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Memoir finds different kinds of buried treasure

February 16, 2021February 22, 2021 Eric McMillan 0 Comment Memoir, review, Sharon Kirsche

Leslieville writer Sharon Kirsch made her experience of searching through a home in Montreal’s Jewish community into a personal memoir.

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Is this the winter of the gun?

February 13, 2021February 15, 2021 Streeter staff 0 Comment Editorial, gun control, handgun, homicides, John Tory, Justin Trudeau, shootings

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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less romantic Valentine's celebration
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Less romantic Valentine’s Day proposed by MP

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 Carolyn Bennett 0 Comment abuse, Carolyn Bennett, COVID-19, pandemic, Valentine's Day

She recommends we plan a less romantic approach to Valentine’s, Toronto-St. Paul’s MP Carolyn Bennett says.

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Gary Webb-Proctor
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Feeling the loss of East York Chronicle founder Gary Webb-Proctor

January 8, 2021January 11, 2021 Andrea Freedman Andrea Freedman, East York Chronicle, Gary Webb-Proctor

Writer began the year with the news her employer and mentor, East York Chronicle publisher Gary Webb-Proctor, had died.

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Kathleen Wynne during election
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Kathleen Wynne on girls, women and politics

November 28, 2020November 29, 2020 Streeter staff Agnes Macphail, Agnes Macphail Award, Karen Fraser, Kathleen Wynne, misogyny

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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Book inspired by tragedy
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Tragedy leads midtown columnist to writing children’s book

October 28, 2020October 30, 2020 Andrea Freedman Andrea Freedman, children's literature

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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Bennett back to school pic
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Back to school, not back to normal

September 11, 2020September 16, 2020 Carolyn Bennett back to school, Carolyn Bennett, COVID-19, Norm Di Pasquale, Shelley Laskin, Toronto-St. Paul's

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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women sharing a joint
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Lament for the lost era of passing a joint around

August 1, 2020August 19, 2020 Andrea Freedman cannabis, coronavirus, COVID-19, marijuana

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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Trudeau celebrating graduation
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Celebrating together — while apart

June 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Carolyn Bennett Canada Day, Carolyn Bennett, Gay Pride, Toronto-St. Paul's, Toronto-St. Paul’s Youth Council

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 by andrea
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Cooking up a storm to stay calm

May 30, 2020July 14, 2020 Andrea Freedman cooking, coronavirus, COVID-19

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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Going back to normal not option, youth council says in zoom conference
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Future ‘normal’ will be different if we learn our lessons

May 29, 2020June 4, 2020 Carolyn Bennett Carolyn Bennett, coronavirus, COVID-19, Toronto-St. Paul's, Toronto-St. Paul’s Youth Council

There is a growing understanding that asking “When will things get back to normal?” is the wrong question, MP Carolyn Bennett says.

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laundry piling up
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Not throwing in the towel during COVID-19 pandemic

May 3, 2020May 29, 2020 Andrea Freedman apartment living, COVID-19, laundry, 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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Carolyn Bennett at home
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Do what we can to support local businesses, MP urges from home

May 2, 2020May 6, 2020 Carolyn Bennett BIAs, Carolyn Bennett, COVID-19, small business, Toronto-St. Paul's

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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noise-making on balconies
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Nightly noise-making reassures us we’re all in this together

April 21, 2020April 29, 2020 Andrea Freedman balconies, coronavirus, COVID-19, noise

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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COVID-19 precaution washing hands
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Advice from Sunnybrook: How to protect yourself against COVID-19

March 13, 2020March 17, 2020 Alexis Dobranowski coronavirus, COVID-19, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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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