Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Community programs help prevent male suicide

gay suicide

Jason was in Grade 5 when he started having feelings for other boys. Because of those feelings, he was called names, beaten up in school and sexually assaulted. Since high school, Jason has been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, borderline personality ...

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How can I remember life Is about living for God? (1 of 2)

“I can remind myself life is about living for God by making my bed,” says Kevin, 5. Living for God is exciting when we think of Moses lifting his staff to see God part the Red Sea or Elijah seeing ...

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Who’s playing in the Blanket Fort?

Revisit the best of your childhood with BLANKET FORT—a pyjama party where everyone is invited! From Art is Hard, a collective of theatre and installation artists who are redefining artistic space, BLANKET FORT is a 6-day interactive installation that empowers ...

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More Queen’s Quay West construction

Queens Quay West – Bay to York Streets Stormwater management. Work has begun to decommission and regrade four catch basins along Queens Quay West between Bay and York Streets. This work will ensure that stormwater collected along the Martin Goodman ...

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Funding community programs helps reduce male suicide

Jason was in Grade 5 when he started having feelings for other boys. Because of those feelings, he was called names, beaten up in school and sexually assaulted. Since high school, Jason has been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, borderline personality ...

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Trudeau’s challenges: Trump, taxes and energy

When Justin Trudeau shuffled his federal cabinet last week, it signalled he’s taking the next United States president seriously. Trudeau challenged. Finding the right mix of people to work with White House officials is important. But government policies also matter. ...

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Finding, within ourselves, the power to forgive

Visiting Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, I once overheard a black boy ask his mother: “Why were white people so bad to us?” The question was neither surprising nor unreasonable. The King Center’s detailing of racism’s ...

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Canada needs comprehensive child/youth mental health strategy

Mental illness is the most common illness found in Canada’s children and teens. We all know a young person who struggles with depression, anxiety, an addiction or a behavioural disorder. Mental illness causes high levels of distress in children and ...

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Gardiner pedestrian bridge across Fort York Boulevard

Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto are proposing to construct a pedestrian and cycling bridge to create a safe connection across Fort York Boulevard, underneath the Gardiner Expressway. The bridge crossing is part of The Bentway (formerly Project: Under ...

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Could Trump save the Canadian dairy industry from itself?

The great Canadian dairy crisis could be coming to a head. Donald Trump, as the 45th president of the United States, could bring about the end of Canada’s infatuation with dairy marketing boards. Trump has taken aim at perceived prejudicial trading ...

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