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  • From the briny seafood of the Atlantic provinces and the unique wild game of the North to the delicate fish in the waters of British Columbia and the breadbasket of the Prairies, Canada’s cuisine is as diverse as its people.

  • At age 70, Ottawa’s Pierre-Yves Bourduas has become something of a life-long student of the impact that movement, exercise and weight training can have on an aging body.

  • According to the 2022 Canadian Internet Use Survey, seniors aged 65 and older are the fastest-growing demographic group to adopt smartphones, up 11 percentage points in just two years (between 2018 and 2020.) While seniors use them much less than teenagers and working-age adults, almost two-third

  • If Orson Welles made the movie Citizen Kane today, would his titular anti-hero have a tattoo that said, “Rosebud”?

Current Issue

Spring
2025

Sage60 gives Sage readers fresh content four times a year, and it releases six weeks after each print edition. In this edition, we celebrate Canada’s best bites by consulting chefs and culinary authors to come up with one quintessential ingredient from each province and territory. We also ramp up for summer with a story on super-active retirees who share their secrets to staying fit and continually moving. In a story that seems counter-intuitive to run online, we share strategies from the experts on how to limit your doomscrolling now that you’re retired and why limiting it is important. (And we stand by our claim that Sage60 is safe to read at all times.) Finally, we talk to several members who have secured themselves some ink after their 60th birthday. They share their reasons for getting tattoos and their experiences in doing so. 

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In an ode to this great land, Sage60 asks the experts to pick one ingredient from each of the 10 provinces and three territories that’s worth celebrating. 

A study has shown that 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week can reduce all-cause mortality by 31 per cent compared with no physical activity.

There are many good reasons to escape the thrall of your smartphone, including avoiding “suffering from retirement.”  

Just as younger generations are getting more ink, so are baby boomers and older retirees. 

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