By Diana Zlomislic Leading up to the entertainment industry’s biggest night of the year, many actors are battling a war of their own – discreetly taking time from peace protests to slip into a cosmetic surgeon’s office for a nip here and a tuck there. Thanks to Sunday night’s Oscars and the demand for celebs…
By Petti Fong More and more men are going under the knife to give their careers a boost. Nobody knows better than cosmetic surgeon Dr. John Dmytryshyn how important appearances are to a man’s career. Not only do his patients tell him they’re undergoing procedures in order to enhance their professional standing, Dmytryshyn himself went…
By Karen Palmer Your care’s not covered by OHIP? Company will loan what you need Ten years ago, Ann Kaplan took a look at the health-care sector and started thinking about loans. She predicted people would skip the country’s ailing, chronically cash-strapped public health system if they could be treated faster somewhere else, but she…
Discretionary purchases are usually the first casualty in uncertain times. High-definition TVs, fancy mobile devices and digital cameras are all very nice — some might gamely argue essential — but in down times, conventional wisdom holds that luxury buys are generally best avoided. As for borrowing money to purchase non-essential stuff, only the very brave…