After the Holidays, many people are attracted by the latest diet fad. Whether it’s the keto diet, intermittent fasting, the Mediterranean diet, paleo or FODMAP, these diets are all the…

The caribou, featured on our 25-cent coin, is in danger. In Québec, there are three ecological species (subspecies) of this northern cervid: the barren-ground caribou (of the tundra), the woodland…

Fabulous festivities, scrumptious meals, family parties, and what seems like an endless parade of social events. The year-end holiday season is full of commitments to family and friends. This December,…

People often confuse the muskrat and beaver because the two animals share the same habitat and both are semi-aquatic. But there are significant differences. Weighing less than 1.5 kg, the…

It’s the end of your work day; you’re tired and hungry. On your way home you stop at a grocery store to pick up something for dinner. Everywhere you look,…

When cooking a pie, always start with a high temperature to help the pastry keep its shape and avoid having it shrink away from the edge of the pie plate….

Summer grass Your lawn won’t care that it rained non-stop in June. Grass has a short memory. (Grass pun!) If your grass is turning a weird dark green, it’s stressed…

Warmer weather often reminds us of a good habit, namely, to drink more water. Before going any further on the subject, let’s go back to the basics. Water is a…

Our human bodies are made up mostly of water. On average, water constitutes 60 per cent of the total weight of our body, going up to 83 per cent in…

The association of hiking and yoga seemed completely natural and it was this kind of thinking that led Ève Brasseur to launch Excursion Yoga. She had deepened her experience of…