Living

Hibernating isn't just for bears. Spend a weekend tucking your house in before the big freeze, and face spring singing

When designers and TV hosts Steven Sabados and Chris Hyndman donated their talents to make over the lounge in a historic Toronto shelter for pregnant teens, the results were stunning: The dark and dowdy space was transformed into a comfortable, uplifting sanctuary, with plenty of room for great expectations

Five years ago, Canada became embroiled in what some traditionalists worried was an indecent proposal: Granting gays and lesbians the legal right to marry. On the contrary, Margaret Webb writes, same-sex couples have much to reveal about what a healthy, loving marriage really looks like

Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a baby, Jessie McQuitty was the type to wring every experience out of life and penned a lifelong to-do list to guide her. When she fell gravely ill at 22, her mother and aunt donated part of their lungs to her, giving her an extra two years to live. Jessie used them to make good on her list, till the very end

Ninety percent of women in Sierra Leone have undergone female circumcision as part of a coming-of-age ritual. Its detractors call the tradition traumatic and say it can lead to sexual dysfunction and complications during childbirth. So why are some of the practice’s strongest defenders women?