Gayle MacDonald
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 6
- Latest publication
- Sep 26, 2026
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- Jul 9, 2026
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‘Dining with a Bajan’ helped me discover the real Barbados (opens the original)
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Read more: A taste of luxury in the Dominican Republic | Finding Guadeloupe's soul Most visitors to Barbados follow a familiar script. Friday night at Oistins Fish Fry, where calypso music is loud and the mood upbeat; a lazy catamaran cruise; and, of course, long afternoons on a beach chair with a rum punch. I’ve done all of it after more than 20 years of visiting Barbados, and I still love these rituals. But in mid-June I arrived looking for something different. I wanted to see the island beyon
Help! I suspect my ex is badmouthing me to our son (opens the original)
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Real Talk is a relationship advice column featuring questions from readers and answers from experts. Some details may be changed to protect the privacy of the people profiled. It is not a substitute for seeking professional psychological or medical advice. Our reader Ann from Gatineau, Que., writes: For many years I’ve had sole custody of my son. His father has visitation one day a week. The night my son comes back from a day with his father he’s often grumpy and sometimes repeats negative state
Save money on gardening by doing a fall swap (opens the original)
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Fall may be the thriftiest season in the garden. It’s the time of year when established perennials can be divided and replanted to fill bare spots, create new beds, or shared with friends and neighbours. Better still, dividing plants isn’t simply a money-saving exercise. Done at the right time, it can also improve the health and strength of the plants already in your garden. Gardener and horticulturalist Heather West, in Muskoka, Ont., says many perennials benefit from being divided every three
How do I end a friendship that doesn’t work anymore? (opens the original)
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Real Talk is a relationship advice column featuring questions from readers and answers from experts. Some details may be changed to protect the privacy of the people profiled. It is not a substitute for seeking professional psychological or medical advice. There is a person in my life that I don’t want to be friends with any more. In the beginning, it didn’t bother me that there were many ways in which we were different. However, over the last few years, I’ve realized I don’t feel happy after we
I’m a dental surgeon but people assume I’m a hygienist. How can I correct their sexist bias without being rude? (opens the original)
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Real Talk is a relationship advice column featuring questions from readers and answers from experts. Some details may be changed to protect the privacy of the people profiled. It is not a substitute for seeking professional psychological or medical advice. Our reader Lynn from Lunenburg, N.S. writes: I am a retired female periodontal surgeon. I worked hard in my career and was highly regarded in my community. I retired to a small town in Nova Scotia but kept my license plate which says, “Floss.”
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