News by subject: LIFESTYLE

25% of Canadians (aged 35?54) and 21% of Canadians (aged 18?34) say they have increased the amount of alcohol they drink while spending more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Only 10% of adults older than 54 say they have been drinking more...

The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced their annual Renovation and Custom Home Awards via video conference this year to recognize the GTA's top renovators and custom home builders.   Created by BILD in 1999, the...

It is important to stay motivated, feel as normal as possible and stick to your daily beauty and hair routines while you are quarantined at home. Since it may be a few more weeks before you can head back to the salon to get your cut or color, you'll...

MIAMI, March 31, 2020 ? As the world puts a collective pause on travel, Crystal is sharing its renowned Crystal Experience with an engaging new virtual program ? Crystal@Home: A Virtual Cruise Experience ? created to satisfy the wanderlust of its...

A Restaurants Canada survey of foodservice businesses across the country has revealed many are considering closing down permanently in the wake of COVID-19. Facing a new reality of little-to-no income without a clear end date in sight, more than 90...

In cities across the globe citizens are being asked to work from home or social distance themselves while health organizations prepare testing sites, hospital units and clinics. UNITED SIKHS, a global humanitarian non-profit organization based in New...

In light of the direction announced late this afternoon by the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health we are immediately closing the Home Show ? The Big One in compliance with the province's direction to help reduce possible risk regarding the...

Collective Arts, a craft brewery and now a craft distiller, has announced their first foray into the ready-to-drink category with sparkling gin cocktails. Collective Arts cocktails are made with their artisanal gin and real ingredients, combining the...

With at least another month left of cold and gloomy weather, Sunwing is helping Canadians escape to the tropics with their 5-Star Deals, 3-Star Prices, Zero Worry sale. From now until March 13, 2020, Canadians in need of some much-deserved rest and...

Award-winning Empire Communities, and one of North America's largest private homebuilders, is bringing the first master-planned community to Hagersville, named Empire Livingston. Launching in spring 2020, Livingston will offer detached homes starting...

On March 5, over 20 Bay Street companies will gather to challenge their business colleagues to a game of SCRABBLE® at Frontier College's 16th annual SCRABBLE® For Literacy fundraising event. Steam Whistle's Locomotive Hall in Toronto will host...

The Winnipeg Folk Festival announces the artist lineup for the 47th edition running from July 9 to 12 at Birds Hill Provincial Park featuring some of the finest folk, roots, bluegrass, pop, rock, indie, country and many more genres from around the...

Meditation and mindfulness have been known to help with the stresses of the daily stimuli people are exposed to. To help others tap into these helpful tools, the SolePath Institute is hosting a mindfulness retreat. Located in Calgary, Alberta, the...

On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, Multiplying Good, the nation's leading nonprofit fueling personal growth and leadership through public service, held its 2020 NYC Jefferson Awards honoring extraordinary public service. The organization recognized the work...

Today, Crystal announced that it has selected the French skincare company, Caudalie, to furnish the line's bath amenities across its entire fleet of award-winning ships. Representing the very best in French-made skincare, Caudalie's products are...

Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB), owner of the international CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certification program outside the United States, reported another year of growth for the global CFP certification program in 2019, as the total...

Multiplying Good, the nation's leading nonprofit fueling personal growth and leadership through public service, will recognize Six-year-old Koala sculptor Owen Colley, NFL wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, New York City social worker J.C. Hall and...

Multiplying Good, the nation's leading nonprofit fueling personal growth and leadership through public service, today announced the 2020 National Jefferson Award recipients. Multiplying Good and its esteemed Board of Selectors give National Jefferson...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Dakar a new collaboration with Right To Play to promote girls' empowerment and gender equality in Senegal. The announcement came at an event attended by the Canadian Ambassador to Senegal, Minister Ahmed...

February is Heart Month. Heart disease and stroke are two of the three leading causes of death in Canada affecting more than 1.6 million Canadians and their families. Over the past 60 years, with Heart & Stroke's help, the death rate from heart...

A new national survey from Credit Canada paints a picture of the dysfunctional relationship Canadians have with their debt, showing debt can create negative thoughts and actions akin to a dysfunctional relationship. The 2020 Dysfunctional Debt...

Ahead of Valentine's Day, London Drugs is launching a line of Valentine's cards designed by Canadian illustrators for communities that aren't typically represented in the greeting card aisle. Cards For All is a Valentine's card collection made to...

Seneca has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Chio Lecca Fashion School ? Peru's most prominent school of fashion with the aim to be a leading voice in Latin America's growing fashion industry. The Chio Lecca Fashion School seeks to...

The Winter Light Exhibition is back, from February 8th to March 29th, on the West Island of Ontario Place. The Exhibition, now in its third year, is curated to deliver a unique and engaging experience that showcases light exhibits created by artists...

From edible straws to Kombucha on tap, to 3D printed cocktail solutions, Canada's largest foodservice and hospitality trade event, the RC Show, has released its list of top trending finds that you can expect to see dominating next year's dining...

