By Nikki Gill
Cat and Nat tackle motherhood with wit and wisdom. Find them at catandnat.ca or @catandnat. We have been in quarantine (or quarantini as we like to call it) for four weeks and have decided to bring you a quarantini edition of #MomTruths. Here are the reasons why we, and other moms everywhere, are drinking our quarantinis: 1. It … Continued
By Nikki Gill
Jess O’Reilly is a sought-after speaker, author and sexologist (www.SexWithDrJess.com). You’ve got questions about sex and relationships and we’ve got answers. This is our first COVID-19 sex Q&A, so please keep the questions coming. Can we have sex while socially isolating? Public health guidelines suggest the following: You can still have digital sex with partners … Continued
By Nikki Gill
It’s being done everywhere — on YouTube, on your kid’s TikTok feed, and in any rom-com where the protagonist has an identity crisis and/or introspective epiphany. It’s the at-home haircut. While many stylists don’t recommend giving yourself a haircut at home, the COVID-19 pandemic has made it the only option during isolation. Here are some … Continued
By Nikki Gill
Toronto hasn’t always been full of cocktail connoisseurs. But ever since Jen Agg dazzled locals and out-of-towners alike with her $16 Manhattan way back when, we haven’t been able to get enough of the well-crafted libation. Despite the cancellation of, well, everything, some of the city’s best bars are getting creative and ensuring our home … Continued
By Nikki Gill
Toronto-based footwear brand Zvelle has found a way to give back to the healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Founder Elle AyoubZadeh says they weren’t able to produce masks, but wanted to do something to lift the spirits of the dedicated healthcare workers on the front lines. The team created the … Continued
By Nikki Gill
The Property Brothers are at it again with a brand new home renovation show. Celebrity IOU is the latest series from the real estate and renovation duo, where they will team up with A-list celebrities such as Brad Pitt, Viola Davis and fellow Canadian Michael Bublé, and it’s said to be a bit of a tear-jerker. … Continued
By Nikki Gill
Parenting columnist Joanne Kates is an expert educator in the areas of conflict mediation, self-esteem and anti-bullying, and she is the director of Camp Arowhon in Algonquin Park. There are silver linings. We’re cooking more. Baking bread even. Lots of kids love not having school. For once we get enough sleep. We have respite from … Continued
By Nikki Gill
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected numerous industries across the country, and one we are hearing a lot about is the restaurant industry. “There has never been a time like this, never been a bigger challenge for the restaurant industry,” says Mark McEwan, resident Taste Test chef at TRNTO. That is why McEwan and other … Continued
By Nikki Gill
North York charity Chai Lifeline Canada launched its toy tank this week with the goal of bringing some happiness to the doorsteps of children who are bored at home due to school closures and physical distancing. The toy tank hit the road for the first time on Sunday, April 5 when it visited homes within … Continued
By Nikki Gill
By Nikki Gill
The fourth and final season of Cardinal premieres tonight on CTV at 10 p.m., so we caught up with James Downing who plays Detective McLeod in the series. The tagline for the fourth season is, “Six more weeks of winter,” as the season unfolds with a seemingly mundane missing-persons case that turns into a spree … Continued
By Nikki Gill
On Mar. 21, Knix founder Joanna Griffiths launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to purchase and distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers across Canada. “We started the campaign with the goal to raise $50,000, and within less than 48 hours we surpassed that number,” said Griffiths. Now, almost two weeks later, … Continued
