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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VIEWS
Future ‘normal’ will be different if we learn our lessons
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
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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Smaller Winter Stations art event on the beach intrigues — and mystifies
Winter Stations at Woodbine Beach are fewer than usual in number this year but are still drawing attention — and sometimes mystification — from viewers.
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Rules suggested for dog owners in park
Off-leash dog parks have their problems, including a sheer lack of etiquette and respect for fellow dog owners, according to one.
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Election showed the issues Toronto-St. Paul’s cares about
In Toronto-St. Paul’s, we heard clearly about the need to deal with the climate emergency, housing affordability, better transit and support for seniors.
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New streetcar tech could get traffic moving
Our leaders at City Hall know all about the new technology that can get Toronto’s traffic moving faster. So why aren’t we using it!?
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Seance at George Brown House left skeptical journalist shaking
Guided by lantern, we walked over to the three-storey, mansard-roofed George Brown House as we heard its story. We were about to attend a seance.
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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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Danforth experiment proved benefits of bike lanes
A pop-up demonstration of bike lanes gave us a glimpse of what Danforth could look like, reconfigured to give cyclists and pedestrians priority over cars.
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