My mortgage is about to go up by at least $1,000 a month
“We hadn’t seen rates change much, and the consensus was that low rates were here for a long time to come. That was wrong, of course.”
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An impossible job: What it’s like to work in a pediatric ICU
“No child should be denied a ventilator or bed, yet these are the kinds of decisions we were having to make”
My husband is immunocompromised—and we’re still quarantining. Here’s what it’s like.
“Everyone around us has moved on, but for us it feels like March of 2020 all over again.”
I was a nurse for 10 years in Scotland. So why can’t I get certified in Canada?
"Nursing is the only career I’ve ever wanted but I just don’t have any fight left in me"
I started skateboarding in a sari at 43. Then I went viral on TikTok.
“If I can inspire somebody to try something unconventional and have fun doing it, then I’m living the dream”
I’m a 27-year-old student who moved in with an 86-year-old to save on rent
"That family hierarchy doesn’t exist between us—we treat each other as equals."
I live with my parents, in-laws and kid in a home specifically designed for multi-generational living
“You’re never too old to need a little help from mom and dad”
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I run a food bank. We’ve seen a 60 per cent increase in demand.
“Clients are telling us they’re considering medically assisted death or suicide because they can’t live in grinding poverty anymore.”