The Toronto Zoo will soon welcome a special new resident: a two-month-old blind baby moose! The calf, named Cedar, was rescued earlier this month by 269 Animal Rescue on a rural road in Hawkesbury, Ont., near Ottawa.

Volunteers took Cedar to Holly’s Haven Wildlife Rescue, where he spent the past three weeks receiving veterinary care.

“This moose calf was blind and wandering on its own with no sight of a mother,” Lynne Rowe, the rescue organization’s director of operations, said in an interview with The Canadian Press.

Rowe added that rescued moose are usually transferred to the Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Rosseau, Ont. (such as the case with Thunder, a male calf from the Thunder Bay area who arrived in spring 2024), but the facility was at capacity.

She then contacted the Toronto Zoo, which thankfully agreed to take Cedar in after the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources approved the transfer.

“Moose cannot be taken out of the wild to be put in a zoo,” Rowe said. In Ontario, under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, it’s illegal to keep moose in captivity unless they’re deemed unfit to survive in the wild. So in most cases, they’re either euthanized or eventually released back into the wild.

A veterinary ophthalmologist came by to assess his eyes, and Holly’s Haven set up a makeshift moose enclosure filled with foraged food collected by volunteers (lily pads, according to the rescue organization, have been especially popular. Ironically, Cedar was not a fan of cedar branches!). A veterinarian also came by to assess the calf’s leg, as his hind leg joint was injured.

It seems like Cedar’s injury has since improved — a video posted to Holly’s Haven’s Facebook page shows him happily running around his enclosure. According to the ophthalmologist, Cedar’s best prognosis is that partial vision will return to his right eye only.

There’s a GoFundMe currently running to support the expansion of Holly’s Haven — Rowe has noted that the rescue organization is “grossly limited” in the number of animals they can care for by the amount of donations they can rely on for ongoing costs. She shared that it’s mostly volunteers that allow the organization to do the work to care for rescues like Cedar.

Toronto Zoo CEO Dolf DeJong told The Canadian Press that the zoo has a suitable enclosure and is ready to provide long-term care. While the ideal scenario would have been for Cedar to be released back into the wild, DeJong said that his condition makes that impossible.

“Our veterinarians will connect with their veterinarians now so we can get a full understanding of Cedar’s condition and make sure we’re able to provide that support he needs for him to thrive,” DeJong said.

This is a win for both the Zoo and Cedar: the calf will receive a permanent home while offering visitors the chance to learn more about moose and their unique adaptations!

Cedar will be the Toronto Zoo’s only moose — their last remaining moose, Lily, was euthanized in late 2024 after her health deteriorated, shortly after her sister, Trilly, passed away.

There’s no confirmed date yet for Cedar’s arrival at the Zoo, but we know that he’ll remain at Holly’s Haven until cleared by veterinarians to travel.

Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS brand has dropped a new piece of shapewear—this time for your face. The Seamless Sculpt Face Wrap is made with “collagen yarns” and secures with Velcro straps at the crown and nape of the neck, promising soft jaw support for daily use.

 

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It comes in two colours — clay and cocoa — and promises to sculpt the cheeks, neck and chin. Right now, there’s a wait list to buy the item in Canada, but once available, it’ll set you back $80 + tax and shipping.

And as it turns out, you might not have to pay that much for something similar.

In an Insta video on Tuesday, Dr. Quinton Chivers, a Toronto-based plastic surgeon at the Canadian Plastic Surgery Centre, pointed out that the wrap looks akin to a post-surgery compression-like garment for the face, which can be found much cheaper online (alternatives on Amazon and elsewhere range from $19.99+).

“We’ve got a way better unboxing for you,” he teased, before trying on a compression face garment from another company, which he jokingly dubbed the ‘Chiv’ strap. “…I will sell it to you for possibly slightly over 20.”

“The Chiv strap is just as equal quality or better quality than the Kim Kardashian line at a fraction of the cost,” he continued in jest. “We actually give it to you with every chin liposuction procedure for free.”

 

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As for the SKIMS version, there’s been a bit of a backlash online, with many claiming that the wrap isn’t empowering for women at all, and that the brand is just profiting from  insecurities.

