie Lacob says that they are hesitant to send her kids on sleepovers. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail.

Melanie Lacob with her two children (names withheld for privacy) in West Vancouver, B.C., on January 25, 2025. Melanie Lacob says that they are hesitant to send her kids on sleepovers. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail.

How can parents prepare to make sure their kids are safe at a sleepover? We answer your questions

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February 5, 2025

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Bonny Author Photo - credit Kayla Rocca 2024A author Bonny Reichert

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It’s more than just food: In my family, what we eat anchors and defines us

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February 5, 2025

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How to talk to kids and teens about Trump, tariffs and trade wars

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February 5, 2025

How a lobster fisherman and professional Strongman shops for groceries

How a lobster fisherman and professional Strongman shops for groceries

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How a lobster fisherman and professional Strongman shops for groceries

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February 5, 2025

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Jay Liu wouldn’t usually accept meeting for fast food for a first date, but made an exception when a guy he was chatting with proposed they meet at Jollibee, the Filipino chain. Liu, 36, had heard all the hype about it and had never been – he was curious. The chain’s signature is fried chicken and spaghetti, and he ordered both. Big mistake.

“I remember feeling like it would be good to invite him back to my place but I didn’t feel great,” said Liu, who works in business analytics at an e-commerce firm.

Bloated and tired from the fast food feast, Liu told his date he wanted to get together again and went home alone.

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Jay Liu wouldn’t usually accept meeting for fast food for a first date, but made an exception when a guy he was chatting with proposed they meet at Jollibee, the Filipino chain. Liu, 36, had heard all the hype about it and had never been – he was curious. The chain’s signature is fried chicken and spaghetti, and he ordered both. Big mistake.

“I remember feeling like it would be good to invite him back to my place but I didn’t feel great,” said Liu, who works in business analytics at an e-commerce firm.

Bloated and tired from the fast food feast, Liu told his date he wanted to get together again and went home alone.

Why the restaurant first date is dead

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February 4, 2025

An grocery store employee restocks Canadian-made dairy products in Montreal on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

An grocery store employee restocks Canadian-made dairy products in Montreal on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Canadians are ready to fight tariffs with their dollar. Here’s what they told us

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February 4, 2025

A worker pushes carts back to the store at the Costco Wholesale store in Barrie, Ont., in 2021.

A worker pushes carts back to the store at the Costco Wholesale store in Barrie, Ont., in 2021.

The trade war is running hot in the Costco frozen food section

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February 3, 2025

Unhappy nervous young African American mother or nanny feeling tired of naughty noisy little children siblings playing around. Stressed millennial mum having problems of raising disobedient kids.

Unhappy nervous young African American mother or nanny feeling tired of naughty noisy little children siblings playing around. Stressed millennial mum having problems of raising disobedient kids.

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Parenting while sick is a lousy rite of passage – but holds a valuable lesson

Amberly McAteer

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February 3, 2025

Young man at home following online exercise during quarantine. Home Workout

Young man at home following online exercise during quarantine. Home Workout

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Why solo fitness has overtaken team sports

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January 30, 2025

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What can the happiest Canadians teach us about joy? Our happiness reporter answers your questions

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January 29, 2025

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What I learned about life while walking backward

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January 29, 2025

Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40.

Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40.

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January 29, 2025

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How this Nunavut grandfather grocery shops for his 12-person family

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How this Nunavut grandfather grocery shops for his 12-person family

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How this Nunavut grandfather grocery shops for his 12-person family

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January 28, 2025

Melanie Lacob with her two children (names withheld for privacy) in West Vancouver, B.C., on January 25, 2025. Melanie Lacob says that they are hesitant to send her kids on sleepovers. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail.

Melanie Lacob with her two children (names withheld for privacy) in West Vancouver, B.C., on January 25, 2025. Melanie Lacob says that they are hesitant to send her kids on sleepovers. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail.

Millennial parents increasingly saying ‘no’ to sleepovers

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January 27, 2025

Alexa Mazzarello, left, with her son Henry, husband Justin Bull and daughter Maya.

Alexa Mazzarello, left, with her son Henry, husband Justin Bull and daughter Maya.

Have kids or stay child-free? It’s a question more Canadians are asking

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