Every now and then opportunity knocks. Sometimes we heed the call, but sometimes we are tone-deaf. Rob Thomson is grateful he was listening and was all-in when the University Health Network’s (UHN) Cardiovascular Prevention and …more
We’ve all done it! Skipped an exercise session, watched just one more episode on Netflix instead of getting in our 10,000 steps, ordered fries with our meal when we know salad is the better choice. …more
Serendipity played a significant role in bringing the FIRST Robotics program to children at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. This collaboration between First Robotics Canada and Holland Bloorview makes the world of STEM (Science, Technology, …more
As a preschooler growing up in Leaside, Katherine Leyton longed to read. “Books inspired me to write,” she said. “Starting in Grade 2, I was always reading and writing. My commitment never wavered, even when …more
When still youngsters, long before they met and joined forces as seasoned entrepreneurs, a young Allan Jackson and Andrew von Teichman were each jarred by unpleasant experiences of being bullied. Fast forward to 2009, when …more
Karalee LaRochelle, pastry chef and chocolatier, has a favourite saying: “The best things in life are shared.” Having been gifted with one of her chocolate creations by a friend over the holidays, I wholeheartedly agree. …more
Leaside artist Martha Johnson loves painting outside in Leaside’s gullies and ravines. You may even spot her when you’re strolling through Leaside’s industrial areas or the Don Valley. Warning: Do not approach! Martha recently revealed …more
Leasiders love their sports. At the corner of Millwood and McRae, weather permitting, you’re likely to see tennis on the courts, baseball at Trace Manes Park diamond, pickleball in the church basement, and just a …more
In the early 1990s, as a young mechanical engineering student during the time of the breakup of Yugoslavia, Miroslav Ninkovic was forced to give up his studies and career dream and take on construction work …more
Everyone (I talked to) passionately agrees, the team is the hero of this story. What team, you might ask? Sunnybrook Hospital’s Focused Ultrasound Essential Tremor (FUS) team, including physicists, engineers, neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroradiologists, psychiatrists, research …more
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