“Stop people. Specifically women. Just go to bed. We don’t need to wrap our heads and tape our mouths and red light zap our faces and sleep on foam head logs to curl our hair,” one user said under an Insta post promoting the wrap. “Literally just go to bed. Brush ya teeth and slap some night cream and hit the hay babes.”

Another user noted, “When do we see the men doing this? When do they strap their heads, tape their mouths, restrict their breathing with corsets? When? Release products that empower women, not restrict our bodies from nature. We aren’t all meant to be “one size fits all”.

A sober rave series that originally went viral in New York City is now touring the globe — and it will be taking over the CN Tower when it arrives in Toronto next month.

Daybreaker, a sober dance and social wellness movement, started in New York City as a way to spark community and joy through movement. They’ve since hosted parties everywhere from Red Rocks to the Pyramids of Giza, and now they’ve launched a global Have Fun, Be Nice Tour, featuring 100 stops across 20 cities. Inviting communities to gather for early-morning dance parties filled with music, breathwork, self-expression and celebration, alcohol is notably missing from these early morning events. 

The tour arrives in the city on Aug. 13 for its biggest Toronto event yet — but you’ll have to wake up pretty early to take part. Running from 5:30–8:30 a.m., prepare to party while the city is still sleeping 1,815 feet below. Daybreaker promises to start off slow with yoga or breathwork before jumping right into full-on DJ sets, live musicians, dancers and surprise performers. And who needs alcohol when you’ve got free matcha and coffee shots at the bar?

Located at the CN Tower, this isn’t the first time the tallest free-standing structure in the western hemisphere has played host to a rave before — but we’re betting this might be its first sober early morning one! Since it’s alcohol-free, the event, dubbed Sunrise in the Sky, will also be a multigenerational one: all ages are welcome, and kids under 12 get in free. The organization notes that showers aren’t available at their rave events — so if you’re planning on heading straight to work after dancing it out, maybe bring a change of clothes!

Daybreaker isn’t exactly cheap: tickets are going for $115 currently, so it’s up to you whether waking up at the crack of dawn for a rave on the CN Tower is worth it. If the sold-out tours and 800,000 participants are any indication, it must be!

Clearly the sober movement is just getting started in Toronto; just a few months ago, it was the sold-out, completely alcohol-free coffee parties that had the city’s attention, and before that, a mocktail competition run by Sobar Social Club.

Katy Perry is heading to Toronto next week as part of her Lifetimes Tour, but the 40-year-old pop star took a break from the stage to go on a dinner date with former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (and apparently, there were fireworks).

The duo was spotted at the upscale Montreal restaurant Le Violon on Monday night. Photos taken by TMZ show them deep in conversation, leaning in close, sipping cocktails and even sharing dishes throughout the evening! Trudeau reportedly picked up the tab, which included lobster and cocktails, before personally thanking the kitchen staff. The night ended on the terrace, where the two enjoyed cozy drinks together.

According to the chef who served them, there was no kissing, but the two seemed to be having fun!

 

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The sighting comes during a period of transition for both. Trudeau, 53, separated from his wife of 18 years, Sophie, in 2023, and stepped down as Liberal leader and Prime Minister earlier this year.

He’s been kind of quiet on social media since then and reportedly hoped to keep this dinner date under wraps. Still, sources close to Trudeau told the U.S. Sun that he wants to see Perry again.

“Justin has been single for a while and has enjoyed getting to know her. He likes her personality, and they are two people who really enjoy chatting about different topics, and they click very well so far, as they are going to see each other again very soon,” one source told The Sun.

“Whatever happens, happens. He is a single man, so is on the market and ready to start something new with a woman after a few rough moments after splitting from his wife,” the source added, noting that Trudeau isn’t the kind of guy that would rush things, and that Perry seems to enjoy that a lot.

“He is feeling that talking to her and getting to know her is very refreshing, like a breath of fresh air in his life…”

Perry recently ended her nearly decade-long relationship with actor Orlando Bloom. The pop icon is currently on her world tour that brought her to Canada (and perhaps Trudeau?) this month. The Canadian leg kicked off last Tuesday in Vancouver, and includes stops in Edmonton, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City. She’ll wrap up in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug 5, at Scotiabank Arena.

While Trudeau was spotted singing along at a Taylor Swift concert last November, there’s no word yet on whether he’ll attend Perry’s show.