Saira Peesker is a freelance reporter in Hamilton, Ont., who also writes often for CBC.ca and the Globe and Mail. She loves gardening and cycling, but ends up spending most of her free time on roller skates.
Canada’s opioid crisis has seen more deaths—and mourning families—than ever. Tired of tough-on-crime policies that don’t work, a new wave of mother-led activists is pushing back.
It’s ‘granular, like grout,’ but tastes like nostalgia: There's a big appetite for the 100-year-old cereal, originally from Manitoba but now being made in Arva, Ont.
Having lost the ability to hop on planes and trains during the pandemic, many of us finally began to appreciate the beauty in our own backyards.
We spoke to several women who are feeling pressure from families to gather for the holidays against public health advice—and to a psychotherapist with some thoughts on what to do about it.
How women are building community, gaining confidence, and taking up space at the skatepark.