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April 29, 2010
They thought he was a goner, but the cat returned after almost three years, much to the surprise of a 25-year-old Calgary man and his family.
November 02, 2009
Acouple years ago my partner Liz and I had a really big fight. And, like most really big fights, it was about a really small thing.
October 26, 2009
Recently, this column offered a Hinesight History of Thanksgiving. Due to the unprecedented success of this article (no one wrote in to complain), I give you The Hinesight History of Halloween.
October 19, 2009
Recently, a local newspaper headline read, “Will H1N1 shots come in time?” The answer? “Not for this girl, they won’t.”
October 14, 2009
You are a high school student in Woodbridge. You need to perform 40 hours of community service to graduate. Your options are bad.
September 29, 2009
Imagine the person standing in front of you in line at the coffee shop turning around and handing you the coffee they’ve just bought. It’s a tiny act of kindness, but one that would surely brighten your day.
September 28, 2009
When Ronnie Garcia dropped to one knee to propose to girlfriend Therese Tongco after yesterday’s Toronto Waterfront Marathon, the song blaring over the finish line speakers was Queen’s Another One Bites The Dust.
September 14, 2009
Today I find myself contemplating one of the great truths of existence. The only real constant in life is this: everything changes.
September 01, 2009
The unpaved road is littered with heavy machines, dust is swirling past storefronts and a mountain of sand blocks the view of the downtown district.
August 31, 2009
Today I came face to face with the truth about my own maturity level. In some 30 years of being an adult, the only thing I’ve grown out of is my jeans.
August 24, 2009
Aug. 24. Across the land begins an annual event of monumental proportion, stretching back almost to the dawn of time. Schoolgirls are choosing their outfit for the first day of class.
August 10, 2009
Last time, this column was about my friend Rob’s new romance. After it ran, a concerned reader sent this tweet:
July 27, 2009
On a recent morning I hit on a great truth about love. Romantic relationships call into play the two most powerful and overwhelming forces known to human kind. Hope and hormones.
July 13, 2009
With many people rethinking their employment options, it’s possible some might be considering whether taking up writing may be the way to go.
July 06, 2009
Proving that people can make the biggest impact of all, one company is shutting down its business for an entire day to let its employees make a difference in their own communities.
July 06, 2009
A sea of people pass by in all directions. Some glance over and smile, others stop to stare in fascination before lifting their cameras to capture the bronzed cowboy, which, at first glance appears to be a statue, until a sudden robotic movement reveals it is, in fact, a person.
July 06, 2009
Today, I’m marking another birthday. Actually the big day isn’t until August but leaving it until the last minute doesn’t allow for important birthday activities such as reflection, goal-setting and making out a really good gift list. If “it’s better to give than receive,” I wouldn’t dream of leaving my friends and family out of the good part.
June 26, 2009
It’s like clockwork. If you’ve ever walked along the south side of Rogers Centre before a weekend Blue Jays game, you’ll understand.
June 25, 2009
A Japanese study suggests the greying process of hair may provide cancer protection.
June 24, 2009
Ahmed Bakhtiar is about to have one of his life’s dreams come true. An avid cricketer who has represented Canada in international
competition, Bakhtiar is now getting the chance to visit the place he
considers to be the home of the sport — England.
June 22, 2009
When Masad Yusuf left war-torn Somalia in 1981 for a better life in Canada, little did the then-teenager know he would end up devoting his life’s work to helping thousands of other people just like him, arriving as scared refugees, not knowing a word of English.
June 22, 2009
Despite the ominous skies and rain, they came in droves — 950 young girls, that is, in Grades 3 to 8, from 31 schools around Simcoe County. After all, come rain or shine, this past Saturday was a day for these girls to celebrate themselves.
June 19, 2009
More than 24,700 — and counting. For a high school with just 550 students, the number of books borrowed from the library at Sir Robert L. Borden Business and Technical Institute is the highest in the Toronto board, higher than secondary schools four times its size.
June 16, 2009
Business cards from the company that laid you off are like love letters from an ex; they hold bitter memories of better days, but what are you supposed to do with them?
June 16, 2009
Last month, thousands of students from all over the world submitted their photographs to iGoogle, hoping for a shot at winning $7,500 US and having their images selected by the website as its new visual theme.
June 16, 2009
I have “sex” as one of my personalized Google news searches in order to help find topics for this column.
June 15, 2009
Rhonda Teitel-Payne loves fresh, organic food. She has also devoted her life to ensuring that everyone has access to it — something that is often not the case, especially in urban centres.
June 15, 2009
Lately, I’ve had that old familiar feeling again. My heart is fluttering, my pulse is racing, I feel like I’m walking on air. Only one thing can turn a mature adult into a grinning idiot like this. You guessed it. I’m on allergy medication.
June 12, 2009
A lot of publishers would happily surrender a hefty advance for the right to publish a new book by Robert Munsch. Taya Kendall, a Grade 3 pupil in Guelph, Ont., was granted that privilege for free.
June 11, 2009
One year ago, Karyn Stowe decided to leave her kids at home and get dressed up for a night out with girlfriends. It ultimately saved her life.
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