Rita DeMontis
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Canadians continue to struggle with mental health issues post pandemic
We’ve had Mental Health Day, Mental Health Week, and now Mental Health Month – but for many Canadians, it might as well be mental health year. People have been struggling with post-pandemic fears for a while now, and numbers are grim for those struggling with such debilitating issues as stress, depression and anxiety.

DeMONTIS: Warehouse sales offer some of best shopping deals around
With the pandemic the proverbial cloud of dust beneath our feet, I’ve noticed that shoppers are heading out in droves to brick and mortar shops to stock up on everything from food to household essentials.

Time to party with pasta on World Pasta Day this October 25
World Pasta Day is coming up next Tuesday, Oct. 25, and we just celebrated the kick-off of October’s National Pasta Month earlier this week. Why all the celebrations? It’s for a food product that defies the test of time, can be re-imagined six ways to Sunday, and is full of goodness, not to mention easy on the budget.

DEMONTIS: I have never seen food prices as bad as they are today
I come from a foodie background. My mother was a professional cook at a time when the food industry in Canada was in its infancy. Through her I learned to appreciate how a handful of ingredients could create delicious, nutritious meals on tight budgets.

Canadian businesswoman takes journey within as she tackles famous Camino de Santiago during brutal heat wave
This past summer, in the middle of a brutal heatwave, Canadian businesswoman and mom of three girls Rania Walker went for a long walk known as the Camino de Santiago in Spain.
