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TELUS World of Science recently hosted its annual Science of Sex Dark Matters event, which is "the hottest night of the year," according to their website. Dark Matters is a regularly occurring adult-only night at TELUS World of Science. A receptionist at Telus...
The weather is warming up, and many people are itching to get outdoors. A great way to get outdoors and get active is by running. Running is free, only requires shoes, and can be done solo or with a group. Spring running, however, can be somewhat...
It’s hard enough to stay motivated during the cold of Edmonton’s winters, and now that we’ve been confined to online classes for the last month, it can be challenging to find the motivation to leave the house to go to the gym. Thankfully, there are plenty of...
Setting out New Year’s resolutions and goals can be a fun activity, but what about actually achieving those goals? According to Marla Tabaca of Inc., 80 per cent of New Year’s resolutions fail. She recommends choosing a word of the year instead, but I say that it’s...
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup unsweetened applesauce 1/2 cup canola oil 2 tsp. vanilla 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup icing sugar Directions: In an electric mixer, combine sugar,...
As the holiday season is officially in full swing, many people are thinking about their weight and body size more than usual. I spoke with Rhiannon de Vries, a nutritional consultant and health at every size and intuitive eating educator, to get some advice on...
This year, Prime Video released its unique version of the fairytale we all know and love ... Cinderella. Cinderella has always been my favourite fairy tale, but the story has been done so many times — not to mention, Disney released a live-action version in 2015 —...
During the week of Oct. 18 to 22, Tracey Kalbfleisch and the Sculpted Finery community celebrated Warrior Week in honour of Peyton Kalbfleisch, Kalbfleisch’s son, who had his first brain tumour removed 13 years ago. Tracey owns Sculpted Finery which is a...
Despite the fact that it was 10 years ago, I remember my first yoga experience like it was yesterday. I went to a hot yoga studio that has long since gone out of business with two good friends and zero expectations. And zero understanding of what I was in...
If Guiscela Perez Arellano wins the Pihesiwin city council seat on Oct. 18, she will be the first female BIPOC council member in Edmonton. The City of Edmonton records show that there have only been 31 female council members in Edmonton, and none of them are...
Anthony Webber wants to make personal training affordable for everyone, so he opened The Barbell Base near MacEwan University last month. The gym is located at 10540 124 Street. This small group-training gym offers personalized training at a fraction of the cost of...
In 2016, Mishma Mukith and Juanita Gnanapragasam were inspired to start Converse and Cook. In an interview, Gnanapragasam said Converse and Cook is “cooking socials where the emphasis is on community building and fostering connection through a shared interest in...
“Unprecedented times” is one of the most popular phrases associated with the COVID pandemic. It is challenging to look beyond what is in an effort to see what could be in a pandemic. How can such dark clouds carry a silver lining? Speaking with some students...
Oxygen Yoga & Fitness in Sherwood Park is one of my favourite fitness studios in the Edmonton area. All of the instructors are absolute rock stars who have high energy, a positive attitude, and always want to help their clients succeed. Unfortunately,...
Most of us have been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I am on board with that statement, because the days I have breakfast tend to be more productive than the days I skip it. Here I present to you my creamy apple cinnamon oats. I know what...
TELUS World of Science recently hosted its annual Science of Sex Dark Matters event, which is "the hottest night of the year," according to their website. Dark Matters is a regularly occurring adult-only night at TELUS World of Science. A receptionist at Telus...
The weather is warming up, and many people are itching to get outdoors. A great way to get outdoors and get active is by running. Running is free, only requires shoes, and can be done solo or with a group. Spring running, however, can be somewhat...
It’s hard enough to stay motivated during the cold of Edmonton’s winters, and now that we’ve been confined to online classes for the last month, it can be challenging to find the motivation to leave the house to go to the gym. Thankfully, there are plenty of...
Setting out New Year’s resolutions and goals can be a fun activity, but what about actually achieving those goals? According to Marla Tabaca of Inc., 80 per cent of New Year’s resolutions fail. She recommends choosing a word of the year instead, but I say that it’s...
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup unsweetened applesauce 1/2 cup canola oil 2 tsp. vanilla 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup icing sugar Directions: In an electric mixer, combine sugar,...
As the holiday season is officially in full swing, many people are thinking about their weight and body size more than usual. I spoke with Rhiannon de Vries, a nutritional consultant and health at every size and intuitive eating educator, to get some advice on...
This year, Prime Video released its unique version of the fairytale we all know and love ... Cinderella. Cinderella has always been my favourite fairy tale, but the story has been done so many times — not to mention, Disney released a live-action version in 2015 —...
During the week of Oct. 18 to 22, Tracey Kalbfleisch and the Sculpted Finery community celebrated Warrior Week in honour of Peyton Kalbfleisch, Kalbfleisch’s son, who had his first brain tumour removed 13 years ago. Tracey owns Sculpted Finery which is a...
Despite the fact that it was 10 years ago, I remember my first yoga experience like it was yesterday. I went to a hot yoga studio that has long since gone out of business with two good friends and zero expectations. And zero understanding of what I was in...
If Guiscela Perez Arellano wins the Pihesiwin city council seat on Oct. 18, she will be the first female BIPOC council member in Edmonton. The City of Edmonton records show that there have only been 31 female council members in Edmonton, and none of them are...
Anthony Webber wants to make personal training affordable for everyone, so he opened The Barbell Base near MacEwan University last month. The gym is located at 10540 124 Street. This small group-training gym offers personalized training at a fraction of the cost of...
In 2016, Mishma Mukith and Juanita Gnanapragasam were inspired to start Converse and Cook. In an interview, Gnanapragasam said Converse and Cook is “cooking socials where the emphasis is on community building and fostering connection through a shared interest in...
“Unprecedented times” is one of the most popular phrases associated with the COVID pandemic. It is challenging to look beyond what is in an effort to see what could be in a pandemic. How can such dark clouds carry a silver lining? Speaking with some students...
Oxygen Yoga & Fitness in Sherwood Park is one of my favourite fitness studios in the Edmonton area. All of the instructors are absolute rock stars who have high energy, a positive attitude, and always want to help their clients succeed. Unfortunately,...
Most of us have been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I am on board with that statement, because the days I have breakfast tend to be more productive than the days I skip it. Here I present to you my creamy apple cinnamon oats. I know what...