Flashback to happiness
Getty Images This week we’re starting a new weekly feature in The Happiness Plan called Happy Flashback, where we invite readers to share with us a happy moment in their lives. Got a great moment to...
View ArticleWhy the blueberries in your breakfast cereal may not be blueberries
Photo by © Royalty-Free/Masterfile There’s been a lot of hubbub in the food news about the health benefits of blueberries, so it’s not surprising that numerous food producers are pushing products...
View ArticleIt’s not a road trip until I’ve been to the hospital…
Something I’ve avoided telling all Under Fire readers is that after I returned from my house hunting trip in Vancouver, I was rushed into the hospital for follow up bloodwork. I went in after...
View ArticleChristiane Germain, co-president of the Groupe Germain, on opening the first...
Michelle Magnan When Christiane Germain opened the doors of her first hotel in Quebec City in 1988, she’d never worked in one before. She greeted the first customer — a man whose name she still...
View ArticleWould you raise chickens in your yard to get fresh eggs?
Masterfile Where do you get your eggs? Most of you probably answered the grocery store. But what if you could get them from your own backyard? That might not be your cup of tea, but one Calgary man is...
View Article10 best places to eat, drink and check out this Calgary Stampede
Istockphoto 1. Ox and Angela One of the city’s coziest spots, is offering an upscale take on Stampede. Sit back and watch the Running of the Bulls festival live from Pamplona, Spain – which happens to...
View ArticleEating at Terroir: Lessons from the world’s top chefs
Terroir is an annual symposium for and by the culinary industry. It’s a de facto think tank about the current state and future of food – everything from the role memory plays to culture and taste are...
View ArticleWhat cleaning up after a flood is really like
James Fell helps clean up after the Calgary flood, 2013 I feel like I’ve been through a Tough Mudder race, except in this case, the “mud” is sewage. I live in Calgary, and it’s not a pretty sight right...
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