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Moving-day doozies: What can go wrong, will go wrong
When I was 10 years old, my parents and I lived in a midtown mid-rise apartment building. We moved a lot, and on one of those occasions the fire alarm started ringing. Not one to be surprised by much,...
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Mood Board: Crewcuts’ head designer Jenny Cooper lists her inspirations
Crewcuts, the children’s division of J.Crew, opens its first Canadian shop-in-store this month in The Village at Park Royal in West Vancouver. Jenny Cooper, Crewcuts’ head of design, was born in Ottawa...
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Prince Harry slept here, now you can, too: Buy the Whistler chalet he, Wills...
Listing agent Sally Warner describes this listing as “a home fit for a king,” and that is no understatement, as Prince Charles and his sons William and Harry vacationed in this four-bedroom property in...
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Why brave Danes risked their lives to help nearly every one of Denmark’s...
In the fall of 1943 nearly every one of Denmark’s 8,000 Jews, with the complete cooperation of their fellow citizens, fled the Nazis in small boats to Sweden. In the annals of the Holocaust the exodus...
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Gold-mining ghost town for sale: Your own wild west adventure
It’s a rare real estate listing that piques both interest and gut-knotting fear at the same time. For sale is a parcel of private land within a National Forest in Northern California, a ghost town left...
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The Festival of Smalls: How to start with art
If you’re one of those people who struggle to find wall space or the budget to curate an art collection, we have four words for you: The Festival of Smalls. Celebrating its 20th year until Dec. 24, the...
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Surrey condo tower ‘first in world’ to offer fully transformable features in...
Not long ago, we visited SmartHouse in Toronto’s core, where condos as small as 300 square feet were introduced to the city. To help residents live efficiently in them, furniture was made to...
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Get your Christmas shopping done, and line up for the cashier just once
Admit it or not, the final countdown to the holiday season is on, which means soon, malls and stores across Canada will be packed with people perusing store shelves for many a perfect gift for their...
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Analysis: Pope Francis has his ‘I have a dream’ moment
Dreams can be powerful things, especially when articulated by leaders with the realistic capacity to translate them into action. That was the case 50 years ago with Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I...
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Toronto celebrates whisky
On Nov. 1, The Westin Harbour Castle hosts Toronto’s premiere whisky celebration, Whisky Live. Into its eighth year, this event has firmly established itself as the key event on Toronto’s whisky...
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Enduring legacy
Over its 128-year history, distiller William Grant & Sons and its most famous creation, Glenfiddich single malt scotch whisky, have blazed a pioneering trail that lives on today. Overcoming...
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Tribute to the test of time
One of the world’s greatest single malts, The Balvenie transports one back to a simpler time of traditional methods and patient craftsmanship. Handcrafted at the 121-year-old Balvenie distillery in...
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Montreal real estate brokers opt out of national MLS in favour of Quebec...
The Canadian Real Estate Association’s popular Realtor.ca website — widely known as the MLS — will no longer list Montreal homes for sale. The Greater Montreal Real Estate Board said Dec. 13 its...
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Updating your interiors is a very worthy resolution. Here are our 2014 trend...
We get excited for the end of the year for one reason: It’s our time to play psychic and predict what the next big design and decor trends will be. From pairing black and white to inspiration from the...
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Vancouver condo buyers can trade in their cars to make a dent in their down...
Vancouverites looking for a down payment may have to look no further than their cars. Developers of downtown condominium project InGastown and Key Marketing have launched a “Car for Condo” program with...
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Margaret Swaine’s spirits review
Spring Seasonals and New Spirits Malibu rum sparkler, Sveva’s Orangella, Screech honey rum, Long Table London Dry and Ménage à Trois vodka are a sampling of what’s new popping up on the liquor shelves...
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Buyers’ guide to Vintages May 24 release
Southern Rhône and Fresh & Fruity By John Szabo with notes from Sara d’Amato and David Lawrason This week’s report takes a look at the 2011 vintage in the Southern Rhône – a challenging one with...
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Top 8 pet friendly neighbourhoods in Toronto
When searching for a new home, dog owners often have their own set of criteria. While many Toronto homebuyers might be in the market for a place that offers an easy commute to work, an area with an...
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Mortgage insurance premiums to increase by 15% for home buyers
On May 1, 2014, CMHC made the announcement that premiums for default insurance would go up by an average of 15 per cent. While existing mortgages will not be affected, new home buyers that can’t afford...
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The step-by-step complete home buyer’s guide
Planning on purchasing your first home or upgrading your current home in the near future? You’ve probably already done some reading on some of the things you’ll need to plan for when buying a home such...
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