Lauren O'Neil

Toronto

Video Journalist and Editorial Lead at The Weather Network

Anchor and reporter @globalnews / @am640. OG internet girl. Animal lover. Weirdo. NEWS TIPS: [email protected] 💌

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A guide to late-season savings and fun

1 month ago | msn.com | Lauren O'Neil

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Embrace spring ski and snowboarding: A guide to late-season savings and fun

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Lauren O'Neil

As the winter chill begins to fade, many Canadians might think it’s time to pack away their ski gear. However, savvy winter sports enthusiasts know that spring offers some of the best opportunities for skiing and snowboarding, complete with significant savings and fewer crowds. If you’re looking to make the most of the late-season snow, here’s why you should hit the slopes this spring.
Mom's food hack goes viral in freezing temperature

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Lauren O'Neil

Canadians love dining outdoors—when the weather allows it. From lakeside picnics to backyard barbeques, summer is ideal for outdoor meals, but in the winter, eating outside is a different story. For most people, the idea of enjoying a hot meal outside during Canada's colder months is impractical—but for Renu, an Indian mother visiting Ontario for the first time, it was an opportunity to get creative.
People in Toronto won't stop working from home and it's impacting the city

Apr 5, 2023 | blogto.com | Lauren O'Neil

Today in news of post-lockdown employment trends, Toronto office vacancy rates just hit their highest level since 1995. Try as some industry trendsetters might to get employees back at their physical offices, scores of Canadians continue to work from home on a permanent or hybrid basis, and it's showing up in a big way on historical commercial data charts.
Demand quadruples at Toronto food banks as people struggle to afford pretty much anything

Apr 5, 2023 | dailyhive.com | Lauren O'Neil

With nearly 300,000 visits now recorded at Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank every month (up from an average of 65,000 three years ago), advocates for food security are asking the provincial government for immediate assistance in keeping thousands of vulnerable people — and not-so-traditionally vulnerable people — from starving.
Trailer for new Barbie movie features multiple Canadian Kens

Apr 4, 2023 | dailyhive.com | Lauren O'Neil

A newly released trailer for the movie Barbie — one of 2023’s most anticipated films — is blowing up online today as Warner Bros. finally reveals key character details that actors have been keeping under strict wraps for what feels like 64 years now. Published by Warner Bros. in Canada just after noon on Tuesday, “Barbie: Teaser Trailer 2” gives fans a first real look at what we can expect from Greta Gerwig’s forthcoming flick based on the iconic Mattel toy.
Trailer for new Barbie movie features mulitple Canadian Kens

Apr 4, 2023 | blogto.com | Lauren O'Neil

A newly-released trailer for the movie Barbie — one of 2023's most anticipated films — is blowing up online today as Warner Bros. finally reveals key character details that actors have been keeping under strict wraps for what feels like 64 years now. Published by Warner Bros. in Canada just after noon on Tuesday, "Barbie: Teaser Trailer 2" gives fans a first real look at what we can expect from Greta Gerwig's forthcoming flick based on the iconic Mattel toy.
Man rescued from gaping hole at construction site in downtown Toronto

Apr 4, 2023 | blogto.com | Lauren O'Neil

Exclusive video footage of someone being rescued from a scary-looking hole in the ground at Lower Sherbourne and The Esplanade in Toronto shows just how lucky one construction worker is to be alive today after what's thought to have been an unfortunate accident. The Toronto Police Service reported an "industrial accident" on Monday afternoon in Old Town Toronto, just east of the Distillery District, noting that a worker had become stuck in a tunnel at a construction site.
Toronto residents shocked to learn about licensed bar inside TPS headquarters

Apr 3, 2023 | blogto.com | Lauren O'Neil

Why (and how) do police in Canada's largest city have access to a fully-stocked, liquor-licensed bar inside their own office building? It's a question many in Toronto are asking today in the wake of an explosive report from CBC News highlighting the existence of an "Executive Officers Lounge" at TPS (Toronto Police Service) headquarters.
These were the best and worst April Fools' Day pranks in Toronto this year

Apr 3, 2023 | blogto.com | Lauren O'Neil

With April Fools' Day falling on a weekend in 2023, many Toronto residents were able to dream right on through what can often be a confusing and tumultuous morning for the gullible. The usual suspects came out to play at the national level as expected; Tim Hortons pranked us with square Timbits, Kraft faked the retirement of its iconic peanut butter bears, and Swiss Chalet introduced an entire self-care line.