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How an Italian finds the right ingredients for classic Roman dishes in Canada

This Easter, Erica Foffi and her partner hosted their two best friends for lunch. The couple wanted to prepare a traditional Easter meal of frittata di asparagi (an omelette with asparagus), lasagna and pastiera – a pie of rice, ricotta and candied fruit – typical Easter dishes they grew up eating in their Roman homes.

Like Foffi and her partner, who immigrated to Canada from Rome in 2023, her best friends are also newcomers, having immigrated here from India.

“They never tried Italian Easter....
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Reminiscing on residency: Dr. Jacob Pendergrast

That fateful trip was in 1999, right around the time that the medical world was beginning to understand how much blood transfusions did to spread human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). “It became clear to me that if I really wanted to help people in low-resource countries, they didn’t need me. They have expert doctors there that already know more about the disease I was going to treat than I do. With all due respect for the doctors that do this, there’s a bit of neocolonialim in it.”Inspired by thi...
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‘Polypharmacy is not a bad word’: Piecing together newer therapies and emerging treatments with standard guidelines for depression

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Cottage of the Week: $14.5 million for a Blue Mountain hideaway with a diner-style room full of lemon trees - Toronto Life

Neighbourhood: Blue Mountain, Grey County
Price: $14,850,000
Size: 11,000 square feet
Bedrooms: 4+4
Bathrooms: 11Real estate agent: Shawn Woof, Sotheby’s International RealtyRelated: $10.3 million for a lodge outside Guelph with two ponds and a motocross trackA four-plus-four-bedroom, 11-bathroom house in the middle of Grey County, sitting on 99 acres of fields and forest. Like a stylish giant greenhouse, this residence is energy efficient and inspired by both Norwegian architecture and the surr...
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How registered dietitian Abbey Sharp shops for groceries

As someone who has been helping people improve their health with food for more than a decade, Toronto-based registered dietitian (RD) Abbey Sharp has answered a variety of questions, including whether stress is making you lose weight or gain weight and what she eats in a day, on her YouTube channel Abbey’s Kitchen. Using research from scientific journals, she informs her hundreds of thousands of followers about nutrition and eating habits.

Her main goal is to combat disinformation around diet c...
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How a lobster fisherman and professional Strongman shops for groceries

Welcome to The Globe’s series, What’s in my cart?, where we ask Canadians how they stock their kitchens. Have your own personal grocery story? Share it here.

Between April and June each year, Lucas DesRoches begins his day before sunrise to fish for lobsters just off the north coast of Prince Edward Island.

The work is tough – it’s physically demanding, requires strength and takes place in cold and wet conditions. DesRoches parks his boat alongside the 123 other lobster fishermen who typically...
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How this Nunavut grandfather grocery shops for his 12-person family

Welcome to The Globe’s series, What’s in my cart?, where we ask Canadians how they stock their kitchens. Have your own personal grocery story? Share it here.

Alan Sim grocery shops for a family of 12. Feeding a dozen people – including a son, his girlfriend, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild – is a feat in itself, but on top of having many mouths to feed, Sim has also dealt with the challenge of grocery shopping in Canada’s Arctic for 30 years.

The 68-year-old lives in Cambridge Bay...
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How a doctor with iron deficiency shops for groceries

Welcome to The Globe’s series, What’s in my cart?, where we ask Canadians how they stock their kitchens. Have your own personal grocery story? Share it here.

During her second trimester of pregnancy, Justyna Bartoszko’s shortness of breath and fatigue became undeniable.

She, like one in four women, had become iron deficient during her pregnancy, and her levels of the mineral reached so low that she became anemic.

“After I had my iron infusion, it was really remarkable how much better I felt,”...
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How a doctor with iron deficiency shops for groceries

Welcome to The Globe’s series, What’s in my cart?, where we ask Canadians how they stock their kitchens. Have your own personal grocery story? Share it here.

During her second trimester of pregnancy, Justyna Bartoszko’s shortness of breath and fatigue became undeniable.

She, like one in four women, had become iron deficient during her pregnancy, and her levels of the mineral reached so low that she became anemic.

