Old School: Wisdom From Grandma & Grandpa

Common sense, hard-won lessons and the way our grandparents did it, from the people who lived it. Still works.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Doctors Who Won't Take Part in MAID Still Have to Refer

Canada's Criminal Code says no one is compelled. Ontario's regulator says something narrower, and the gap between them is where careers get decided.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The breathlessness smokers blame on age has a name

If you've quietly rearranged your life around not getting winded, that isn't aging. Ask for a ten-minute test by name and get a number.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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StoryMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Lone Ranger Never Shot to Kill, and That Was the Point

221 episodes, a masked man with silver bullets, and a set of writing rules that would get laughed out of a modern pitch meeting.

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Health6 min read

Palliative Care Isn't Giving Up, And It Isn't MAID

Most families ask for the palliative team about six weeks too late. What it actually does, what hospice really covers, and the paperwork to sign before you need it.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

When a skipped heartbeat is nothing and when to get an ECG

Most thumps in your chest at 11 p.m. are boring. A few aren't, and the difference comes down to what you feel at your wrist.

GuideMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Streaming the Old Westerns and Family Shows Without the Junk

Half the free copies floating around are fuzzy, cut short or colorized. Find the clean prints, and know which episodes to preview before the kids sit down.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

Poverty Isn't a Reason to Die, and Canada Keeps Testing That

A decorated veteran asked for a wheelchair ramp and got offered assisted death instead. That's not a glitch in the system. That's the system's fastest yes.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Heart failure doesn't mean your heart failed

The name terrifies people for no good reason, and the treatment changed more in the last six years than in the thirty before it.

GuideMovies & TVCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Don't Start Classic Family Shows at Episode One

The pilots are the weakest part of almost every great old show. Nine classics, the episode to open with, and what to flag before the kids sit down.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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StoryNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What the Record Shows About Canadian Veterans Offered MAID

A Paralympian asked for a wheelchair ramp and was offered assisted death instead. What the testimony and the department's own review established.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

When your dad dies young, your checkups stop being routine

A father who died early of heart disease changes the timing, the tests and the questions you ask. Start with the age on the death certificate.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

BRO TakeMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Bonanza Still Teaches Fathers How to Raise Sons

Fourteen seasons, 431 episodes, a widower with three boys, and a code worth stealing. Where to start, and what to know before the kids sit down.

StoryNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

What UN Human Rights Experts Told Canada About MAID

Three UN independent experts warned Ottawa that opening assisted death to people who aren't dying would put disabled Canadians at risk. Here's the record.