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VALENTINE’S DAY GUIDE

FOR HER 1. Kone Kettle by Le Creuset If she enjoys a cup of tea every morning or evening, the Kone Kettle by Le Creuset is stylish and will remind her of you everytime she uses it. www.bramalifestyles.com 2. Integrity Fitness 10 session pass Getting motivated to go to the gym can be a daunting …

Even more gifts! City Life’s Holiday Guide continued…

Make merry this holiday season with the help from this gift list curated by our editors! For Her… 1. Simple Beauty: Smith Farms is a line of all-natural skincare products made to have your skin looking and feeling its best, even throughout our harsh winters. The popular Classics Gift Set includes the Vitamin Rich Hand …

The Great Christmas Light Fight

North York couple is the first Canadian family to be featured on ABC’s reality show The Great Christmas Light Fight. Things are usually merry and bright at the De Sario family household in North York, Ont. — so bright, in fact, that every year crowds gather from near and far to gawk at the incredible …

Rainbow Girl – Childhood brain cancer

Jordana’s Rainbows receives awe-inspiring support from the community in the fight against childhood cancer. Jordana Fiorini had a heart of gold and an old soul. Her parents describe her as being a true angel on earth, always putting her brothers and others before herself. The 10-year-old appreciated the beauty of the world and never quite …

Holiday Gift Guide

From retail to entertainment, local luminaries share what tops their gift list, their wish list, and the priceless presents that money can’t buy. Lisa Tant Vice President, Fashion Editor at Holt Renfrew “One of the most treasured gifts I’ve ever received was given to me by my partner on our first Christmas together. I had …

Musical Prodigies

Where would you be today if you had dedicated enough time to your passions as a kid? City Life picks the brains of four young musical geniuses. Touring Lisbon, Portugal, violin in hand; trumpeting in Shanghai, China, with a wind orchestra; performing for a live-streamed international piano competition in Salt Lake City, Utah — I …

Vaughan woman encourages community to support Teal Pumpkin Project

It has been nearly 10 years since Sabrina Cannella of Vaughan, Ont. fell ill and spent much of her teenage life in the hospital, for what seemed to be a series of medical mysteries. 10 years and a rare combination of 10 diagnoses later, Cannella finds herself living with one particularly dreadful condition: mast cell …

Bringing The Payne – Justin Payne

What do you do in your spare time? Justin Payne catches pedophiles. City Life sat down with the famous YouTuber to talk his controversial method and the emotional turmoil it comes with. Sitting in a half-deserted parking lot at a nondescript mall in Mississauga, I get a phone call from a mysterious number. “H—hi, this …

The Arcadian

Sasha Sekretov left his heart in a 1980s arcade. Today, he resurrects his favourite childhood pastime by giving new life to vintage games. The year is 1988. A 14-year-old boy walks into the corner pizza joint and orders a slice of cheesy pepperoni with a Coke. He mumbles the lyrics to Iron Maiden’s Aces High …

The Past Life Perspective

City Life takes a peek into a new form of therapy: taking a walk through our past lives. The book arrived at a good time. A month after my grandmother’s sudden passing, I found myself opening a package to find The Past Life Perspective: Discovering Your True Nature across Multiple Lifetimes — a title that …