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Drive-thru grocery: A busy parent's dream come true?

Drive-thru grocery: A busy parent's dream come true?

Loblaws announced a drive-thru grocery store in Toronto, with the hopes that other cities will follow. Here's why parents across the country should rejoice.

Ian Mendes

BC teacher suspended after homophobic prank on student

BC teacher suspended after homophobic prank on student

A teacher in Langley, BC, was suspended for his insensitive prank. But was the punishment too light?

Emma Waverman

Emma Watson and feminism: Discussing her speech with your sons

Emma Watson and feminism: Discussing her speech with your sons

Emma Watson's powerful UN speech on gender equality—and the ensuing backlash she received from some—opens the door for us to discuss feminism with our sons.

Marci O’Connor

Paulina Gretzky is pregnant!

Paulina Gretzky is pregnant!

The eldest daughter of Wayne Gretzky and his wife, Janet, is expecting her first child.

Cassandre Cadieux

MIT holds contest to find a breast pump that doesn't suck

MIT holds contest to find a breast pump that doesn't suck

MIT's "Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon" drew 150 innovators from around the world.

Emma Waverman

Megan Hilty welcomes a baby girl

Megan Hilty welcomes a baby girl

It's a Broadway baby! Brian Gallagher and Megan Hilty baby has arrived. It's a girl! Check out the name.

Haley Overland

Alyssa Milano's baby girl: Name and newborn pics

Alyssa Milano's baby girl: Name and newborn pics

What do you think of the name? Check Alyssa Milano baby girl name and sweet newborn photos!

Haley Overland

Why athletes should never be role models for kids

Why athletes should never be role models for kids

With all the domestic abuse and child neglect charges in sports news, one father makes a case for why athletes never make good role models for kids.

Ian Mendes

Adrian Peterson: When disciplining your child becomes abuse

Adrian Peterson: When disciplining your child becomes abuse

Football player Adrian Peterson's child-abuse case reignites the debate on corporal punishment.

Emma Waverman

Ashton Kutcher warns about kids' striving for fame

Ashton Kutcher warns about kids' striving for fame

MUST-WATCH: Ashton Kutcher has an important message for kids about fame, fortune and what they should really be striving for.

Haley Overland

Infographic shows most common birthdays

Infographic shows most common birthdays

According to a Harvard study, September 16 is the most popular for birthdays. How popular is your birth date?

Emma Waverman

It's a girl for Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes (Update: Name!)

It's a girl for Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes (Update: Name!)

Hottest half-Canadian baby ever! Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes baby has arrived.

Haley Overland

Blended families: Don't call my family broken

Blended families: Don't call my family broken

Today is National Stepfamilies Day in the US, but the discussion on blended families has reached Canada with the new Honey Maid #NotBroken campaign.

Emma Waverman

Is Beyonce pregnant? Jay Z drops major hint

Is Beyonce pregnant? Jay Z drops major hint

Beyonce pregnant again? During the couple's last On the Run show, Jay Z added new lyrics suggesting in a big way that he & Beyonce are having another baby.

Haley Overland

Male contraception... coming soon?

Male contraception... coming soon?

Male contraception may be on the market as early as 2017—but will men purchase it?

Emma Waverman

Should you pay your kids to babysit their siblings?

Should you pay your kids to babysit their siblings?

Your eldest child expects payment to babysit their younger sibling. Where do you stand on the debate?

Ian Mendes

BC families: Education boosters and activities for your kids

BC families: Education boosters and activities for your kids

For BC families struggling to cope with the teachers strike, here are some activities to keep your kids busy.

Tina Barkley

Breastfeeding in public: Tim Hortons tells woman to cover up

Breastfeeding in public: Tim Hortons tells woman to cover up

A Tweed, Ont., breastfeeding support group stages a nurse-in at local Tim Hortons after woman asked to cover up while feeding her child.

Emma Waverman

Why I became an organ donor

Why I became an organ donor

How a little boy's double-lung transplant inspired one woman to become an organ donor.

Amy Valm

Prince Harry jokes about new royal baby

Prince Harry jokes about new royal baby

If anyone knows about being a royal younger sibling, it's Prince Harry! See what he has to say about the new royal baby.

Haley Overland