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Health & Wellness VIEWS 

Am I addicted to my smartphone?

May 1, 2019October 16, 2019 Alexis Dobranowski cellphone, smartphones, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

According to Dr. Nikola Grujich reaching for our smartphones throughout the day can be a normal response, a compulsion or an addiction.

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Pedestrians using phones crossing the street
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Heads up, pedestrians! Taking that call not worth your life

October 4, 2018October 8, 2018 Jason Shvili cellphone, Danforth Avenue, pedestrian

Every day pedestrians are seen with their heads in their cellphones strolling down the sidewalk or crossing the street without paying attention.

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NEWS 

Surge in street robberies

April 7, 2011October 8, 2018 Town Crier staff cellphone, iPod, theft

Tuck away phones, iPods, police urge

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NEWS 

Cops warn of smart phone thefts

February 14, 2011October 8, 2018 Town Crier staff cellphone, theft, Toronto Transit Commission

A woman was robbed of her cellphone while on a subway train at Wilson Subway station on Jan. 31. The

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NEWS 

Hey kid: We c u, luv mom and dad

November 1, 2010 Town Crier staff cellphone, parents, Security, social media

Teens can be seen on every corner industriously texting friends, photographing their daily interactions, and increasingly, reporting their locations with cell phones and social media services such as Facebook and Twitter.

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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
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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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