“After I had my iron infusion, it was really remarkable how much better I felt,”...
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House of the Week: $3.8 million for a High Park A-frame with a cauldron perched atop its backyard deck - Toronto Life

Neighbourhood: High Park–Swansea
Price: $3,895,000
Size: 2,400 square feet
Bedrooms: 4+1
Bathrooms: 5
Parking spots: 2Real estate agent: Peter Calak, Forestwood Real EstateRelated: $4.7 million for a handsome Edwardian south of St. Clair with a TV in the showerA four-plus-one-bedroom, five-bathroom home near High Park. Recently built, it comes with Scandinavian-inspired design, imported Italian granite and a main suite that spans the entire third floor. Residents are within walking distance of D...
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Mission accomplished: Tips from highly productive people

As we slide further into the new year and our to-do-lists and inboxes fill up, those aspirational commitments we optimistically made at the turn of the clock on Jan. 1 can suddenly seem much harder to pull off.Setting that daily intention and having clarity about which responsibilities take precedence allows Ircandia to prioritize the company’s larger needs. He’s able to determine “what I can do that nobody else can,” he says, “so I don’t spread myself too thin.” “I organize my inbox oldest to n...
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How this PEI-based chef shops for ingredients for West African dishes

Welcome to The Globe’s series, What’s In My Cart?, where we ask Canadians how they stock their kitchens.

When Ghanaian chef Ian Mensah Bonsu moved to Canada in 2017, it was difficult to find West African food or grocers where he lived: Charlottetown.

Compared with Canada’s multicultural hubs such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, the population of the Prince Edward Island capital has been relatively homogenous. But, spurred by provincial efforts to boost PEI’s declining population, there has...
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Surreal Estate: $21.5 million for a King City castle with a maple syrup shack at the foot of a ski hill - Toronto Life

Location: King City
Price: $21,500,000
Size: 18,000 square feet on 56 acres of land
Bedrooms: 5+1
Bathrooms: 9Real estate agent: Carolyn Scime, Chestnut Park Real EstateA five-plus-one-bedroom, nine-bathroom standout in King City. The chateau-style home is equipped with tons of hardwood, intricate millwork, manicured gardens and kilometres of trails—all sitting on about 56 acres of land. Residents are a short drive from multiple orchards and Thornton Bales Conservation Area as well as Highways 4...
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Travelling 30 times a year, I’ve learned how to buy healthy groceries at home and abroad

Welcome to The Globe’s series, What’s In My Cart?, where we ask Canadians how they stock their kitchens.

Twenty-five to 30 trips a year can sound taxing for the average person, but for Jennifer Bain, it’s become the average. The Toronto-based freelance travel writer, and former Toronto Star food and travel editor, is used to jetting off frequently. But constantly eating in airports and restaurants made it hard for her to maintain healthy eating habits, and eventually, after more than two decade...
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Building bridges: New initiatives aim to improve medical support for Black communities

Moses spent a month in the hospital. At one point, as he lay hooked up to an IV delivering pain medication, there were 10 or more people in the room discussing his treatment, recalls his mother, D. Ramsay (who requested their family’s full names not be used for privacy reasons). “It could be so overwhelming at times,” she says. “I’m a Black mom, so I have to be very mindful.” Before the family had access to ongoing care at SickKids, Ramsay, an employee engagement manager, was in the habit of kee...
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To battle hypertension, this 82-year-old looks for low-sodium foods and natural flavour-boosters

Welcome to The Globe’s new series, What’s In My Cart?, where we’re asking Canadians how they stock their kitchens.

Meticulous measuring, testing and documenting were routine for Sandra Nowlan when she was a microbiology and biochemistry student at Cornell University in the 1960s. Years later, she took that attention to detail she practised in the laboratory to the kitchen after changing careers from scientist to writer.

She tested hundreds of recipes before publishing Delicious DASH Flavours i...
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House of the Week: $5.3 million for a High Park Edwardian with a fireplace flown in from France - Toronto Life

Neighbourhood: High Park–Swansea
Price: $5,299,000
Size: 6,000 square feet
Bedrooms: 4+2
Bathrooms: 5Real estate agent: Ashley Shaw, Sotheby’s International RealtyA four-plus-two-bedroom, five-bathroom heritage home on the northeastern edge of High Park. Recently renovated, the house comes with a hand-carved marble fireplace flown in from France, white-oak floors, a sparkling kitchen and 100-year-old windows. Residents are within walking distance of Keele station and the many restaurants, boutiq...
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House of the Week: $5.3 million for a High Park Edwardian with a fireplace flown in from France - Toronto Life

Neighbourhood: High Park–Swansea
Price: $5,299,000
Size: 6,000 square feet
Bedrooms: 4+2
Bathrooms: 5Real estate agent: Ashley Shaw, Sotheby’s International RealtyA four-plus-two-bedroom, five-bathroom heritage home on the northeastern edge of High Park. Recently renovated, the house comes with a hand-carved marble fireplace flown in from France, white-oak floors, a sparkling kitchen and 100-year-old windows. Residents are within walking distance of Keele station and the many restaurants, boutiq...
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How a woman with rheumatoid arthritis shops for food that keeps her symptoms at bay

Welcome to The Globe’s new series, What’s In My Cart?, where we’re asking Canadians how they stock their kitchens.

