Held at the Paramount Event and Conference Centre in Vaughan, Hollywood fitness guru Richard Simmons, The Pointer Sisters and the Magan Boys entertained the young stars of tomorrow at the second annual Dance to Conquer Cancer — Disco Days and Boogie Nights. Held at the Paramount Event and Conference Centre in Vaughan, the event raised …
There are times when significant moments have the ability to transform the course and purpose of our lives. For Alfredo Aiello, that defining moment came on a crisp spring day in the 1970s after successfully selling a family’s house in Etobicoke and relocating them to a new home in Mississauga. The selling and buying process …
Q: What inspired you to be a photographer? A: I remember as a child seeing an enlargement of the very famous photograph by Robert Doisneau, “Le Baiser de L’hôtel de Ville”. Even then I was struck by the blend of reality and art that photography could produce. From that point on I was always searching …
1. The orange extract and gentle micro beads in Clarins’ One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser give bright results 2. With sunny days ahead, Jergens 3 Days to Glow Moisturizer enhances your skin with natural-looking colour in no time 3. Darphin’s Youthful Radiance Camellia mask boosts radiance, plumps lines and firms your complexion with a deliciously rich …
Q: How does bullying impact one’s self-esteem? A: It’s not so much self-esteem but self-control. It’s how you see yourself relating to others. There are kids that think there’s no harm done — I didn’t hit anybody; all I did was tell them that if they don’t do this, I am going to come back …
Shane Koyczan walks onto a stage, his finger nudging the bridge of his eyeglasses up to the radix of his nose. Nervously he rubs his hands together, folding one palm over the other, forming a solitary handshake before an audience awash in a hazy blue light. He looks out to a gathering of attendees, who …
Casinos: the flashing-light fantasy of cascading quarters, the thrill of chance dancing around a wheel, the ecstasy of hauling in newly won chips; the hunched backs of slot machine junkies, the dejection of “22, player busts,” the empty wallets of the down-on-their-luck. Two sides of the same coin, but it’s the former that gambling pushers …
When I pulled up to the house, I was kind of nervous,” says Paul Mandarino. After the recent maelstrom of media reports focused on vulnerable kids being bullied, the 25-year-old Vaughan resident saw an opportunity to join the revolution of resolution. Knocking on a stranger’s door was his first move. After expressing interest in empowering …
Five-year-old Sarah Watkins of Thornhill has been living at Sick Children’s Hospital since last October when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a serious form of childhood leukemia. Sarah, who’s already received 50 blood transfusions in the past few months, requires a stem cell transplant in order to beat this disease. Her family …
A mighty whiteout that blanketed the GTA area with over 25 centimetres of snow on Feb. 8, 2013, resulted in flight cancellations and extreme road conditions. Getting to work and school proved difficult, with vehicles stuck in deep banks of snow, and neighbours and strangers coming to each other’s rescue a common sight throughout the …