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Deodorant being bought at store
Health & Wellness VIEWS 

Does deodorant cause breast cancer?

September 13, 2019October 16, 2019 Alexis Dobranowski Breast cancer, cancer, deodorant, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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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NEWS 

Touching lives at Camp Ooch

March 27, 2013 Town Crier staff Camp Ooch, Camp Oochigeas, cancer, kids, Muskoka, Sick Kids Hospital

Volunteering at summer retreat for kids with cancer can be very rewarding

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Health & Wellness 

Smiles of support

February 6, 2013September 14, 2014 Francis Crescia Alexandra Connor, cancer, Cops For Cancer, fundraising, Toronto Police, Trish Johnston, Yorkdale Mall

Cops for Cancer fundraiser kicks off for 2013

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NEWS 

Rumble on the Kingsway raises $56,000 for cancer

July 24, 2012 Town Crier staff Andreas Tsagarelis, boxing, Caffe Demetre, cancer, charity, Fight To End Cancer, fundraising, Jennifer Huggins, Kingsway Boxing Club, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Urgent Care Fund, Virgil Barrow, Woodbine Racetrack

Locals step into the ring to trade punches for charity

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NEWS 

Sunnybrook gets fed cash for research

May 18, 2012March 10, 2019 Town Crier staff cancer, Centre for Research in Image-Guided Therapy, Don Valley West, Federal Grant, John Carmichael, Medical Research, science, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Hospital to partner with private sector and Western University to hone and commercialized new health technologies

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NEWS 

Locals don boxing gloves to fight cancer

May 14, 2012 Town Crier staff Andreas Tsagarelis, boxing, Caffe Demetre, cancer, charity, Fight To End Cancer, fundraising, Jennifer Huggins, Kingsway Boxing Club, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Urgent Care Fund, Virgil Barrow, Woodbine Racetrack

Charity boxing event will aid urgent care at Princess Margaret Hospital

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NEWS 

Mourning Jack Layton

August 25, 2011October 30, 2017 Francis Crescia cancer, Jack Layton, memorial, New Democratic Party, Official Opposition

Scenes of grief at the MP’s Toronto-Danforth office

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NEWS 

NDP leader Jack Layton dead at 61

August 22, 2011October 30, 2017 Town Crier staff cancer, Jack Layton, Mike Layton, New Democratic Party, Nycole Turmel, Official Opposition, Olivia Chow

Leader of the Opposition temporarily stepped down to battle new cancer in July

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VIEWS 

Layton’s vision of Toronto at risk of being dismantled

August 19, 2011October 30, 2017 Sandra Bussin cancer, Jack Layton, Sandra Bussin, Toronto-Danforth, View From The Beach

News of Jack Layton’s continued battle with cancer has been met in our community and across Canada with a large

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NEWS 

Jack Layton fighting a new cancer

August 19, 2011October 30, 2017 Omar Mosleh cancer, Jack Layton, New Democratic Party, Toronto-Danforth

While Toronto-Danforth MP is recovering, office still open

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NEWS 

Alistair Hoy's still giving

April 18, 2011October 15, 2018 Town Crier staff Alistair Hoy, blood, cancer, Project 162

Project 162 seeks to collect blood in memory of young leukemia patient

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NEWS 

Looking for a perfect match

April 8, 2011 Town Crier staff AML, cancer, Cathy Anagnostopoulo, Leukemia, One Match, Shari's Mission, Sue Barrett

Sue Barrett leads a campaign to find a stem cell donor for her friend Cathy Anagnostopoulos

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NEWS 

Buzz cut for a cause

February 2, 2011 Town Crier staff cancer, Deniz Onavil, fundraising, Rawlinson School

Rawlinson Community School student Deniz Onayli loses his hair to raise cash for cancer

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NEWS 

Tragedy gives author strength

November 1, 2010 Town Crier staff author, cancer, PYNK

Death of his partner from breast cancer helped Alan Simons through his own cancer battle

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NEWS 

Remembering Terry Fox

September 24, 2010 Town Crier staff cancer, charity, Terry Fox

Don’t be alarmed if you see a man wearing a kilt riding his bike in the Beaches. That’s Rod Scott,

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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