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  • Summer songs from coast to coast

    Canada booms with music festivals from spring to fall, and they range from the comparatively tiny to the nation’s largest — that being either Ottawa Bluesfest, in the nation’s capital, or the Festival d'été de Québec, in the Quebec capital, depending on who’s doing the answering.

  • Summer sippin’

    Cocktails, like many things, are seasonal, so, in the elbow’s up spirit of our current Canadian patriotic moment, we set out to ask independent, Canadian distilleries for recipes built around their craft spirits.

  • The dangers of wildfire smoke

    Wildfire smoke is eerie on the landscape when, like fog, it makes distant buildings disappear before your eyes. But it’s also potentially lethal, especially for those with pre-existing conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and pulmonary disease.

  • U.S. bound?

    Pre-pandemic, Canada’s snowbirds flocked by the millions to warmer climes in the United States, especially Florida, Arizona and California. Then stormed in Donald Trump 2.0 with his 51st state rhetoric and trade war. 

Current Issue

Winter
2025

Sage60 gives Sage readers fresh content four times a year, and it releases six weeks after each print edition. In this edition, we examine the idea of dance as a way to stay limber, but also keep the mind active. Our story reveals the many benefits of dance. We also look at the trend of cannabis edibles — whether gummies, chocolate, beverages or oils — and we offer advice on how to take them responsibly. In addition, Federal Retirees’ pension expert Patrick Imbeau details the issues with the plan for the federal pension surplus. And finally, we explore ways to minimize your carbon footprint when doing something many of our members absolutely love: travel.

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A group of women taking part in a dance class.

Dancing the night away

Getting your dancing shoes on can help you cognitively and socially. It’s also just plain fun. 

Mick Gzowski
A scientist checking hemp plants in a greenhouse.

Cannabis edibles pros and cons

Cannabis products that can be eaten instead of smoked have benefits and risks. It’s best to speak to your medical practitioner about both before you try any. 

Peter Simpson
A magnifying glass with a Canadian flag and coins.

The problem with pension surplus plans

The federal government will move approximately $1.9 billion of a pension surplus to general revenues. There were other, fairer, options at its disposal. 

Patrick Imbeau
A hiker stands on the edge of the Trolltunga cliff in Norway.

Greener globetrotting

Travel and tourism now generate eight per cent of the planet’s environmentally damaging emissions, but it’s possible to make changes that will result in a smaller footprint. 

Patrick Langston