7 Minute Opinions~Podcast In defense of child-free vacations

My friends and I love to go for a weekend away in the Quebec countryside. We live in Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, so our jaunts never require more than a ...

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 ...

Canada's capital city, Ottawa, is known for its historic parliament buildings, Rideau Canal, and bustling Byward market. But right in the center of the downtown core, there exists a truly ...

Cobbled streets, quaint shops, and patio cafes. A market square where sellers call out the names of their wares in lyrical French. Stop a while, order a glass of wine ...

One of life’s great pleasures, is enjoying a cold pint of beer in a pub garden. Luckily pub owners in London, England, understand that becoming a parent doesn’t necessarily mean ...

This lesson, often attributed to French author Jules Renard, speaks to the wisdom of age and experience. It’s taken from the original French: La vérité vaut bien qu’on passe quelques ...

For more than a decade, on just one night a year, Toronto holds a city-wide slumber party. The Canadian metropolis offers this free sleepless night where galleries and art installations ...

When I arrived as an immigrant to Canada, I was determined to throw myself into my new community. I wanted to meet new people, try new hobbies and activities, and ...

The summer I turned 19, having dropped out of college amid some personal upheaval, I decided to apply to be a flight attendant. I wanted to get out into the ...

Before we had children, my husband and I loved to camp. We had stayed overnight in our tent all over the UK, France and once we moved to Canada, we ...

I grew up in the United Kingdom. When I was a little girl, I had a giant oversized world map adorning my wall instead of boy-band posters or a kitten ...