Some restaurants you should try!
Here of some of the restaurants I recommend you should try!
Blood Donation
Did you know that 52% of Canadians have needed or know someone who has needed blood? Did you know that 50 blood donors are needed to save one person who has been in a car accident? Did you know that every minute, someone in Canada needs blood? There is an ongoing need for blood. Blood…
A Simple and Delicious Salad Dressing
A lot of people who want to eat healthy start with salads. Salads are healthy, however, most commercial dressings are high in calories and fat. A single serving of salad dressing is only two tablespoons and has anywhere from 100 to 200 calories, and most people put much more than that. Adding too much dressing can ruin your healthy…
The 17 Year Countdown
By 2035, climate change will reach a point of no return. Unless immediate, monumental action is taken, 2035 will literally be the beginning of the end. These number are optimistic, as science sides with caution. That mean we have 17 or less years of living without food shortage, economic collapse, unliveable environments, and inevitably, extinction. Ice…
Review: Witch’s Brew Frappuccino
Calling all witches! If you are a basic witch like me, you must have been just as excited as me to hear about this year’s Halloween themed Starbucks Frappuccino, the “Witch’s Brew”. This drink is a witch’s dream. Yum! Toad’s breath, bat warts, and lizard scales, the perfect ingredients for a witch. I usually do…
3 Tips to Improve Your Volleyball Skills
Although the school volleyball season is almost finished, the club volleyball season is starting soon. Most tryouts start in mid to late November. Last season, my father was an assistant coach for Canada West. I have quite a lot of information I would like to pass on to you to help you improve. These tips…
Recipe of the Day: Chocolate Cheesecake Swirl Brownies
The 31st of October brings without doubt one of the best days of the year for any kid – Halloween! There’s excited chatter of the best costumes and anticipation of which house will be giving out the full-sized chocolate bars. But, if your a high schooler who’s maybe a little too tall to put on…
How to reduce stress and refocus for the most busy part of the year
How to turn the most stressful time of the year, into the most productive one!
New Restaurant Review: Saigon Rex in Edgemont
A few weeks ago, long-standing Chinese restaurant Shanghai Palace in Edgemont took their signs down. A couple weeks later, Saigon Rex, a casual Vietnamese restaurant, took its place. Vietnamese food is one of my favorite ethnic cuisines. It’s light and (mostly) healthy, but hits all the right spots. To satisfy phở cravings, we usually drive…
Better Than Chamomile Tea: A Psychiatrist’s Sleep Advice
If you’re struggling to fall asleep on a regular basis, you’re not alone. I’ve recently talked to a psychiatrist about something that has been plaguing my life since I was a little kid: sleep (or really, a lack of it). I’ve dealt with insomnia for years, and it seems like, at this point, I’ve tried…
Quick and Easy Breakfast Ideas
It is vital to have a good start to the day with a nutritional breakfast that gives you enough energy for the day. It’s so easy to quickly run out the door without eating anything but this leads to an unfocused day of school with a rumbling stomach. Here are some quick and easy breakfast…
How to fit in physical activity for a busy lifestyle
Tips on how to fit in fitness during a busy time of the year!
Mental Health Awareness
1 in 5 Canadians are impacted by some sort of mental illness in their lives.
How the Legalization of Prostitution isn’t Always Empowering
Often referred to as the “world’s oldest profession,” prostitution has existed in society for thousands of years. In recent years, many countries have decriminalized sex-work in an attempt to improve the health and safety of prostitutes. Since 2014, Canada has legalized the selling of sex, but criminalized the purchasing or “obtain[ing] for consideration… the sexual services…
Straws Suck… But Getting Rid Of Them Sucks Even More
About a month ago, the Keg replaced their plastic straws with a plant-based straw in an effort to minimize plastic waste. A restaurant in Banff, Magpie and Stump, is following the #StrawsSuck campaign and serving all drink without straws. Even Starbucks has planned to eliminate all plastic straws from their stores by 2020. Vancouver and…