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Jenna isn't crazy, but her best friend is all in her head.

Hala Mahdi, 16, spent her summer teaching a computer how to think like a teen. She channelled the health-related concerns of her peers – from “Why am I feeling depressed?”. to “What should I do about this zit on my forehead?”. Then, with guidance from doctors and other medical professionals, Mahdi and 22 fellow teen interns at the Toronto-based startup EmojiHealth fed the answers into a computer program (“Don’t pop the zit.

For two years, Hamilton-based Joshua Lombardo-Bottema was stuck in a love-filled, passionate, but often toxic relationship. When his partner ended things, he got stuck in a rut. “My relationship was super dramatic,” the 31-year-old says. “But I loved her very much and a breakup can feel as bad as physical pain.

The state of innovation wasn't great, even before you threw a pandemic or recession into the mix. Professor Kevin Bryan explores why our collective innovative output has fallen, and what we might do to solve the problem. In the latest episode of the Rotma

There are all kinds of expenses that come with to getting sick, from lost income to paying for hospital parking every day. Planning ahead is key to protecting yourself and your savings.

Hygge generally translated means ‘cosy’ but includes spending time doing nothing with friends and family — is sweeping the globe. There’s no such thing as too many candles, says Arne Nordtorp, a Denmark-born Toronto resident, and Danish design aficionado. Soft lighting is key to any happy home. So are cosy blankets and beautiful furniture.

An uncontested divorce can cost thousands in legal fees, while Thistoo costs $149 and simplifies the separation process. Jessica Steed remains close with her ex-husband. In fact, they’re roommates. On the dissolution of their marriage, they hammered out a custody arrangement for their son and divided their assets over dinner — she got the Kitchen Aid, he got the sound bar.

Coming from a long line of Ojibwa healers, Lisa Meeches knew studying broadcasting at university would upset her grandfather, who wanted her to follow in his footsteps. But television was her passion, and she began her career as a producer at a CBC TV affiliate in Brandon, Man., the first indigenous hire at the station.

There’s a showmanship element to molecular mixology and Toronto is on the cutting edge of the mixed-drink scene. There’s always been a science to making a good cocktail. But today’s sophisticated tipples will leave the most discerning fan scouring their brain for long-forgotten high school chemistry formulas.

Nothing beats the view from Carolyn Hesseltine’s porch. Just outside Terrace, B.C., she can watch the morning sun move over the mountains across the Kalum river. At 67, the self-proclaimed outdoor-loving wanderer had been looking for a place to put down roots. She found the opportunity in Bluegrass Meadows Micro Village – a cluster of small homes with shared communal space, including laundry and a dining hall.

Cassie McDaniel, 32, and her husband couldn’t imagine raising a child in their small Toronto apartment. So when they had a baby, they decided to move. But the pair didn’t stop when they hit Etobicoke, Mississauga or even Hamilton. Instead, they opted to buy in the quaint town of Paris, Ont., population 11,000.

Once you have a successful YouTube channel, beauty product line, non-fiction book, content-creator network, music label and make-up subscription service, where do you go from there? The 28-year-old digital entrepreneur made her name on YouTube giving DIY beauty tutorials. To date, she has more than 7.5 million followers and 1.1 billion overall views on her channel.

With Videos 4U, director Bianca Giaever is helping people say what’s on their minds.

This story originally appeared in the October 2018 issue of strategy. It’s 34C outside, yet three people are browsing Moose Knuckles parkas. Across the hall from the brand’s Toronto flagship store in Yorkdale Shopping Centre, two dozen more shoppers wander a Canada Goose shop. A few feet away, seven young women meander inside a Mackage store.