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What a horrible way to start the day!

The first thing I do every morning is read the newspaper. This AM I should have stayed in bed. The headline read, “No amount of alcohol is safe.” The report claimed to be one of the largest studies of alcohol consumption that’s ever been done. To make my day worse, the litany of alcohol problems…

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Health-care system short-changes seniors

EvidenceNetwork.ca Despite having diabetes and arthritis, Verne was a thriving independent 72-year-old who lived at home with his wife when he had a stroke. He had excellent emergency care in the hospital and began his recovery there. But he didn’t adjust well after arriving home. He started to show signs of depression and was at…

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Heart stents don't always save lives

Every year over 300,000 North Americans have a stent implanted to increase the flow of blood to heart’s muscle. Stents have been inserted for decades because of cardiologists’ concern that, without a stent, a heart attack may occur. Or, a coronary attack may have already caused angina, due to inadequate blood supply. Now, a study…

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Sign here to keep Moss Park a park

The MoreMossPark project and The 519 plan to build a 9-storey building beside the Moss Park Armoury that will cast a shadow across the park to Sherbourne Street. Sign the petition to ask Toronto City Hall to not take the easy way out by ignoring the people who use Moss Park, ignoring the children who…

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King Street traffic mess: latest data

The City of Toronto Aug. 16 released the latest set of data on the King Street Transit Pilot, a transit-priority pilot project on King Street from Bathurst Street to Jarvis Street. The dashboard released shows: • An 11% increase in all-day, weekday ridership with a 35% increase in morning commute ridership and a 27 per…

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Union Station Rail Corridor report

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LCBO raises $ for Jennifer Ashleight Children's Charity

Starting on August 19th, you can help support the children and families served by the Jennifer Ashleigh Children’s Charity (JACC) by making a donation at any of the more than 660 LCBO stores throughout Ontario. Donation boxes for JACC will be displayed at LCBO checkout counters until September 15th, 2018. Funds raised through this program will…

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IdeasCity Toronto on Bentway

The Bentway, in collaboration with the New Museum (New York City), present IdeasCity Toronto, a collaborative, civic platform with cultural innovators, creative practitioners, and other instigators. Free, accessible, and open to the public, IdeasCity Toronto will take place on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the newly opened Strachan Gate at The Bentway. IdeasCity, the New Museum’s…

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Oil fatcats enriched by Trans Mountain deal

Sandy Garossino interviewed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a few months ago for National Observer. Trudeau said that the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion was a project in the national interest that will benefit all Canadians as part of his national climatechange plan. Well it turns out that some oilpatch executives will also personally benefit to…

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Native American or not: a DNA challenge

I was motivated by my mother’s stories to learn if I was part Cherokee. When I was growing up, my mother frequently spoke of her Native American ancestry. She claimed to be one-eighth Cherokee and often said that qualified her to live on the reservation. I loved knowing that I was part Native American; and…

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Why is courage important?

“It is real important to be brave so you are not afraid to fight boys,” says Chelsea, age 6. Well, before you battle boys, you’ll have to battle Rebecca, 5, because she defines courage as: “You don’t want to hit anybody.” Courage can be standing up to a bully or restraining an urge to punch…

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Book launch for Mixter Twizzle's Breakfast

Regan W. H. Macaulay is holding a book launch for her latest picture storybook, Mixter Twizzle’s Breakfast, out on the front lawn of the Necropolis Chapel at 200 Winchester Street, Toronto, where the Cabbagetown Theatre Co. will be presenting children’s play Aladdin and his Magic Lamp within the Chapel – all taking place during the Cabbagetown Festival Saturday September…

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Ford gets it right to shrink Toronto City Council

What’s needed now is for Ford to go further and redress that monstrous blunder ex-Premier Mike Harris sponsored in his Amalgamation scheme.Toronto council Let’s make local politics local once again! Reactivate the former city halls of the former Toronto burroughs and finally bring to us the “common sense” Harris claimed he was advocating in making…

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York & Rees streets park-design competition

York Street and Rees Street Park Design Competition ​Earlier this year, Waterfront Toronto launched an innovative design competition with the City of Toronto for two new waterfront parks: York Street Park and Rees Street Park. Ten talented and creative design teams from around the world were selected to compete and develop a design proposal for one of the two…

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Toronto's first West Nile virus case in 2018

Toronto reports first human case of West Nile virus in 2018 Toronto Public Health has received laboratory confirmation that an adult resident in Toronto has tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first human case testing positive for West Nile virus in Toronto for 2018. The individual was hospitalized for their illness but…

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What Is God's favourite song?

“If Loving God Was a Crime, I’d Be an Outlaw” is God’s favourite song, says Ross, age 11. It’s definitely a catchy title, but I can’t say I’ve ever heard it. Now we come to the controversy. In one corner, we have Andrew, 12, who says: “God has no favourite song. He doesn’t care about…

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These things do or don't belong in the trash

What to do with debris from summer DIY projects? Sprucing up the house with a DIY project or two is as much a summer pastime for Canadians as backyard barbecues, fleeing the city at 5 p.m. on Fridays or grumbling about the heat. But pulling off a reno project on your own can bring up…

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