CALGARY — Fred van Zuiden turned 87 last month at a secure psychiatric hospital. Visitors sang “Happy Birthday” in Dutch, as his English is fading. Cake...
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EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services is contacting dozens of patients who may have been exposed to infection at the fertility clinic at an Edmonton hospital in...
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with a woman who wants her happily ever after. I certainly did. After 21 years...
Margaret Atwood aptly captured this dynamic with the phrase, “Old money whispers, new money shouts.” Let me elaborate on this...
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Like many others, I couldn’t resist joining the 2016 throwback trend. It was all over social media, with everyone sharing...
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