Secord Elementary School food program feeds empty bellies
EAST YORK - The small kitchen is a calm of organized activity as volunteers work to prepare lunch for 250 hungry children who will descend on the lunch room in less than two hours.
View ArticleSubUrban Arts April 19 to 25
The week starts with a Speakers Series featuring the author of Captivity - 118 Days in Iraq.
View ArticleCanada's easiest 10K hits Yonge Street April 22
The city's main thoroughfare will be home to some 15,000 runners this Sunday as the Toronto Yonge Street 10K returns.Touted as Canada's easiest 10 kilometre run, the downhill course will bring...
View ArticleNorth York schools celebrate Hispanic Canadian culture
Two events will be held by the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) to celebrate Hispanic Canadian Heritage Month.A Mass and Cultural Expose is scheduled for Tuesday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to...
View ArticleNot Far From the Tree is tops with Green Toronto
YORK: The residential fruit picking program founded in 2008 walked away with the win in the Local Food category.
View ArticleBUT SERIOUSLY: Will there be another Don Cherry movie?
First there was the extremely popular two-part CBC TV mini-series, Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story. Then last month came CBC's equally well-received sequel, The Wrath of Grapes: The Don...
View ArticleTHE CITY: Cleaning services defeat small but significant
The erosion of the Ford brand continued at last week's council meeting. After what seemed like a bridge-building win, freezing the fees charged to sports organizations this year, the mayor lost it...
View ArticleThe Hangman's Garden to be screened by historical society April 24
The Riverdale Historical Society (RHS) will present a screening of The Hangman's Garden for its April event on Tuesday, April 24. The film follows a team of archaeologists as they unearth a forgotten...
View ArticleGREEN WITH ENVY: Getting active is as easy as walking outdoors
It's finally spring! Although I am not one for new year's resolutions, I do have one personal goal this year. I'm hoping to encourage as many people as I can to step outside for a few minutes and spend...
View ArticleThree men arrested for aggravated assault after man beat with shovel and...
Three men were arrested and now face aggravated assault charges after being caught by police beating a fourth man with a shovel and metal bar earlier this week in Etobicoke. Police received a call for...
View ArticleMan charged with second degree murder after alleged assault against his father
A 39-year-old man has been charged with second degree murder for allegedly assaulting his parents in their home in the High Park Avenue and Bloor Street West area, Monday, April 16. Police were called...
View ArticleEmployment fairs in Scarborough
Job seekers in Scarborough have two chances over the week to get the post that changes their lives.There's a Job Fair and Career Training Exposition Friday, April 20 at Scarborough Civic Centre. The...
View ArticleToronto housing hosts town hall to hear tenants concerns
Toronto Community Housing Corporation is hosting a town hall session in Scarborough "to hear first-hand from tenants about concerns they have" with their communities.Those who attend on Monday, April...
View ArticleNew community garden to be launched April 22
Ground will be broken on a new community garden in the city's east end on Sunday, April 22.The event, which will also include a launch party, will be held at The Rail Garden, at 446 Woodfield Rd., at...
View ArticleCelebrate Earth Day at Evergreen Brick Works
Evergreen Brick Works has a whole slate of special activities planned for Saturday to celebrate Earth Day.The day kicks off at 10 a.m. with a one-hour tree tour with LEAF (Local Enhancement and...
View ArticleYork U. officially opens new Osgoode Hall
NORTH YORK - You'll have to excuse Ignat Kaneff for briefly getting emotional on the stage at York University Wednesday afternoon.
View ArticleRiverdale Share back at Danforth Music Hall
EAST YORK - The Riverdale Share annual holiday concert is not only coming back after a one-year absence - it's coming home.
View ArticleKingston inmates not coming to Mimico: MP
ETOBICOKE - South Etobicoke residents can breathe a sigh of relief - neither Paul Bernardo, nor Russell Williams, nor any other dangerous offenders currently housed in the now-slated-for-closure...
View ArticleFuture Parkdale politicians visit Queen's Park
They once had dreams of a career as a pediatrician, veterinarian or lawyer, but after exploring the world of politics through Girls Government three Parkdale students think they just might end up on...
View ArticleSIU investigating the death of a woman who plunged from a seventh floor balcony
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating the death of a woman who plunged from a seventh floor balcony in Scarborough Wednesday, April 18.The 30-year-old woman was taken to hospital with...
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