Bonding and Becoming a Child’s Best Self To grow into their best selves, children need safety, predictability and love. To nurture their imaginations, they need stories they can engage with and adults who help them to confront their normal childhood fears. Most young children these days spend their days engaging with screens — a TV, a …
Whether you’re flying home for the holidays or heading south to escape the cold, ensure that your travels are effortless by taking tips from Loren Christie, frequent flyer and travel expert for CTV’s Canada AM. City Life put his savvy to the test by asking for his advice on readers’ most trying travel questions. So …
How a young girl’s heroic fight against cancer has become her legacy This is a story of a child’s losing battle with cancer. It’s also a story about how I failed her. On a grey September evening, the rain softly washing the streets, I weave through city traffic toward the Watkin family residence, the fast-falling …
Global News broadcaster Susan Hay opens up about her life north of the city Susan Hay marches through a field of knee-high grass in pursuit of one of her three Norwegian elkhounds. An unforgiving sun beats down as the veteran Global News broadcaster tries to round up her dogs before they wander too deep into …
The municipal election is just around the corner and the people of Vaughan will once again head back to the polls to decide who will lead the city as mayor. You’ll see some familiar names on the ballot, such as Paul Donofrio and Savino Quatela, both last-minute entries into the mayoral race and both of …
The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released its predictions for this coming winter, and if you thought last year was bad, think again. According to the Almanac — a reference book that’s printed practical information, such as tide tables and weather forecasts, folksy stories and other interesting facts for 223 years — this winter will be …
Former provincial politician Greg Sorbara gives City Life early access to his memoir The Battlefield of Ontario Politics and reflects on his time on the frontlines The darkest hour of Greg Sorbara’s political career came swiftly and without warning. It was Oct. 11, 2005. Sorbara, then Ontario’s minister of finance, had just wrapped up a …
These lively extracurricular activities will boost your children’s intellect while seasoning their talents Arcadia academy of music Since 1984 and over 10,000 students, Arcadia Academy of Music has grown to be one of the largest and most prestigious music schools in North America. Toll-Free 1-888-238-8079 Bolton • Bradford • Chilliwack, B.C. • Maple • Newmarket …
How yoga can eliminate the need for medication and address the source of physical pain Nobody wants to be in pain. Unfortunately, though, the first treatment option that most western doctors reach for is pain medications. In Canada alone, some 19 million prescriptions for opioid painkillers were written in 2013, making Canadians among the highest …
Five tips to help you stick with your fall fitness goals Did you know that next to the New Year, fall is the second most popular time to set new fitness goals and jumpstart a workout routine? It’s the perfect opportunity: summer has come and gone, the kids are back in school and we’re on …