05 May 2022

Diana Joleen: How A Dream About A Bunny Awakened A Sleeping Artist

No one knows where their life will go, but in Diana Joleen’s case, it went full circle. A brutal car accident forced her to stop working. And then came the gift. A reawakening of her inner artist. Now, with her...
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15 Mar 2022

Michelle Chubb: She’s Talking Now

She used to be shy, but now Michelle Chubb has a voice and a platform, and she’s not afraid to use it. The Indigenous TikTok star (with more than half a million followers!) is creating content to educate non-Indigenous people...
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15 Mar 2022

Alvéole: Have You Heard The Buzz?

Fuzzy bumblebees float around so slowly and gracefully that it almost makes you want to pet them! We need these adorable little creatures to pollinate our crops. In fact, we should be humbled by the bumblebee because, without them, there...
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15 Mar 2022

Julie & Tim Maarhuis: Bonjour! Welcome To Your Dream Life!

We all have dreams — but most of us aren’t great on the let’s-make- it-happen part. Meet Julie and Tim Maarhuis, a couple who actually did it. They bought an apartment… wait for it… in Paris! The plan is to...
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15 Mar 2022

Maria Rio: The Stop: Community Starts Here

In a little church near Kensington Market, almost 40 years ago, The Stop opened its doors to welcome, well, anyone who needed food. Its mission was to feed hungry people in the community. The location (actually, three of them now)...
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23 Nov 2021

Emily O’Brien: Popping Corn — For The Greater Good

When you’re in prison, you have a lot of time to think. That’s what happened to Emily O’Brien, who started with a kernel of an idea and hatched a plan — a business plan, that is — from behind bars....
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19 Jul 2021

Coming Up: Farah Nasser

She’s one of Toronto’s most recognizable faces on TV. Farah Nasser, the motivational and thought-provoking anchor on Global News, has been providing viewers across the GTA with much-needed clarity for nearly two decades. She’s not afraid to dig deep, either,...
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19 Jul 2021

Afrim Pristine: As Passionate As It Gets

With his original docu-series, Cheese: A Love Story, playing on Food Network Canada, we spoke to its host and the world’s youngest Maitre Fromager on travelling, tasting and what makes cheese so universally appealing. On June 9, we got the...
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19 Jul 2021

Leia Fallico: How To Save A Life

Leia Fallico is an adorable three-year-old who has been diagnosed with a super-rare disease. Now, her family is urgently reaching out to friends, family and, in fact, the whole world — to help their child get the treatment that she...
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