Cristina Montoya was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation, at the age of 21. The onset was quick, says Montoya, whose symptoms began with swollen fingers.

“I wasn’t able to lift a piece of paper without hurting myself,” says Montoya. The pain in her fingers became so unbearable she needed help showering, getting dressed and feeding he...
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The best change for my wallet and diet? Giving up my car and getting groceries delivered

Welcome to The Globe’s new series, What’s In My Cart?, where we’re asking Canadians how they stock their kitchens.

Giving up his vehicle began as an experiment, says Dale Henry, a 65-year-old Toronto resident. He retired from a 23-year career as an emergency services worker last year and, shortly after, retired his car to see if he could make do without one. Almost immediately, he found it fundamentally changed the way he grocery shopped.

“Without my car, I can’t do those major marathons where...
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As an ‘anti-diet’ fitness instructor, my grocery trips are guided by intuitive eating

Welcome to The Globe’s series, What’s In My Cart?, where we’re asking Canadians how they stock their kitchens. If you’d like to tell us your story, fill out this form or e-mail reporter Daniel Reale-Chin at: realechin@gmail.com

Before Daniela Luchetta became a personal trainer in early 2020, she had always enjoyed keeping active. She felt healthy and physically capable, but she was overweight – food was always a significant part of her Italian-Canadian family life growing up in Toronto’s Little...
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How this parenting expert prioritizes protein when grocery shopping for her young daughters

Welcome to The Globe’s series, What’s In My Cart?, where we’re asking Canadians how they stock their kitchens. If you’d like to tell us your story, fill out this form or e-mail reporter Daniel Reale-Chin at: realechin@gmail.com

Natalie Syrmopoulos describes her two young girls (ages 11 and 8) as gladiators: strong-willed and full of energy. In her own career as a parenting coach, the 46-year-old has been using her own experience as a mother and a wife, coupled with her background in psychology...
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Program to improve health care for marginalized populations puts Black physicians in racialized communities

Marie Claud Felicien immigrated to Canada from St. Lucia as a teenager in 2000. As newcomers not yet covered by public health insurance, her family had to pay $60 to $70 out-of-pocket for appointments, Ms. Felicien said.

That experience informed how Ms. Felicien treated her patients when she worked as a nurse and now shapes the ethos at Women’s Health in Women’s Hands (WHIWH), a community health centre for racialized women in Toronto, where she serves as director of primary health care services

Queens of the Qing Dynasty casts Cape Breton locals

In making the follow-up to her hit debut feature Werewolf, Canadian filmmaker Ashley McKenzie says she used a gonzo style of casting that felt “scary” but also offered more freedom and authenticity.

Queens of the Qing Dynasty, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival on Feb. 15, was shot on Cape Breton Island, N.S., and pays homage to the people, cultures, and ideas that have migrated to the region in the past five years, McKenzie tells Playback Daily.

Written, directed, and produced by McK
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Niagara Falls braces for record crowds hoping to take in solar eclipse’s path of totality

It’s called a totality: the period when the sun’s light is completely blocked by the moon in a solar eclipse. And Niagara Falls, Ont., will be smack-dab in the middle of the phenomenon’s shadowy path as it streaks across a strip of North America on April 8.

The city is bracing itself for the equivalent of Woodstock, the Super Bowl and New Year’s Eve rolled into one – an unprecedented weekend-long stargazing party that the city’s mayor says could attract up to a million onlookers, smashing all p
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The rise of ‘Sephora kids’ and the tween obsession with pricey skincare products

Kristina Nguyen started to dip into skin care when she was 12, to deal with bad bouts of acne.

Home remedies led to experiments with products, and eventually to TikTok and YouTube, where Kristina shares skin-care routines, advice and reviews. Four years later, she has more than 615,000 and 26,000 followers on each platform respectively.

One of her most popular TikTok videos, with more than 13.9 million views, shows a dizzying array of beauty products laid out before her. It’s captioned: “This
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Suicide-prevention initiative trains people to provide care within their own communities

A teenager who loved to act and sing, Lucas Rushton performed at his high school in Truro, N.S., and with the youth theatre program at Halifax’s Neptune Theatre, the largest professional theatre company in Atlantic Canada. His passions in music, theatre and film were wide and varied; he loved Elvis and the Trailer Park Boys.

Lucas had a lot of plans, says his mother, Laureen Rushton, including studying performing arts at Sheridan College. “Someday, he planned to make it to Broadway. That was my
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Kids Help Phone launches initiative for Black youth

Kids Help Phone is launching a new initiative, RiseUp, that aims to provide more culturally informed and accessible mental-health services to Black youth across the country.

