Looking for a summer wine? Roses are a blooming good choice.
We’re talking the dry, fresh wines (pronounced ro-ZAY) that pair beautifully with warm-weather foods, such as grilled fish and sausage, and also aren’t so bad sipped solo on a sunny patio.
OTTAWA – In the wake of an RCMP seizure of counterfeit Cialis, Health Canada is warning people that counterfeit or unauthorized health products can cause serious health problems.
Health Canada says the counterfeit Cialis seized in the Toronto area contains sildenafil, a prescription medication, whereas the authorized version of Cialis, manufactured by Eli Lilly, contains the prescription medication tadalafil.
TORONTO – As a group of young Toronto women watched the progress of their male friends growing facial hair for Movember, they idly discussed over a few drinks how they could do a similar event.
Movember is a movement which has inspired men in many countries to sprout moustaches during November to raise awareness of prostate and testicular cancer.
If you are one of the growing number of Canadians who have opted to become vegan, then just in time for grilling season is a new book devoted to burgers for non-meat eaters.
“The Best Veggie Burgers On The Planet: 101 Globally Inspired Vegan Creations Packed with Fresh Flavors and Exciting New Tastes” by Joni Marie Newman (Fairwinds Press, $21.99, paperback) gives those who avoid animal-derivative foods including butter, eggs, dairy and cheese an alternative, albeit more restrictive than vegetarianism.
TORONTO – Six in 10 Canadians report they’re in “very good” or “excellent” health, but high blood pressure and stress are concerns for an increasing number of people, a new snapshot of the nation’s health indicates.
The 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey released Tuesday from Statistics Canada provides data on a variety of indicators gathered through interviews with about 65,000 people across the country.
Note to readers: This is a corrected story. An earlier version said the 35-50 age group appears particularly vulnerable to stress. It is the 35-54 age group.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – You don’t have to be Leona Helmsley to want the best for your pet after you die. She’d left her dog Trouble $12 million when she passed away in 2007. A judge cut the award to $2 million and awarded some of the money to her grandchildren, but the Maltese still lived a life of luxury until his death in December. The dog’s passing was just announced this month by the Helmsley trust.
Pet estate planning has grown since Helmsley’s will made headlines. Today there are retirement homes for pets all across the country, and at least 45 states allow for pet trusts. A pet trust is an agreement that specifies how an owner wants a pet to be cared for, including details on who will be responsible for the animal and how the care will be paid for.
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Experts behind a new website devoted to aboriginal sexual health hope it will be a culturally relevant tool for a population vulnerable to health issues such as high-risk pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.
The launch of AboriginalSexualHealth.ca by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada coincided with the kickoff of the organization’s annual clinical meeting in Vancouver on Tuesday, which also marked National Aboriginal Day. The meeting began with a day-long International Indigenous Women’s Health Symposium.
TORONTO – TORONTO – Tracing a career path from a chemistry lab to the floor of a brewery may seem like a daunting task, but Jenn Robitaille plotted the course in the space of a college lunch break. In doing so, she joined a pioneering group of women determined to break down gender stereotypes in the brewing industry.
Robitaille, 29, was nearing the end of a chemical engineering diploma in Toronto and struggling to find a practical way to apply it upon graduation.
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Many of the millions of Americans who turned to gardening to save money during the recession appear to be sticking with it during the recovery as food prices remain high and interest in safe, fresh and local food grows nationwide.
Forty-three million U.S. households planned to grow at least some of their own food in 2009, a 19 per cent increase from the estimated 36 million who did the year before, said the National Gardening Association, citing the most recent figures available. Spending on food gardening – including growing vegetables, fruit trees, berries and herbs – jumped 20 per cent in one year to $3 billion in 2009 and stayed at that level last year, said Bruce Butterfield, research director for the non-profit association.
TORONTO – Child drownings nearly doubled in Canada last year, according to figures released Tuesday by the Lifesaving Society that show a year-to-year rise in water deaths across the board.
Preliminary figures for 2010 show 404 Canadians died in water-related incidents, up from the 368 in 2009, the society said. Ontario had the most deaths – more than a quarter of the total – followed by Quebec, British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Gardeners are often bamboozled by bamboo, particularly the running kinds that are notorious spreaders.
Most of the clumping varieties can be contained, however, growing quickly into attractive specimen plants and screens. It’s important to know the difference before you buy.
MILAN – The Milan fashion week ended Tuesday with Giorgio Armani and the DSquared2 designing duo offering their spin on next year’s spring and summer styles.
Armani kept it cool, presenting a relaxed wardrobe laden with light deconstructed jackets, darted trousers and airy geometric patterned pullovers.
RICHMOND, Va. – Rotting teeth. Diseased lungs. A corpse of a smoker.
Nine new warning labels that feature graphic images that convey the dangers of smoking will be required by the Food and Drug Administration to be on U.S. cigarette packs by 2012. Other images include a man with a tracheotomy smoking and a mother holding a baby with smoking swirling around them. The labels will include phrases like “Smoking can kill you” and “Cigarettes cause cancer.”
MILAN – Giorgio Armani’s clothes for next spring and summer are comfortable and relaxed – the kind of clothes the designer himself likes to wear.
The white-haired, fit and permanently tanned Armani is known to shun formal wear, preferring slacks and T-shirts to jackets and ties.
STOCKHOLM – Swedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz has added Italian brand Versace to its exclusive list of guest designers, offering customers two collections made by Donatella Versace.
The Stockholm-headquartered group has previously collaborated with designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Comme des Garcons and Jimmy Choo. H&M said Tuesday said that the first “glamorous and flamboyant” Versace collection will be available in 300 stores and online in November. The new line will released in North America on Nov. 19.
TORONTO – The Canadian Cancer Society wants all political parties in Ontario to commit to legislating restrictions on indoor tanning by those under 18.
The society says an Ipsos Reid poll conducted earlier this month indicates 83 per cent of Ontario residents support a ban on indoor tanning by youths.
OTTAWA – Canada’s biggest urban areas are stuck in a rut of persistent poverty, while mid-sized cities are gaining ground despite the recent recession, new data from Statistics Canada show.
The metropolitan areas of Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal have poverty rates far above the national average, details of a report on income in Canada in 2009 show.
TORONTO – More lives can be saved if rescuers reduce the time between chest compressions and delivering a shock to people suffering cardiac arrest, suggests a new study of Canadian and U.S. patients.
Researchers examined the files of 815 patients at five sites who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and were treated by paramedics or firefighters between December 2005 and June 2007. Bystander and home use of defibrillators was not included.
TORONTO – Getting Canadians off their butts and physically active for 15 minutes each day would eliminate obesity in about one million adults, while adopting a healthy diet could add another 362,000 to that number, a new report concludes.
The joint report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information and the Public Health Agency of Canada suggests that even such a short period of daily physical activity could avert obesity in an estimated 646,000 women and 405,000 men.
MILAN – With a tip of the hat – raffia that is – Milan designers salute old-style summer elegance, as they preview next year’s warm weather styles.
The breezy brimmed straw hat has dominated the current menswear fashion week, making it the symbol for the romantic refined look designers propose from beach resort to pool side.
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