My mother died last Christmas. How do I even celebrate this year?

The question:   My family loves the holidays. But last year, my mother passed away around this time, which was an incredibly sad time for everyone. I took it especially hard. Now that it’s a year later, there’s a weird feeling in the air, for me at least, that...

Gender gap poses massive hurdle for Christy Clark

(Jonathan Fowlie, Vancouver Sun)   Addressing a group of about 130 women in Vancouver last month, Premier Christy Clark shared a small slice of what it’s like to balance life as both a premier and a mom.   She took the crowd back to her son...