The services include free wellness support that Black youth can access 24/7 by texting RISE to 686868, the Kids Help Phone number.

“When youth text RISE to that number, they will be paired with a crisis responder that knows the youth is Black and can give them services that are tailored to them,” said Barbara Ukwuegbu, the
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Meet the Canadian running this year’s Oscars awards show

Off Duty is a series of lively conversations with influential people, from CEOs to celebrities, on life, work and the art of taking time off

Raj Kapoor says his favourite Hollywood award-show moments are the ones that give viewers a glimpse into the humanity of stars.

Fresh off executive-producing the 2024 Grammy Awards, the Edmonton-raised director is in the midst of preparing film’s biggest night: the 96th Academy Awards, a.k.a. the Oscars.

Having earned six Emmy Award nominations and one w
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JAMP Pharma Group to acquire 100,000 square feet of Pharmalab Inc. manufacturing space

Quebec-based JAMP Pharma Group says it will acquire a large manufacturing facility in the province in a bid to boost pharmaceutical production in Canada, which is faced with thousands of drug shortages.

The purchase from Pharmalab Inc., announced Thursday, is pending approval by the Superior Court of Quebec. It is set to add more than 100,000 square feet of manufacturing space to the portfolio of JAMP, which hopes to repatriate the production of more than 100 different new generic drugs in the
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Three ways Canadian companies are advancing sustainable fashion

This is the weekly Style File, featuring what’s on the radar of The Globe’s lifestyle desk – from travel to home and design, wellness, fashion or beauty. Sign up for The Globe’s arts and lifestyle newsletters for more news, columns and advice in your inbox.

When Stephanie Lipp and Leo Gillis decided to uproot their lives in Mississauga and move to Bonavista, N.L., the couple was looking for a fresh start. The plan was to begin a mushroom farm in the rural town of about 3,000.

Five years later,
Toronto Life •

This PhD student makes $40,160 a year. How does she spend it?

This PhD student makes $40,160 a year. How does she spend it?

This PhD student makes $40,160 a year. How does she spend it?

“I don’t keep alcohol at home—it’s too expensive”

Who: Jessica Gosio, 29

What she does: She’s a PhD student at U of T, completing research at a major hospital

What she makes: $40,160 a year

Where she lives: A one-bedroom rental on Hospital Row

Rent: $1,150 a month. “I’m lucky because my parents subsidize my rent and phone as long as I’m a student.”

Transit: $180
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We asked people over 80: What keeps you fit, healthy and happy?

The parade of longevity fads promising to add more years to average existence – from cold plunges and intermittent fasting to red-light therapy – can itself feel never-ending. But the glut of health buzzwords, along with the strength of the US$1.8-trillion global wellness market, demonstrates the obvious: people want to live a long time – but they also want to age well.

Five tips from neuroscientists for improving your memory

According to the United Nations Population Division, the global life
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Google launches AI chatbot Gemini in Canada after long delay

Google Inc. has launched its AI chatbot in Canada after a delay tied to the company’s standoff with Ottawa over online news.

On Thursday the search giant expanded the rollout of Gemini, formerly known as Bard, to Canada after excluding Canadian users from its chatbot’s “biggest expansion” – to more than 230 countries, in more than 40 languages – in July. Canadians can now access Gemini in both English and Québécois French.

“Our team in Canada was still working to find a constructive resolution
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Mushroom coffee, decor and skincare: Why Canadian brands like Blume are using fungi

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It seems like mushrooms have been everywhere lately. They had a moment with Netflix’s documentary Fantastic Fungi in 2019, which explored the magical world of mushrooms, from their healing powers to the underground fungal networks that help
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TikTok-turned-TV star Boman Martinez-Reid is living the dream

Boman Martinez-Reid began his ascent to TikTok fame during the pandemic, when his short parodies of hit reality TV shows such as The Real Housewives and Vanderpump Rules charmed thousands of fans on the popular app. Since then, the 25-year-old Toronto native has amassed an audience of more than 2.1 million followers on the platform, under the handle Bomanizer.

Those parodies have garnered him more than 70 million likes, a TikTok campaign splashed on billboards across Canada and red-carpet appea
Toronto Life •

This Bloordale Village film prop buyer makes $99,900 a year. How does she spend it?

This Bloordale Village film prop buyer makes $99,900 a year. How does she spend it?

This Bloordale Village film prop buyer makes $99,900 a year. How does she spend it?

