Real Life Stories

My Father Was Dying. So I Brought The Wedding To Him

When co-workers ask about my wedding, my reaction is rehearsed and polite. “It was great. It was amazing!” I smile and look happy. It’s a response they want to hear. What I don’t tell them is, my father was dying.

Horoscope

Your Weekly Horoscope: February 26 – March 3, 2020

Trusting yourself, letting go and getting used to change. All that and more in this week’s forecast.

Real Life Stories

I’m Wearing My Grief

Pretty much every day for the past six years, I’ve worn something of my mother’s. It’s my way of continuing a conversation that ended far too soon.

Horoscope

Your Horoscope For March 2020

Mercury Retrograde finally ends on the 9th, but get ready for the retroshade that’s going to last most of the month thanks to the full moon in Virgo.

Books

‘You Call This Chinese Food?’ My Introduction To Canadian Chop Suey

As a kid I was shocked at my school’s Chinese New Year celebration. I barely recognized anything on the plate.

Entertainment

There’s A Friends Reunion On The Way! All The Details

The cast will get back together for a one-off special on HBO Max.

Real Life Stories

I Tried To Give My Kids Everything—And Then The Bank Called

I never wanted my boys to feel left out. So I spent money I didn’t have on fancy clothes and birthday parties. We couldn’t keep up.

Living

Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Agonizing Drug Addiction

Diaries show the disastrous extent of the ‘Anne of Green Gables’ author’s addiction to prescription drugs, as well as parallels to our modern-day opioid crisis.

Real Life Stories

Why Can’t I Find Decent Dresses For My Five-Year-Old Son?

‘Mom, I want a real dress. One from the boys’ section, OK?’

Horoscope

Your Weekly Horoscope: February 19 – 25, 2020

The new moon is in Pisces on the 23rd. Find out what that means for you.

Horoscope

Pisces: What Your Zodiac Sign Says About Love, Work, Friends And More

The fish is a sensitive water sign that is devoted, compassionate and intuitive.

Real Life Stories

‘My Room Is Sanitized Daily By People In Hazmat Suits’: Life in Canada Under Coronavirus Quarantine

Canadian student Myriam Larouche talks about her daily routine on CFB Trenton, while she’s under quarantine.

Living

How To Deal With Parental Burnout

Sometimes I want to be the ‘fun dad’—even though I’m the mom.

Real Life Stories

A Messy, Complicated And Very Sweet Love Story

When love unexpectedly finds you again.

Travel

10 Of The Best Chocolate Shops In Canada

From solid bars to melt-in-your-mouth truffles, this is what sweet dreams are made of.

Culture

Harry, Meghan And Me: What This Royal Moment Could Mean For Indigenous People

Queen Victoria was so tight with the Mohawk that they adopted her (maybe). Today’s Crown-Indigenous relationship is terrible, but the Sussexes could choose to help.

Books

14 Great Romantic Books To Cozy Up With In 2020

Hashtag romances, hot-but-interfering chaperones and flirty messages sent via chocolate cakes. There are so many amazing romantic reads to check out this year.

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Recipe Collections

20 Chatelaine Recipes Our Staffers Love

Beauty

Do You *Really* Need An Eye Cream?

Living

How I Learned To Love The Instant Pot

Do You Really Need An Eye Cream?