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Being soaked with dirty curb water by a fast passing vehicle feels like a cold, full-body slap. In what seemed like a prank caught on dashcam footage that subsequently went viral, a driver of a van in Ottawa was shown appearing to veer purposely into large puddles in an effort to soak pedestrians. This followed a particularly heavy thunderstorm, which left deep puddles along King Edward Avenue.

Before I got pregnant, I wondered what a child would make of my husband’s missing arm. Would they even notice, or would its absence be so normal, that it was just like part of the parental landscape? Do our kids really see us at all? Does your little one know what color eyes you have, for example, or what your first job was? Do they care? Aren't we just mom and dad to them?

The FME music festival in Quebec, Canada, just might be the most eclectic music festival in North America, with up to 70 live performers in a variety of genres and a ’gram-able array of art installations. But it’s what happens away from the announced venues that really makes the festival unique.

When navigating love and romance, nerve-wracking ambiguity and uncertainty just comes with the territory. Will they call? What did that text mean? Do they like me? Do I like them? Consent, however, should never be ambiguous. It should not be implied or presumed, negotiated or traded.

Brandon Libby, father to two daughters, describes staying home to care for his 1-year-old as “amazing,” although he has faced some condescension about his decision. In fact, if we do as a society, have a preconceived notion of the type of man who becomes a stay-at-home dad, it doesn’t often look like Brandon Libby.

Put it down to the crisp hotel sheets, the anonymity or the fact that you don't have to do any chores afterward, but sex in a rented room holds a certain cache. Upscale hotels, in particular, with their room service, luxury bedding, marble bathrooms and the absence of nosy roommates or inquisitive kids can be the setting for a weekend of sizzling passion.

In my family, we excel at delivering apologies. We fight loudly and passionately and then we make up. We hug, we say we're sorry and we move on. Not all families work this way. During my first few years of married life, I tried to put my husband through my version of an apology boot camp. He resisted every step of the way. Eventually, I taught him how to say sorry. Now he acknowledges not only the intentions of his words and actions, but also their impact.

Halfway down a dusty dirt road in the surf town of Santa Teresa on the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica, you’ll find the gates of Latitude 10. Enter through them and be ready to unplug and forget all about your inbox. And pretty much everything else.

The air is thin and misty up here, hanging in droplets from the hood of my raincoat. Edging forward to the sparse barrier of the mountaintop it feels as though I am standing right above the clouds – and, at an elevation of 3,000m, I suppose I am.

How can you tell the difference between age-appropriate social awkwardness and something more serious? An untidy line of preschool kids dressed in black bottoms and white tops belt out choir songs on stage. My son faces the wrong way and chews his fingers.

The rough hands of a smuggler move quickly in the chill night air. He’ll sacrifice a few lives if it improves his speed. After all, he needs to get away...

On the last Wednesday of August each year, the tiny town of Buñolâ, Spain, hosts the world's largest food fight: La Tomatina. It's a soggy, sweaty, crowded mess that since...

Although parents who are divorcing can rest in knowing children can recover from their parents’ divorce, it remains a potentially traumatic event for children. Parents know this, and so, of...

To some women, marriage represents an oppressive transaction between two men: a father and a suitor. In this view, the woman is merely chattel, a possession to be priced and...

Does the dream of living in a trendy and beautiful home have to die when the kids come along? My home, in particular, looks like a daycare sale and a...

I worked as a nanny on both sides of the Atlantic and experienced just about every neurotic mommy, penny-pinching employer and overprotective parent out there. Childcare is a rewarding career...

She was put on a waiting list for a hip replacement at the Hip and Knee Clinic, which manages a centralized surgery triage process for Alberta. But her doctor advised...

The sciatic nerve is the longest single nerve in the human body, and it runs all the way from the lower back down the back of each leg, says Loren...

Canada’s capital has all the usual must-see sights of any major city. But just under the surface, this leafy, family-friendly metropolis has more than a few unexpected gems. Home to...