Living

When Mark was in Afghanistan, I was constantly looking for the comfort of other people who understood what I was going through. In a single piece of art, Silvia Pecota managed to give me that comfort.

The writer and wife of the Canadian high commissioner in Britain shares her love for Canadian fashion, her relationship with her disabled son, and her devotion to her family

With every major royal wedding comes a major amount of royal wedding memorabilia. Walking through Covent Garden this weekend I was stunned at the mounting slew of dishes, key chains, bar rags, beer mugs and other trinkets featuring the faces of the royal couple, usually looking like stiff, lifeless caricatures of themselves, and bearing the all important date: April 29th, 2011. Like we were in danger of forgetting.

Big budget commercials will have you laughing (and cringing); Telus will unlock your phone for $50; a service that writes your online dating profile for you; babies fed solid food before four months are more likely to be obese; and we’re one step closer to a universal flu vaccine.

Canada's frank new sweetheart talks about life after Twilight, her new show and how she stays happy