Christa Sgobba is a writer and editor who joined SELF in November 2019 and is now SELF’s associate director of fitness and food. She’s an ACE-certified personal trainer, and previously held print and digital positions at Men’s Health, Runner’s World, and Bicycling, where she covered health, fitness, nutrition, and pro… Read more
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She quit university due to an alcohol problem. Now sober, she landed a $35K scholarship
by Sue JonesLaura Eamon’s first go at university consisted of a lot of partying, which led her to drop out. Sober for more than 8 years, she’s now the recipient of a prestigious $35K scholarship.Saint Mary’s University student Laura Eamon credits her academic success to her sobriety. She dropped out of university in early 2013. She has…
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Only 1 in 3 people with autism are employed. Amid a labour shortage, this is an untapped market
by Sue JonesOrganizers of a job fair for people with autism question why all employers aren’t looking at this neurodiverse talent pool to help solve the labour shortages so many companies are experiencing. The Spectrum Works Job Fair, organized by Xavier Pinto, left, and Neil Forester, right, has grown over the last 6 years from 150 attendees to…
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Ontario lakeside towns are fed up with the ‘party house next door’ and want to regulate rentals
by Sue JonesThere’s a growing movement among southwestern Ontario communities to regulate online short-term rental services, such as Airbnb, that critics say put pressure on tight housing markets and dilute the social fabric of communities.Port Stanley, Ont., sees an influx of tourists each summer to its beaches. The lakeside town is considering a licensing scheme for short-term…
A total of 216 people experiencing homelessness died in Toronto last year, according to new data from the city.The Toronto Homeless Memorial contains the names of people who died while experiencing homelessness. Toronto Public Health says 216 unhoused people died in the city last year. (CBC)A total of 216 people experiencing homelessness died in Toronto…
The Royal Ice Cream Company, Inc. of Manchester, CT is expanding its recall to include all products manufactured at the facility within expiry, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, About Listeria infections Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes…
Opinion My first job, the first time I dropped out of college, was with a popular Midwestern governor. Years later, someone wrote that being a governor was like driving one of those fire department ladder trucks as fast as it can go down city streets with the sirens and horns blaring. And that’s the way I…
Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety body have looked at meat controls in Uruguay and France. The audit reports have been released recently. The virtual audit by DG Sante in Uruguay in June 2021 covered beef and sheep meat for export to Europe. A previous audit in 2016 highlighted deficiencies related to…
Most of us are never not on the lookout for easy, healthy dinner ideas. After all, some delicious and headache-free nourishment is just what you need at the end of a long day.What counts as “easy dinners” is kind of subjective, but for this list of recipes, we kept it to meals that come together…