Is this the winter of the gun?
Trudeau government’s expected gun control on military-style weapons does not go nearly far enough to deal with Toronto’s handgun violence.
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Kathleen Wynne on girls, women and politics
Former premier Kathleen Wynne recalls her experiences showing misogyny still exists and how much further we have to go to achieve equality.
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Tragedy leads midtown columnist to writing children’s book
Many of you have been reading my columns. What I have not told you about is the devastating personal tragedy I have suffered.
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Back to school, not back to normal
She used to love the first day of back to school, MP Carolyn Bennett recalls as kids return under very different circumstances.
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Lament for the lost era of passing a joint around
I had been anxiously awaiting the reopening of cannabis shops in midtown. But the thought of passing a joint around has given me pause.
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Celebrating together — while apart
We are celebrating graduations, PRIDE, Indigenous history, Portuguese, Italian and Filipino Heritage Month and Canada Day very, very differently this year.
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Cooking up a storm to stay calm
With all the time I have had on my hands over the past two months, one of the things I have been doing to keep busy is cooking more than I ever have before.
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Not throwing in the towel during COVID-19 pandemic
For one apartment dweller, using the communal laundry room has become one of the many things she has been apprehensive to do.
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Do what we can to support local businesses, MP urges from home
Order takeout or delivery, see which shops are offering online ordering and delivery, or buy virtual gift cards, MP Carolyn Bennett urges.
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Nightly noise-making reassures us we’re all in this together
Every night at exactly 7:30 p.m. people in my midtown Toronto neighbourhood have been going outside on their balconies to make some noise.
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Advice from Sunnybrook: How to protect yourself against COVID-19
Health professionals at midtown’s Sunnybrook hospital offer tips to help minimize your risk of catching COVID-19 and other viruses too.
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Mabel’s Fables is more than just a retail shop
The bookstore has provided my kids with the foundation for a lifelong love of reading. Imagine my ire when I discovered it is being forced out of business.
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Does deodorant cause breast cancer?
There is no clear evidence demonstrating the use of deodorant or antiperspirant results in an increased risk of breast cancer, a Sunnybrook oncologist says.
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From growing up on a Depression dairy farm to playing for the TSO
I learned my neighbour Dorothy White, 91, had been second harpist for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra — having grown up in Springfield, Missouri.
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Rathnelly Day and We the North
One of my favourite community events in Toronto-St. Paul’s only happens every two years. Rathnelly Day celebrates the neighbourhood’s rebellion in 1967.
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