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The Toronto things Star readers are grateful for this Thanksgiving

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Dasoo, A. (2026, October 10). The Toronto things Star readers are grateful for this Thanksgiving. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/life/the-toronto-things-star-readers-are-grateful-for-this-thanksgiving/article_6dd7ea9c-7074-4ee3-be29-208635eb4fe3.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-10 · by Aaliyah Dasoo

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Ed Keenan, host of First Up, shares his reflections on what Toronto residents can be grateful for this Thanksgiving. He highlights aspects such as safety, prosperity, clean water, diverse food options, access to healthcare, and a high standard of living compared to historical contexts. The article takes an optimistic angle, emphasizing the positive attributes of life in Toronto.
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Story summary

For this Thanksgiving, First Up host Ed Keenan in Toronto took time to reflect on the city's many blessings. He highlighted that Toronto is part of a society that is both safe and prosperous, boasting clean drinking water piped directly into homes and an abundance of food from various culinary traditions. Additionally, access to medical care has led to more people living longer and enjoying comfortable lives compared to previous generations. Keenan asserts that the typical standard of living in Toronto would be enviable even by historical aristocratic standards, emphasizing the city's remarkable quality of life.

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Aaliyah Dasoo
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🔮 “In Toronto, we live in a society that is among the safest and most prosperous in the world, with clean drinking water (piped into our homes) and abundant food (from every culinary tradition), with access to medical care that allows unprecedented numbers of us to live long and comfortable lives, with a typical standard of living that would be the envy of the aristocracies of earlier generations,” he wrote.
2026-10-10 · assertive framing · The Toronto things Star readers are grateful for this Thanksgiving
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Topics

Toronto

Subjects

Ed Keenan PERSON · 1× Toronto GPE · 1×

Narrative

“In Toronto, we live in a society that is among the safest and most prosperous in the world, with clean drinking water (piped into our homes) and abundant food (from every culinary tradition), with access to medical care that allows unprecedented numbers of us to live long and comfortable lives, with a typical standard of living that would be the envy of the aristocracies of earlier generations,” he wrote.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-10
🔮 “In Toronto, we live in a society that is among the safest and most prosperous in the world, with clean drinking water (piped into our homes) and abundant food (from every culinary tradition), with access to medical care that allows unprecedented numbers of us to live long and comfortable lives, with a typical standard of living that would be the envy of the aristocracies of earlier generations,” he wrote.
2026-10-10 · Toronto Star
The Toronto things Star readers are grateful for this Thanksgiving · assertive framing

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With Thanksgiving days away, First Up host Ed Keenan recently took a step back to reflect on what he’s thankful for. asserted
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“In Toronto, we live in a society that is among the safest and most prosperous in the world, with clean drinking water (piped into our homes) and abundant food (from every culinary tradition), with access to medical care that allows unprecedented numbers of us to live long and comfortable lives, with a typical standard of living that would be the envy of the aristocracies of earlier generations,” he wrote. asserted
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