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Once a healthcare professional, she now heals with ink, transforming scars into deeply personal stories etched in skin. Ksu Storm’s art takes her across continents, teaching others to heal through tattooing, a journey that began after her clients were sent to the frontline.
Continue reading Ksu Storm: Drawing on ScarsI was first a hospice volunteer prior to the COVID pandemic, and resumed volunteering in 2024. Something about the hospice drew me back there.
Sometimes people say, “I’m not sure I could do that. Why do you volunteer at a hospice?”
Continue reading My path to becoming a hospice volunteerToronto Public Health says that audience members could have been exposed to the measles virus at a recent concert earlier this month.
Continue reading Toronto Public Health advises concertgoers of potential measles exposureMac Miller’s estate releases Balloonerism, an album that was recorded by the rapper before he passed away. The album, which features new SZA music, inspired a film that was screened two days before the album release on Friday.
Continue reading Posthumous release of Mac Miller film and albumIt’s hard to ignore the positive benefits we get from music, from raising our spirits, getting rid of angst, inducing relaxation, assisting with communication to building self-esteem.
Continue reading Awesome Music Project launches auction to support mental wellnessThe Bob and Rita Marley foundations organized the Back to Our Roots Beach Clean-up & Concert to spotlight environmental consciousness as one facet of the late reggae icon Bob Marley’s holistic approach to wellness. The beach clean-up and concert took place in Jamaica on January 22 under the Roots 77 banner of events.
Continue reading ‘Back to Our Roots Beach Clean-up and Concert’ in JamaicaChanges in public health measures: what they are and when they take effect.
The lockdown in Ontario may be over sooner than you think. The province is easing public health measures ahead of schedule. Non-emergency surgeries are already back on the table, now capacity limits for businesses like bars, restaurants and fitness centres will be removed in the next phase of the province’s reopening plan starting Thursday, followed by a plan to end proof of vaccination requirements in less than two weeks.
Continue reading Ontario removing proof of vaccination and COVID-19 capacity limitsA case of a rare, viral disease was found in a traveller returning to the United States from Nigeria. Scientists confirmed late Tuesday that the person was infected with the monkeypox virus.
Continue reading Contagious monkeypox virus found in traveller returning to the United StatesAstroworld Festival founder and Latin Grammy-winning performer Travis Scott spent the week in Houston, Texas where he grew up, at opening ceremonies for the city in preparation for the music festival on the weekend. The crowd rushed security as soon as the gates to the concert grounds opened but it wasn’t until later during the show that tragedy struck.
Continue reading Music producer Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival turns deadly in Texas