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Toronto Star journalist leading The Third Act project on the growing demographic of people aged 50 plus.

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05.05.2025 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A second sneak peak: Suspicion Season 4, Murder on Mount Olive Podcast Episode ยท Suspicion: Murder on Mount Olive ยท S4 Trailer ยท 1m


First episode of Kevin Donovanโ€™s Suspicion podcast series drops March 7
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06.03.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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She was diagnosed with dementia. Then this 95-year old decided to do something โ€˜crazyโ€™ โ€“ travel the world As Dorothy Lay tackles her bucket list, her granddaughter hopes the travels will slow her decline and prevent another devastating loss for her family.

The latest in The Starโ€™s Third Act series is this lovely story from Megan Oโ€™Toole www.thestar.com/news/she-was...

16.02.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Smaller nursing homes are cropping up across Canada. While experts say they are better for residents and staff, why is Ontario going another route? Facing criticism for a funding model that favours large, 'institutional-style' nursing homes, the government said there is 'no minimum bed requirement' for new homes.

Across Canada small households of ten or so people are increasingly common in long-term care - but Ontario is different. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

24.01.2025 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Her pension wasnโ€™t enough to cover Toronto rent. Then she found a lifeline in a different kind of housing Without affordable rent mixed with social supports to help bridge the 'pension gap,' women like Beth Guthrie will live in financial stress that can lead to loneliness, isolation and an

My last Toronto Star story of 2024 looks at women, the gender pension gap and the incredible need for affordable housing in the later years. Part of a journalism fellowship with the Gerontological Society of America.
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24.12.2024 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Richie Assaly: I grew up on Twitter. But with a new Trump era on the horizon, Iโ€™ve turned to Bluesky. Hereโ€™s what I found there On its surface, the apps almost identical to the old Twitter. But gone, at least for now, is much of the noise โ€” the casual racism, the bullying blue checks,

From @rdassaly.bsky.social at @torontostar.bsky.social
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02.12.2024 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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