The Cinesphere is set to host a special presentation of films featuring acclaimed writer-director Christopher Nolan. Showcasing four standout IMAX 70mm titles, beginning February 7th. Movie-goers can expect to be immersed in sight and sound, as they...

Promotional Products Association International (PPAI; ppai.org) opened The PPAI Expo 2020 this Tuesday, January 14. The annual event is the world's largest and longest running promotional products industry trade show and is projecting a...

Resonance Consultancy today announced the world's 100 top-performing cities in their annual World's Best Cities Report. The Resonance Best Cities rankings quantify and benchmark the relative quality of place, reputation and competitive identity for...

Leading hearing health care brand Phonak is challenging perceptions of hearing aids at CES 2020 with the world premiere of Phonak Virto Black, a fully-connected in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid that combines breakthrough Marvel hearing technology with...

ONE Properties, a dynamic real estate development company and Revera Inc., a leading owner, operator, developer and investor in the senior living sector, are pleased to announce construction is underway at the first project in the companies' joint...

Until December 24, 2019, Sinopé Technologies presents its Advent Calendar filled with flash promos and giving the chance to win a smart home worth $1,130. Each door of the calendar contains a surprise and gives a chance to win the big contest. To...

The Monk & The Mastermind (Craig Marshall & Rick Ladendorf), principles and co-founders of Prevo Health Solutions (PREVO), the 7 Mindful-Living Habitstm and MindfulU.org, assembled a dozen private club industry leaders for a 2-day CLUB-M Mastermind...

Jusqu'au 24 décembre 2019, Sinopé Technologies propose son calendrier de l'avent rempli de rabais éclair et donnant la possibilité de gagner une maison intelligente d'une valeur de 1130$. Chaque porte du calendrier renferme une surprise et donne...

Restaurants Canada welcomes new legislation introduced today that will allow Manitoba's restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages through takeout and delivery service. "This is something that restaurants and their customers have been wanting for...

Dawoodi Bohra communities around the world are focusing their 2019 Annual Upliftment Drive on providing support and conversation to elderly members of society. Every year, as part of the Dawoodi Bohra Upliftment Drive, thousands of Bohra volunteers...

On Sunday, 1 December, Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB Ltd.), owner of the international CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certification program outside the United States, will celebrate 15 years of leading the global financial planning...

Diva International Inc. (Diva) is proud to announce that Carinne Chambers-Saini, CEO and Co-Founder of Diva, has received the TELUS Trailblazer Award from RBC's Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards. The winners were announced and celebrated at the 27th...

The J.D. Irving, Limited Girls STEM Up: Discovery Conference is dedicated to increasing awareness and engagement of young women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers where women have been historically underrepresented. Event...

Counting down to Christmas by peeling back a cardboard window to reveal a piece of chocolate every day - it's every kid's holiday dream... and an adult's guilty pleasure. A recent survey commissioned by Purdys Chocolatier through Leger shows that 62...

Oakville-based, Marigold Marketing & PR, hit a high note this year, completing three years in the cannabis communications industry. Since its inception in 2016, the firm has been expanding and growing its business, building on the company's...

Days Inns - Canada today announced an expanded two-year partnership with the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). "After a successful launch in 2018, we're thrilled to have Days Inns - Canada on board as a dedicated affiliate partner for the next two...

Two successful projects have emerged from Round 3 of ERA's five-year funding competition, Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses. ERA is awarding $5 million to Mangrove Water Technologies and $5 million to CarbonCure Technologies to support...

Nature's One celebrates Pure Market testing results calling media attention to baby foods and infant/toddler formulas with impurities.   The recognition by Pure Market for "Best in Class" builds on two decades of dedication at Nature's One® sourcing...

For Immediate Release   For Immediate Release   The Cinesphere Film Series Returns Featuring Nostalgic Fan Favourites Back to the Future, Blade Runner, Apocalypse Now, Gremlins, Labyrinth, Love Actually,  ET and More...   (TORONTO,...

Vancouver-based real estate developer, Holborn Group, received high praise at the 26th International Property Awards ceremony in early October for their single-family residences in Phase II of Holborn University Heights. The International Property...

Quebec-based Sinopé Technologies becomes Canada's largest manufacturer of smart home devices with its new ecosystem available online at sinopetech.com as of October 24th, 2019 on time for Montreal Home Expo Show. Specialized in energy efficiency,...

According to The Cornucopia Institute's recent ranking, (https://www.cornucopia.org/certifier-guide/), Nature's One independent organic certifying agency, OneCert, is ranked at the top earning a rating of "exemplary."  The Cornucopia Institute, an...

Earth Kisses Sky, a leader in holistic medicine and known for their signature products designed to reduce pain and inflammation and promote healing through cannabis topicals is turning 10 years old this November.  Founders, Tijen Yalchin and Ashley...

The VisionVenture, co-created by BASF and HYMER, is a near-production glimpse into the future of van life. Using the development expertise of the BASF Creation Center, a new class of van has been created that blazes a trail in lightweight...

Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB) and the global community of professional financial planning bodies representing over 181,000 CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professionals worldwide unite on Wednesday, 2 October, to celebrate the third...