28 Nov 2022

A Flash In The Pandemic

A Flash in the Pandemic is a youth-led cookbook capturing stories, recipes and photos from restaurants and chefs in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic. Not quite a love letter, it’s a thank-you note. A Flash in the Pandemic: Images, Recipes...
By Monica Marano
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15 Mar 2022

Freedoms Collide. Freedoms Divide

Has our country unwittingly lost its reputation as Canada the good, a population of amiable citizens who are known for their championship of human rights, their civility, polite deportment and apologist behaviours? How did a grassroots movement, whose original intent...
By Cece M. Scott
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30 Sep 2021

It Is A Personal Choice — Or Is It?

As the number of COVID-19 cases decreases, businesses and educational institutions are reopening. Should COVID-19 vaccinations be mandatory to enter these institutions? Like politics and religion, the topic of one’s COVID-19 vaccination status is controversial — a yes or no...
By Cece M. Scott
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17 May 2021

Dr. Jennifer Wyman: Pandemic Drinking

Dr. Jennifer Wyman, an addiction specialist from Women’s College Hospital, speaks on the relationship between women and their increased alcohol consumption during the pandemic and their potential risk of developing breast cancer. Think of a time when you had a...
By Estelle Zentil
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12 Apr 2021

Chaos, Confusion And Closures Remain On The Books For Ontario’s Schools

In an abrupt about-face just 26 hours after Ontario’s Minister of Education said schools in the province would re-open on schedule, following the Spring Break on Monday, April 19, Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday, April 12, that remote learning...
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17 Mar 2021

The ‘quarantine quirks’ that bother partners most

Almost a full year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, staying in lockdown with a significant other has a proven a novel and tricky development.  Without the opportunity to physically socialize with family and friends,...
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15 Mar 2021

We are All Essential

Small businesses are the fabric of our communities — be a part of their recovery. Live local, buy local. Small businesses are like the 16 Community Chests in the popular game of Monopoly, a board game where players are in...
By Cece M. Scott
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15 Mar 2021

Have we become a Society that practises ageism?

As a society, we have all been complicit in the shocking and inadequate levels of care in our nursing homes. The time to address the maelstrom of these inadequacies is now. We all need to be involved. Each of us...
By Cece M. Scott
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15 Mar 2021

Youth And Mental Health: The Shadow Pandemic

The pandemic has had a detrimental effect on the mental health of our youth. They feel isolated and alone, without peer support or the usual engagement in fun activities. But there is help for this cohort that is free, anonymous...
By Cece M. Scott
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