If you are drawn to read this, chances are you’ve loved and lost a significant furry friend, and I want you to know that it’s okay to feel the way you do. Losing a pet isn’t easy; it’s like losing a piece of your heart. I’ve been there, and I want to share a story with you — a story that I hope will bring you some comfort and a glimmer of hope too!

Can you relate to feeling emotionally drained? Feeling exhausted but unable to relax or sleep? You want to feel better but don’t feel up to the task of reading a long self-help book or beginning a complicated system of recovery.

At first glance, I Will Always Love You looks like just another children's book, but the inside cover reads: "It's for everyone big or small. For the child who lives within us all." Written by Lasalle author Melissa Lyons, the book features two children who have lost someone in their lives. The narrator of the book offers comforting guidance to the children about coping and moving on.

From pins and cupcakes to hockey sticks and jerseys, residents across Windsor-Essex have come up with different ways to show their support for the community of Humboldt, Saskatchewan. The small community has been devastated since a transport truck and a bus carrying the Humboldt junior hockey team collided last Friday at a rural intersection. 16 people died in the crash.