Costco shoppers in the Montreal area are about to get a Costco Business Centre! This will be the second of its kind in the country and it is slated to open by the end of the month.
Unfortunately, stress is a normal part of life.
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On The Beat 5@7, Cat and Claudia listed the five everyday things people stress about the most— number one involving unwanted plans and the pressure that comes with trying to find a way out. Take a listen to find out what the top five is.
With Claudia Marques and Cat Spencer
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According to researchers at Southern Methodist University, people tend to be happier when they’re spending time with friends rather than when they are home with their romantic partner or children.
This news seems rather harsh but before you start to worry, there is a catch— and the reason should be obvious.
With Claudia Marques and Cat Spencer
They say the magic thing about your home is that it feels good to leave, and it feels even better to come back.
If you are coping well with the pandemic there is a good chance you are a horror movie fan A study found fans of horror movies actually showed “less psychological distress and more robust psychological resilience” during the pandemic Why – because people who watch a lot of horror movies get used to being afraid in a safe setting – by practicing their emotion regulation skills, they improve how they deal with fear.
TIME magazine has revealed its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world The issue has 8 worldwide covers, each highlighting a member of the TIME100 .
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Recently, on The Beat 5@7, Cat Spencer and Claudia Marques discussed what items they have spent ludicrous amounts of money on and whether or not they regret their purchases.
With Claudia Marques and Cat Spencer
When it comes to fashion, some people will spend outrageous amounts of money to look good.
The image above doesn’t accurately reflect how fun Laser Quest is but that soon won't’ matter as we will eventually forget what it was once like.
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Not every man feels comfortable around children. In fact, many men who have kids will admit that it wasn’t until their wives became pregnant that they started to warm up to the idea of having kids. Recently on The Beat 5@7, Cat and Claudia discussed whether women should be worried if their significant other isn’t yet comfortable around kids and along with some listener feedback, offered some advice.
Take a listen below and be sure to listen live every Monday – Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
Enjoy!
With Claudia Marques and Cat Spencer
Not every man feels comfortable around children.
Yesterday was the first day of fall but you wouldn’t know it judging by the weather.
Months into the pandemic we are finding out that even the most protective parents are still letting their kids do some risking activities! Parents are good at making the kids wear masks, limiting the number of people the kids socialize with, and sticking to the families we already know, but for some reason, almost half of the parents surveyed still allowed their kids to go to birthday parties, and a good 26 percent are still ok with sleepovers.
We now know what the most relaxing hobby of them all is… A survey looked at everything from gardening to tai chi - blogging came in third, fishing second, and the number one hobby that will help you relax is: Knitting! Knitting lowered their heart rate by an average of nearly 19 percent.
Quebec is so short on teachers that they’re offering retired teachers some pretty big financial incentives to return to the classroom.
Quebec public health has announced 489 new coronavirus cases— including 20 more hospitalizations— since Monday morning.
It wasn’t that long ago that Laval hosted a Poutinefest and now it seems Quebec is getting another— and it’s happening this weekend! That’s right folks, another Quebec Poutinefest is coming, only this time in Repentigny.
One recent study is likely to change how you look at.