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Still the same old story
Recently, we visited our Aunt Pat at her nursing home to celebrate her 80th birthday. Marc’s five-year-old Lily-Rose had seen the tiny rooms and lonely seniors there before, and this time insisted we...
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Live from the Columbia River aboard American Empress
ASTORIA, Oregon – The rain is unrelenting today, accompanied by high winds and some small whitecaps out on the Columbia River. None of that matters here onboard the American Queen Steamboat Company’s...
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Time-traveling series Timeless a tough task for costume designer
The actors on the time-travelling series Timeless have donned their share of headgear — swarthy 10-galloners, demure cloches, silk stovepipes and the like. But you could say the woman who dresses them,...
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Pop Forecast for Nov. 28: Jackie, The Rolling Stones and more
Chris Lackner “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop-culture offerings is just what we need....
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Chef Matty Matheson talks life, heart attack, eating whale blubber
Talk to chef Matty Matheson about how he came to host a foodie travelogue show on Viceland, and the word you’re most likely to hear is “amazing”. Less than 15 minutes will net you 10 amazings at least....
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Revoke the licence to hate
“Go back to your f—ing country,” the white man screamed at the non-white man. This outburst was caught on camera, not in post-Brexit U.K., or post-election America, but on a streetcar in the middle of...
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Windstar Cruises propels onward – with or without sails
While there’s been lots of buzz about big cruise ships as of late, it’s not just the gargantuan floating palaces of the sea that offer a wonderful cruise experience. In fact, I’d argue that most of the...
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Cooks prep for MasterChef Canada: All-Star Family Edition
Is there life after MasterChef Canada? You bet your best cast-iron skillet there is. A new special from the homegrown cooking competition brings back fan favourites — along with their families and some...
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Pop Forecast for Dec. 5: The Office Christmas Party and more
Chris Lackner “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop-culture offerings is just what we need....
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Food for the body and the soul
Chef David Wolfman remembers sitting at the kitchen table as a boy, gathering with his family over plates of wind-dried salmon and bannock. A member of the Xaxli’p First Nation in British Columbia,...
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How Holland America is changing the Mexican Riviera – and itself
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – Sometimes, a good cruise is like a visit from an old friend. That’s the case for me this week as I cruise aboard Holland America Line’s gracious 1,916-guest Westerdam to the...
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Vice News Tonight makes big play for millennials
Millennials, amirite? They’re nothing but Instagram-happy, emoji-LOL-ing, mannequin-challenging navelgazers. Or so the theory goes. How can they put their pants on one leg at a time, like everyone...
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Pop Forecast for Dec. 12: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and more
Chris Lackner “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture offerings is just what we need....
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Viking River Cruises celebrates 20 years in 2017
Since it’s the end of the year, I’m already unfolding my river cruise brochures to plan for the forthcoming European river cruise season — and it’s shaping up to be a great one. There are new...
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Holland America to debut new Explorations Central concept aboard Westerdam
It’s no secret that Holland America Line is sending its 2004-built Westerdam into drydock in the spring. What was a secret, however, is that the line plans to use the drydock to roll out a brand-new...
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Scenic Eclipse could usher in a new era of expedition cruising
If you like small-ship expedition cruising but don’t want to skimp on little luxuries, get ready: Australian tour and river cruise company Scenic has just cut the steel for its first oceangoing...
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Pop Forecast for Dec. 19: Passengers, The Strumbellas and more
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop-culture offerings is just what we need. With that in...
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Jeanne Beker talks Canada’s Walk of Fame, next steps
Jeanne Beker may be getting a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, but it doesn’t mean the fashion entrepreneur thinks she has her career all sewn up. Sure, she hosted internationally syndicated series...
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How the world can do better in 2017
“Have you tried switching 2016 off and back on again?” says an IT guy in a meme sweeping Facebook. Also making rounds online is a 2016 dumpster fire ornament. Festive and topical. As 2016 draws to a...
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Cruise lines eye Cuba
An early Christmas present was bestowed on several cruise lines earlier this month, when they were granted approval to begin cruises from the United States to Cuba. Five lines — Azamara Club Cruises,...
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