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Venus Williams then, now, and always
Who would have guessed that when Venus Williams was given a wild card at this year’s US Open, she would reach a Grand Slam Quarterfinal for the first time since 2017, this time teaming up with Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in… Continue reading
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José Bautista’s bat flip 10 years later
It is hard to believe that this October 14 it will be 10 years since José Bautista hit the notorious home run that sent Toronto to the American League Championship Series in the first Blue Jays postseason appearance since 1993.… Continue reading
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Blue Jays vs Expos remembering the Pearson Cup Canada’s Classic Rivalry
Every country has their own version of El Clásico, which in Spain refers to any football match between its two most powerful teams: long time rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona FC. Perhaps in Canada our Clásico is the CF Montréal… Continue reading
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8 Quiet Leadership Lessons from Cito Gaston Baseball’s Strategic Genius
A Baseball Card titled Black Power Baseball cards have always fascinated me. I love how an entire story can be captured in a small piece of cardstock. A few days ago, while searching online for baseball cards from Latin American… Continue reading
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The Return of Monica Seles
Early years, a star is born Two years ago, a coworker of mine decided to move back to her native Serbia. Fortunately, I was able to talk to her before her last day at work to wish her well. We… Continue reading
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The Dominican Blue Jays
It is inspirational that the first thing every Dominican professional béisbol player does with their first big league paycheque is they go and buy a brand-new mansion for their mothers back home in their island known as Quisqueya. Quisqueya is… Continue reading
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Drinking Baco for Canada
This past weekend, I was pleased to see that my local LCBO at Bloor West and Runnymede had removed all US wines from the US wine aisle and replaced them with Baco Noir from Ontario. Interestingly, Baco is a fusion… Continue reading
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Buy local buy Canadian
One of my proudest moments as a Canadian was watching the Unity Rally in Montréal during the 1995 Referendum where tens of thousands of Canadians from coast to coast to coast demonstrated their love and appreciation for Quebec a nation with… Continue reading
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All about our mother
This International Women’s Day, I would like to honour and praise our mother Sara Vera. She brought me into this world, raised me, taught me the importance of values, and placed the bar high as a role model to me… Continue reading
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High Park must be inclusive for all
The agreement where the Howard family deeded the land that would become High Park states that it would be a: “Public Park for the free use benefit and enjoyment of the citizens of the City of Toronto forever.” Yet, not… Continue reading
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