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

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

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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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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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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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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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 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.

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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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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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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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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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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Mabel’s Fables is more than just a retail shop

March 13, 2020November 24, 2020 Brian Baker Jill Andrew, Josh Matlow, Mabel's Fables, Mt. Pleasant Road

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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Smaller Winter Stations art event on the beach intrigues — and mystifies

February 21, 2020February 26, 2020 Eric McMillan Centennial College, Winter Stations

Winter Stations at Woodbine Beach are fewer than usual in number this year but are still drawing attention — and sometimes mystification — from viewers.