Flu shot is more than just a shot in the arm
It’s cold; it’s grey; it’s going to snow, and along with the dismal weather comes a message from Toronto Public Health; it’s time to get your flu shot. The flu shot, known to science as…
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Buy-nothing spirit gains holiday foothold
This Christmas season, more and more people are opting out of the over-consumption craziness
Buyer beware, a haunted house may await you
Imagine someone breathing down your neck at night, and it is not your spouse who is lying next to you.
Dog owners face daily fact of life
Like death and taxes, pooping and scooping is a fact of life if you’re a dog owner. From the time of the earliest civilization humans have taken pets, and with the animal-human bond an unspoken…
Setting up Toronto Events Easier Said Than Done
Scarlett Ball proves to be a great experience for volunteers
Canadian Youth Keeping Problems To Themselves, Study Says
Teens Suggest Ways Of Communication
Festival promotes fair-trade shopping
Finally, the phrase shopaholics all over Toronto have been waiting to hear: Shopping saves lives. This weekend, stock up on Christmas gifts while reducing poverty at the Ten Thousand Villages Mennonite Christmas Festival. Starting today,…
Stouffville grower squashes the competition at the Royal Winter Fair
It’s as big as a truck tire and weighs just as much as an 11-year-old child. At just over 86 pounds, Steve Hoult’s squash, more specifically known as a Turks Turban, took home the title…
Healthy employees mean a healthier bottom line
On the heels of American corporations limiting health care benefits to their employees who smoke, some Canadian companies are taking a more vested interest in the health of their own employees. Telesat Canada, a satellite…
Toronto Public Health says sneeze into your sleeve
With the cold and flu season upon us once more, Toronto Public Health wants Torontonians to forget about using their bare hands and sneeze with their sleeve. A new campaign entitled, ‘Do the Sleeve Sneeze’,…