This is an oldie, but so many of you have asked me what it’s like working in the Citytv newsroom. Now you can see it for yourself! During doors open 2012 we decided viewers at home should get to experience all the fun in addition to the thousands who came out to see our home at Yonge/Dundas in person. So I take you (via the camera) on a personal tour! Enjoy the video. And note: I mention “CityNews Channel” this video was from last year when the 24 hours news station on Rogers Digital was still up and running. Other than that – the newsroom and all the fun of Dundas-Square is exactly how it is now.

Having trouble getting to sleep? There’s something new that may finally help you get some shut-eye. It’s not a drug or a cumbersome light box…it’s a pair of glasses! These specs claim to use your awake-time to train your sleep-time. Called Re-timer, a portable light device that they say gets your brain to fall asleep when you want it to. The company says a blue-green light mimics sunlight on the human body. The product costs about $300 CDN, you wear it about an hour a day for a week to apparently re-train your sleep rhythm. Spokespeople say they are safe and side-effect free, check out the video for yourself:

Here’s one from a different time…Pre-Crack admission. Pre-blurting out the “P” word. Pre-losing many of his powers at City Hall. This is one of the only “good news” Rob Ford stories in the past few months. Watch the great video from the boat as Toronto Mayor Rob Ford helps Mississauga’s Mayor Hazel McCallion from going overboard during a fishing derby, he helps make the catch-of-the day and claims his famed football skills are to thank. It’s a whale of a tale!

I talk to the creators of a new app called “Think Dirty” which claims to list all the ingredients found in your make-up. All you do is scan the bar-code on the product. We took the app out on TO streets and found some surprising results. Creators say they want people to be more educated and healthier consumers. But the industry association for cosmetic companies calls the app misleading. They say it should indicate how much or how little of harmful or toxic ingredients are in the products. While the app creators say at even trace amounts chemicals are chemicals. You be the judge. Here’s the video.

ONLY six more weeks till Christmas! Do you have a pre-teen on your list? I had not heard about the Rainbow Loom before I was assigned this story, but I may have been the only one! Seems like this craze is here to stay. Get prepared for a house full of rubber bands come Christmas morning, because this toy; low-tech but high on the creativity seems full of possibilities! We searched long and hard for a store that wasn’t sold out, and we got the 4-1-1 from kids themselves and the loom’s creator even makes a cameo appearance! Check out the video here.