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By Ettie RutherfordContributing Columnist Last week Monday, I was very much aware of the significance of people all over the world celebrating Thanksgiving Day in different cultural, religious and personal ways. Being thankful is such an important part of our ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Some time ago, when discussing the challenges that the pandemic had brought on our lives, a psychiatrist remarked that one of the worst realities was, that people were mourning the loss of control, because every ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist In today’s fast-paced world, where so much focus is placed on being young, being as slim as a reed and having a cell phone, it is good for us to remember, it is with aging ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist We are now experiencing a world, where there seems to be more hate, more anger and more discontent than there has ever been, before. Because there seems to be far less respect for people’s feelings, ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist We can all agree that the recent past has left both adults and children, all over the world, disillusioned, confused, physically and mentally depleted, as well as questioning how to move forward in a practical ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist “How is life treating you?” Although this is a common question that we have all heard over the years, I doubt that much thought has ever really been given to having an appropriate response. Not ...

By Ettie M. Rutherford B.Ed., Dip.Ed., M.Ed. Contributing Columnist As we find ourselves still engulfed in the ravages of the pandemic, it is of utmost importance to know who we are, what we can tolerate, as well as what abilities ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Canadian Women joined hands with others, around the world, in the annual celebration of International Women’s Day on Tuesday, March 8. This year’s motto Gender Equality Today, For A Sustainable Tomorrow reminds us that in ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist One of the most frightening results of today’s virus-ravaged world is the other wide-spread epidemic. I am talking about stress in every-day life. Although everyone experiences stress to some degree, the way we respond makes ...

TORONTO, Ontario (November 26, 2021) – Toronto-based mental health agencies that cater to infants, children and youth have formed a task force to develop a multi-year strategy to address anti-Black racism in the sector. The goal of the strategy is ...