I initially wrote this article about the positive impacts of visual communications, focusing on humor, creativity, and the benefits of visual communications, especially when speaking with people with Alzheimer’s. However, visual communication has since transformed my world by over 360 degrees, so I’m inclined to rewrite this article from scratch or rewrite this intro to… Read more »
The Ottawa Chapter of the Canadian Association of Journalists recently organized a discussion on the integration of Generative AI in the newsroom. The event’s speaker was Florent Daudens, the director of national and international news gathering and deployment at CBC/Radio-Canada, who teaches digital journalism at the University of Montreal. Some of the attendees included journalists… Read more »
A loved one wants me to pay over $20,000 worth of debt. But who wants to spend the next 10 to 40 years grinding down debt? Not me! Although it’s necessary, I can’t get excited about paying off debt. But what excites me is paying down $5,000 in debt while planning the dream holiday: four… Read more »
Do you want to slow down and appreciate the little things in life? Do you want to watch and ponder the lone crow sitting on a distant branch? To consider how someone’s eyes can hold you as firmly as his hands? To sense that slight shift in mood when a rhythm changes? Poetry can help…. Read more »
Canada’s health care system is considered by many to be its single-most defining national characteristic and Tommy Douglas is who Canadians have to thank for it. Prior to Douglas’ universal health care system, it was not uncommon for Canadians to get sick and only be able to turn to their family, neighbors, or church. Trained… Read more »
Writers, beware: confused and misused words surround us. We hear them, read them, and have even used them ourselves sometimes. A spellchecker is powerless against them. But we can learn better usage by reading well-written works, developing an interest in words, and staying friends with a dictionary and usage dictionary. The following story attempts to… Read more »
A truthful and reconciliatory realisation is necessary when looking back upon the newly founded Canada. A Canada that had a lot of supposedly uninhabited land that the federal government had hoped could be put to use for farming. Many of the earliest waves of immigrants that crossed the ocean to get to Canada were rewarded… Read more »
