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How to choose the best personal trainer for your fitness goals -- and budget

How to choose the best personal trainer for your fitness goals -- and budget

Irv Rubenstein holds a doctorate in exercise science and has run a personal fitness training studio for 35 years in Nashville, Tennessee.
Working Well: Seeking the elusive work-life balance, one step at a time

Working Well: Seeking the elusive work-life balance, one step at a time

NEW YORK (AP) — The moment I knew I had to get serious about work-life balance came without warning. I was writing a high-profile news story during the pandemic when my heart began pounding like a jackhammer.
What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights? How is it celebrated in India and the diaspora?

What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights? How is it celebrated in India and the diaspora?

Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the diaspora.
Winter depression is real and there are many ways to fight back

Winter depression is real and there are many ways to fight back

People with seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, typically have episodes of depression that begin in the fall and ease in the spring or summer.
Care for a sweet treat during Mexico's Day of the Dead? Have a bite of 'pan de muerto'

Care for a sweet treat during Mexico's Day of the Dead? Have a bite of 'pan de muerto'

Shaped like a bun, decorated with bone-like bread pieces and sugar on top, pan de muerto can be seen at coffee shops, dinner tables or homemade altars, which Mexicans build to remember their deceased loved ones.
Apple AirPods Pro's new hearing aid feature could help people face a problem they'd rather ignore

Apple AirPods Pro's new hearing aid feature could help people face a problem they'd rather ignore

Some Apple AirPods wireless headphones can be used as hearing aids with a new software update available Monday . It's a high-profile move that experts applaud, even if they only reach a small portion of the millions of Americans with hearing loss.
A fresh pumpkin becomes comfort food in this Creamy Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

A fresh pumpkin becomes comfort food in this Creamy Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

Few people can resist a creamy, rich stovetop mac and cheese. This one has a bonus dose of colour, texture and nutrition thanks to roasted pumpkin and onions, blended right into the pasta. It’s total fall comfort food.
Mark Bittman's recipe for a gooey, melty, kid-friendly grilled cheese sandwich

Mark Bittman's recipe for a gooey, melty, kid-friendly grilled cheese sandwich

Smushing a cheese sandwich in the pan leaves you with a crisp outside and gooey inside.
Claire Nielsen: Start your day with a smoothie

Claire Nielsen: Start your day with a smoothie

Columnist offers readers her smoothie recipe.
Minter: Improving drainage in our gardens

Minter: Improving drainage in our gardens

B.C.'s recent atmospheric river event should encourage gardeners to update their yards, says expert Brian Minter.