We asked doctors to explain lesser known potential risks of GLP-1 drugs, from hair loss to unwanted pregnancies.
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>As contract negotiations were heating up between the Maple Leafs and John Tavares in 2018, the rising star called Toronto general manager Kyle Dubas directly.
Without agents involved, Tavares made a final play: “If you really want me, why can’t we agree on $11 million?” the then 27-year-old asked.
Would an $11 million annual average salary over a seven-year deal make him a Maple Leaf? Dubas replied.
Simply, Tavares said: “Yes.”
If Tavares, now an alternate captain, ever expected he’d be detailing those behind-the-scenes negotiations in a 7th-floor courtroom in Federal Tax Court, the typically even-keeled star didn’t let it show on Tuesday.
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>Nate Erskine-Smith is running for the city council seat of Beaches—East York this fall.
The municipal move follows his resignation from federal politics, where Erskine-Smith represented the same lakefront ward for a decade as a Liberal MP, and after he recently ruled out a leadership run for the provincial Liberal party.
“The question for me was, ‘How do you make the biggest difference with the time you’ve got?’” said Erskine-Smith in an exclusive interview with the Star, adding he weighed taking a break from politics to go back to law.
“I genuinely, relentlessly want to make the city work better,” he said.
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>In mere minutes, a line of 50 people (53 if babies are counted) forms outside Brodflour on a Saturday morning. Everyone is here for one thing: pastry chef Preksha Parmar’s Sticky Toffee Danish, which first achieved viral status in March.
A viral food can be a restaurant’s best marketing campaign, and its worst operational headache.
A business that was built to serve its neighbourhood is dealing with lines, crowd control, negative reviews, exhausted staff and customers who expect the viral item to be available whenever they arrive.
There’s no guidebook for restaurants navigating virality. And Brodflour, like Pizzeria Badiali and New Ho King, are learning about the cost.
Have you had this danish? Would you wait in line for it? Is there a food that's gone viral that you remember fondly? (Like the pop-up taco trucks of 2011.)
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Ontario’s real estate regulator is taking disciplinary action against its former chair over trust account violations, nearly a year after the iPro Realty scandal.
Last Wednesday, the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) posted notices on its website referring both Katie Steinfeld, broker of record for On the Block Realty Inc., and her brokerage to the discipline committee.
“The Registrar has referred Katie Steinfeld to the Discipline Committee for a hearing,” the notice said, adding that Steinfeld failed to follow the rules and regulations under the Trust and Real Estate Services Act — consumer protection legislation in the real estate industry — for trust account violations.
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If you’re enjoying the free ferry rides in Toronto this month, remember to thank a homebuyer of the Pinnacle One Yonge project. They paid for your ticket.
This isn’t a criticism of the free fares, which are in place for the month of August for both kids and seniors. I myself am looking forward to taking my two kids onto the ferry for free.
However, the money for my free tickets should not come off the backs of new homebuyers. In this case, that’s who is footing the bill, thanks to what Councillor Vincent Crisanti described at the July 30 council meeting as a “very complicated accounting formula.”
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From soaring hydro bills to illegal pet deposits, rent increases, repairs and utilities — here’s what to watch for before you sign a lease. (Gift link)