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After a Routine Surgery Went Wrong, This Patient Agreed to Extreme Measures
What was supposed to be a straightforward surgery left Verna Marzo on the brink of death. With less than a...
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These Dogs Are Teaching Machines How to Sniff Out Cancer
Learn how new discoveries about dogs' ability to detect disease will revolutionize medicine.
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12 Heartwarming Stories of Dads Going Above and Beyond for Their Kids
These fathers have a powerful way of showing their love.
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My Mother Married an Astronaut
While he may not have been to space, this new dad was truly out of this world.
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How My Mom and I Moved Past Our Clashing Personalities and Reconnected
Mom and I agreed long ago that our differences would always present challenges. But during the first lockdown of the...
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Grandpa’s Tour of St. Marys, Ontario
Grandpa Millson’s family tour of St. Marys leaves no room for doubt: there really is no place like home!
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With Some Help From My Favourite Dishes, I Finally Found Joy in Cooking
In learning to be comfortable with what I don’t know, I’m realizing that the things that make me feel as...
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These Volunteer Cyclists Are Delivering Groceries to Toronto’s Needy
David Shellnutt founded The Bike Brigade to deliver food and medical supplies to Toronto’s most vulnerable residents. Since the beginning...
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As a Teenager, I Gathered Paints for Maud Lewis
During the 1960s, my father kept up a frequent correspondence with Maud Lewis, one of Canada’s most famous folk artists.
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After My Cancer Diagnosis, I Began Reading to My Daughters
I knew I had a terminal illness and I wanted my three daughters to remember me in the many books...
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How One Woman in Petty Harbour is Bringing Newfoundlanders Back to Their Fishing Roots
With Fishing For Success in Petty Harbour, Newfoundlander Kimberley Orren hopes to bring women, children and a sense of community...
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This Story of Two Pen Pals Will Warm Your Heart
Eleanor was from the Prairies and Lois was from Newfoundland, but the distance didn't stop these two pen pals from...
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My Cousin Gave Me Her Kidney—And Saved My Life
With my kidneys failing and an interminable waiting list for an organ donation, my situation was dire—until I received the...
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In My Family, a Game of Euchre Is Always the Answer
My grandmother loved a good game of cards, and she taught us to play through both love and loss. When...
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A Button Collection Bought At Auction Revealed a Lifetime of Memories
After I won a button collection at the auction, I sat with the 89-year-old woman who had saved them and...
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The Heartwarming Story Behind My Family’s 47-Year-Old Holiday Food Tradition
Every Christmas Eve, we eat cheese soufflé, tomatoes provençale and green beans in front of the fire. Here's why.
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My First-Ever Christmas Pageant as the Virgin Mary
I anxiously listened for my cue line, “The time came for her to have her child,” and then, with nary...
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I Became a Mom on Christmas Eve. Here’s What I Learned About Gratitude
Looking back, I wish I could tell my forlorn self a few things to assuage her fears.
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How a Total Stranger Pulled My Dad Out of His Alzheimer’s Fog
One day, a woman began singing Celine Dion in the doctor's waiting room. I wasn't prepared for what happened next.
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How I Created a Sanctuary for Teenagers in My School Library
When Angela Jouris Saxe started her job, she realized that a school library is more than just a place to...
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A COVID-19 Patient’s Incredible 77-Day Fight for Survival
The story of Rick Cameron's battle for survival, the doctor who wouldn’t give up, and the Maritime community that rallied...
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The Incredible Story of How a Small Saskatchewan Community Rallied to Save the Life of an Unborn Baby
Fifty-three years after a tragic accident took the life of his mother, mechanic Don Mason received a phone call from...
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This Toronto Charity Feeds Thousands with Surplus Restaurant Food
Jagger Gordon founded Feed It Forward to divert food destined for the landfill. Since COVID-19, he's been feeding 5,000 people...
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This Scarborough Condo Has a Secret Santa Who Delivers to All 238 Units in Her Building
A heartwarming story about a Christmas elf who’d prefer to remain anonymous among her neighbours.
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A Holiday Gift Exchange Has Held My Friend Group Together for Two Decades
Holidays with family can be cozy, but our exchange offered something else: a chance for my friends and me to...
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20 Ways You Can Make the World a More Peaceful Place
Overwhelmed by scary news stories? Here's how to start feeling calmer and build a more peaceful world right now.
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How Adopting a Puppy Helped My Family Through the Pandemic
At first I worried adopting a pandemic puppy would make this time more stressful, but I couldn't have been more...
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I Volunteered at a Hospital in Haiti After the Earthquake. It Changed My Life
I didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I volunteered to help at a hospital in Haiti—or how...
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How a Lost Turkey Helped Me Find My Way
I was nearing retirement when I found the wild bird in a Toronto park. This is what she taught me...