Who: Nicole Stephenson, 41

What she does: She’s a prop buyer for a film production company and the owner of Goodeye Vintage

What she makes: $99,900 a year

Where she lives: A studio in Bloordale Village with her tabby cat, Magic

Rent: $1,500 a month, utilities included. “My former roommate and I were living in a unit downs
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New program trains barbers as mental-health first responders for Black communities

“I started with a goat that my grandfather bought. I would style the tuft of hair on its head and cut it,” Ms. Thomas said.

Since immigrating to Canada in 2013, Ms. Thomas has continued her passion, trading a goat for the heads of her clients at Klean Kut Barbershop and Salon in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough. There, she says she sees some clients weekly, and like many barbers and hairdressers, has built deep relationships through her practice.

It’s that barber-client rapport that Self Care
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Pok Pok app provides a ‘non-addictive’ virtual experience for young children

When Esther Huybreghts and husband Mathijs Demaeght began developing Pok Pok in 2019, the new parents were aiming for an app that would both entertain and stimulate their toddler creatively.

“There was nothing on the market that could give our kid both,” says Ms. Huybreghts, chief creative officer and co-founder of the Toronto-based kids educational app company.

The iOS app, which launched in May, 2021, features “digital toys” for children aged 2 to 7 and was created with Montessori principles
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How to be fearless: Grammy nominee Allison Russell and eight other notable Canadians share their secrets to success

Success comes in many forms, but often has a single ingredient: boldness. We asked headlining Canadians to reflect on how they stayed fearless in 2023, and how they plan to challenge themselves in the year ahead.

For Allison Russell, 2023 began in December of 2022.

The Montreal-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter recorded The Returner – now a four-time Grammy-nominated album – during that year’s winter solstice. Helping her over six days at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles was the a
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4AG Robotics raises $17.5-million in financing for mushroom-harvesting robots

Mushroom farms in Canada are taking on new workers: robots.

Salmon Arm, B.C.-based 4AG Robotics develops fully automated solutions for mushroom harvesting in Canada and globally, and has raised $17.5-million in equity financing to further its quest. The company’s chief executive, Sean O’Connor, says the company’s name – pronounced “forage” – reflects its novel focus.

The equity financing is led by the Business Development Bank of Canada’s Industrial Innovation Venture Fund, a $250-million fund
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Alberta moves to legalize use of ‘software engineer’ title, ending lengthy battle between regulators, tech firms

The government of Alberta is moving to legalize the use of the title “software engineer” for technology companies, ending a lengthy battle between regulators and tech companies in the province.

The move was welcomed by the tech industry, which has been lobbying to be able to use the term.

Bill 7, a proposal to amend the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act, which was tabled on Monday, would allow tech companies to use the “software engineer” title to attract and retain talent.

“We’re gl
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Non-profit aims to bridge gap between Black health-care professionals and patients

Despite completing a master’s degree in clinical psychology two years ago, Myriam Georges-Estigène was struggling to find permanent work. So in April, she decided to take matters into her own hands and start her own clinic.

To help get the word out, Ms. Georges-Estigène, an Ottawa-based Black psychotherapist, listed her private practice, Peace by Piece Counselling and Psychotherapy, on the Black Healthcare Professionals Network’s directory. This public database of Black doctors and health care
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Ontario small-business owners grappling with ‘overwhelming stress’ over effects of COVID-19 pandemic

Small-business owners in Ontario are struggling in a mental-health “echo pandemic” and lack the resources to deal with employee and self-burnout, a report from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce has found.

Mind the Gap, released on Tuesday, examines the economic effects of COVID-19 and how a lack of mental-health program funding has affected small businesses.

“Many of the small-business owners in the chamber network feel that they have been left on the front lines of the mental-health crisis afte
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Majority of racialized Canadian employees have faced workplace racism during their careers, study shows

The majority of racialized Canadians have experienced racism at work, including workplace harassment and professional inequities, a new study shows.

The study by global advocacy group Catalyst surveyed more than 5,000 racialized and ethnic women, men, transgender and non-binary employees in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Britain and the United States. It showed that 66 per cent of people surveyed have experienced racism in their career, with 54 per cent of workers reporting that
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Spin Master to buy toy maker Melissa & Doug in US$950-million deal

Spin Master Corp. TOY-T said it will acquire U.S.-based toy maker Melissa & Doug for US$950-million, the largest takeover in the company’s history.

“We have admired Melissa & Doug for many years,” said Spin Master chief executive officer Max Rangel at a news conference at the company’s Toronto headquarters on Wednesday.

Spin Master – which courted the wooden toy maker from parent company AEA Investors – will finance its acquisition with approximately US$450-million in cash and US$500-million i
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