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First day of school for kindergarten twins and their mom
Wednesday is a special day for five-year-old twins Darian and Matthew, who will start kindergarten only hours before their mom starts school, too. Evangeline Cole will take her boys to their first day...
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The seven commandments of bra-buying
Back in the day, bra-shopping meant hitting your local department store and choosing from a selection of A-DD cups. The ideal size was thought to be a 36 C, and getting a proper fit was a matter of...
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'I want to be my own hero': Former Edmonton soldier fights back against...
Candyce Chwyl Neill’s body tenses as she peers around a corner in the hallway in her apartment building. She’s more relaxed because it is daylight and a reporter is with her, but her body goes through...
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Day in History, Sept. 15, 1943: Woman saved by world's first wonder drug
Penicillin is known as the first wonder drug. It was discovered in England in 1928, but it was 1942 before it was used to treat infections, and almost exclusively by the armed forces. It was first used...
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Record number of births fuels demand for Alberta midwives
Up to 400 more Alberta women will get access to a midwife over the next year after the province Tuesday announced $1.8 million in new funding for the profession. Health Minister Sarah Hoffman...
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Paula Simons: Please don't tackle violence against women with pop sociology
Suppose I told you a prominent North American politician had recently attributed violence against women to misogynist song lyrics, Internet porn and the breakdown of the traditional family. Who would...
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Alberta Medical Association wants to know what mental health services are...
The Alberta Medical Association is using online forums to advocate for enhanced mental health services across the province. A new online forum, AlbertaPatients.ca, set up earlier this year has received...
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Paula Simons: Don't like the niqab? Don't wear one
Back when my daughter was in elementary school, I accompanied her class on a field trip to Snow Valley. I noticed a group of older girls dressed in long black skirts, giggling as they attempted to...
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Video: Edmonton Run for the Cure 2015
On Sunday October 4, 2015 an estimated 8,000 people participated in the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure in downtown Edmonton. The run helps raise funds for breast cancer...
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Paula Simons: 'Barbaric' hotline no solution to serious issues of abuse
Sonia Bitar is no stranger to the issue of domestic violence in immigrant communities. The former citizenship court judge is executive director of Edmonton’s Changing Together, a centre for immigrant...
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Woman thanks Edmonton paramedics for saving her life
Sharon Smith was only three weeks into her retirement this summer when she suffered a heart attack at a local casino. She didn’t know that’s what was happening at the time. In fact, she was so adamant...
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New exhibit examines social pressures, bullying, even violence and murder of...
Not for the first time, Dana Holst raises her hand up to six menacing women she painted. Each is holding a tensed bow, ready to fire another arrow through the seated target in the foreground. Like the...
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Edmonton-area woman on mother of all missions in Haiti
Haiti does all it can to discourage her — be it Byzantine politics, a broken social system and abject poverty — but Sarah Wallace has set the bar at running water and kitchen cupboards for now. The...
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Fashion with Compassion puts designer Sid Neigum in spotlight
Toronto-based designer Sid Neigum is excited his fashions will be in the local spotlight Thursday at two shows for Fashion with Compassion. It’s his first time at the glamorous fundraising event, now...
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When it comes to domestic violence, keep the outrage coming
” … I will be horrified if anybody in this chamber votes against this bill.” Thus concluded NDP MLA Maria Fitzpatrick Monday, in a speech that was as brave, moving and jaw-dropping as the legislature...
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Paula Simons: Story of Lebanese pioneer a reminder of Edmonton's rich roots
Friday evening, June Kazeil and her family presented the first Iyshie Mariam Kazeil Memorial Scholarship for Muslim women, which they endowed in honour of their family matriarch, an authentic prairie...
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Hot Mamas: Fitness that's flexible to their needs
A mom does pushups on the floor of a classroom with her two-year-old toddler in a carrier on her back. Meanwhile, down the hall, another mom sits breastfeeding her baby. What might look odd in many...
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African HIV and AIDS women activists in Edmonton for World AIDS Day
Edmontonians have a unique opportunity Monday to hear directly about the reality of the HIV-AIDS pandemic from five African women experts involved in the front-line fight. The women will be in Edmonton...
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End shame, stigma surrounding adoption
We probably all know someone who has found themselves unexpectedly pregnant. It’s incredibly common, as an estimated 40 per cent of all pregnancies in Canada are unplanned — that’s more than 27,000 in...
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NorQuest College president Jodi Abbott named one of Canada's most powerful women
NorQuest College president Jodi Abbott couldn’t quite fathom being mentioned with the likes of former governor general of Canada Michaëlle Jean, author Margaret Atwood, astronaut Roberta Bondar, and...
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