Health

Caring for a loved one is one of the most meaningful things you can do. Whether you're supporting an aging parent, a child with a disability, or a partner recovering from illness, you show up, day after day, because love drives you. But love alone can't refuel an empty tank. Family caregiver...

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a Christmas classic, and I’ll brook no argument on the subject. I’m referring, of course, to the original 1966 television special (I haven’t seen the new film currently in theatres, and I’ll save my opinions on the Jim Carrey version). When I...

I’m not going to shock anyone with this statement, but growing up is hard. It’s painful at times. It involves a lot of mistakes and a lot of unexpected twists. I’m a different person than I was six years ago. And though our core mission has stayed the same, Spark...

You may have noticed that we love technology, education and design. This makes us suckers for Ted Talks. They're short, accessible, and offer insights and inspiration from innovative thinkers, cutting edge researchers, and passionate practitioners. So, we're beginning a little series that is seriously called "Ted Time", where we'll periodically...

My son Cooper is five years old. He is a beautiful, amazing, hilarious bundle of joy. Everything changed for me the moment he was born. There’s nothing else like holding your child for the first time. Nothing else like the feeling that he needed his mom and me more than...

I have a confession to make. I grew up in Kapuskasing (that’s not the confession part, hold on), 850 km northwest of Ottawa, population 8000. The confession is that I spent my whole childhood wishing, hoping, praying that I could leave. I did not appreciate growing up in a small...