Toronto, Ontario
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Kim Shiffman retweeted
It’s flattering to see @nytimes rewrite my feature on two Canadian men switched at birth. You can read the original, exclusively reported @globeandmail story I took months to research and write as a former freelancer here theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Two Canadian men who were switched at birth to families of different ethnicities are now questioning who they really are and learning how racial heritage shapes identities.
nyti.ms/3qedVZp
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Olivia Chow is going to be Toronto's first racialized mayor, first woman in the role since amalgamation, and first progressive in more than a decade. In a tight race, Chow won by a 5% lead, or 33,000 votes. Here's a breakdown of her win across the city:
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Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian folk singer whose rich, plaintive baritone and gift for melodic songwriting made him one of the most popular recording artists of the 1970s, died on Monday. He was 84. nyti.ms/42h8Fl0
ALT The Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot is pictured strumming an acoustic guitar. The headline reads: "Gordon Lightfoot, 1938-2023." Photo by Chris Young/The Canadian Press.
Kim Shiffman retweeted
Breaking News: A grand jury in New York has voted to indict Donald Trump over his role in a hush money payment to a porn star, according to four people with knowledge of the matter. nyti.ms/3ZzQXrb
ALT A photograph of Donald Trump. A headline reads: "Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump in Hush-Money Case" Credit: Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times
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Screaming, crying. Congratulations @realsarahpolley for winning a #Oscar for best adapted screenplay for the stunning film #WomenTalking. It is truly a love letter to survivors. #Oscar2023
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Due to weather-related delays, all buses are cancelled today, however schools will remain open.
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Top Ontario doctor to ask public to mask up as respiratory illnesses rage: sources | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/o…
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Where is the urgency Canada? Because this is unsustainable, it is setting the stage for a tragedy to occure.
Our pediatric hospitals needs help - this kids are not alright. /9
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The deadline for child-care operators in Ontario to opt-in to the national $10-a-day program is today. toronto.citynews.ca/2022/11/…
Kim Shiffman retweeted
hi! I'm working on a feature for @Chatelaine about medical gaslighting. If you've ever had your medical symptoms dismissed by doctors/nurses or have been told your symptoms are the result of anxiety or stress, I'd love to chat. Send me a dm!
Kim Shiffman retweeted
"We expect that products will continue to be intermittently available"
As drug manufacturers ramp up production of children’s pain medication to "record levels" it could be December before we consistently see fully stocked store shelves. toronto.citynews.ca/2022/10/…
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Swabbing correctly for #COVID19? Most are not. @IamKGB tests—
1) VERY POS—back of throat, cheeks, roof of mouth & both nasopharyngeal w swab held in place for 10s.
2) NEG—outside portion of nostrils
3) NEG—anterior nares/nasal septum
4) FAINT POS—throat & cheeks
5) Repeated #1
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In my first for @Todaysparent I wrote about the Sisyphean task of getting kids around todaysparent.com/family/acti…
Kim Shiffman retweeted
“Social contagion” is not driving an increasing number of adolescents to come out as transgender, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Pediatrics.
nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-heal… via @nbcnews / @JoYurcaba
Kim Shiffman retweeted
I don't mean to alarm anyone, but someone is about to give birth to George Jetson.
Kim Shiffman retweeted
The New Yorker just fired a whistleblower.
So the @New Yorker has fired me, effective immediately. I’m speaking with the union about potentially filing a grievance on the termination. But here are some things that I will say….
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NEW: The province says the vaccine booking portal for children 6mos-5yrs will open on Thursday July 28 at 8am for the COVID-19 vaccine.
#onpoli
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Been running into dads of my 3yo’s classmates and asking for their emails for his birthday party and so far 3 out of 3 dads have proceeded to give me their wives’ emails instead. This is now a social experiment.
