Get help with your startup with the Toronto Business Development Centre
Toronto Business Development Centre hosts a weekly seminar series for people in the initial stage of starting a business.Sessions are on Tuesdays from 6:30 at 9:30 p.m. at 1 Yonge St., and the...
View ArticleScarborough Green Fair returns to Blessed Cardinal Newman
The Scarborough Green Fair is set to return to Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic High School for a second year.The event, co-hosted by the Stewards of the Earth from St. Agatha Catholic School, went so...
View ArticleHave your say on holiday store closings
The City of Toronto may allow all of its stores to open every day of the year, depending on how people respond to the idea in an online survey and at public meetings in June.A municipal holiday...
View ArticleNew Democrats make Neethan Shan their president
Ontario's New Democrats have made Neethan Shan their president, a choice Shan said signals the party's determination to attract younger and more diverse supporters."Now it's kind of moving into the...
View ArticleMan stabbed at pool hall
A 19-year-old man was taken to hospital following a stabbing at a Scarborough pool hall Thursday, April 26.Police said a fight broke out between two groups of men at the Steeles Avenue and Kennedy Road...
View ArticleTree planting at Milliken Park Saturday
Milliken Park will be the site of one of the Trees Across Toronto tree planting events this Saturday.Scarborough Agincourt Councillor Norm Kelly, chairperson of the Parks and Environment committee,...
View ArticleSound walls meeting set for April 30
Metrolinx has been making infrastructure upgrades to the Georgetown Rail Corridor. Among the upgrades are new sound walls, which will run along various parts of the corridor and adjacent...
View ArticleGilda's Club moves into new downtown home
Gilda's Club Greater Toronto, a not-for-profit that provides support for those living with cancer and their loved ones, has staked out a new home that will allow the organization to better serve...
View ArticleAlzheimer's Strategy bill passes second reading
Donna Cansfield's Alzheimer's Advisory Council Act passed its second reading with unanimous support at Queen's Park on Thursday, April 26. Introduced by the Etobicoke Centre Liberal MPP, Bill 48 -...
View ArticleCorrections officer caught smuggling drugs, booze into Etobicoke jail
A Toronto West Detention Centre guard was arrested Tuesday after being caught trying to smuggle booze and drugs into the Etobicoke facility.According to police, a package containing alcohol, tobacco,...
View ArticleResidents share their vision for Bloor street
Diversity among the retail shops along Bloor Street West between Lansdowne and Montrose avenues is something members and local residents of both the Bloorcourt and Bloordale Business Improvement Areas...
View ArticleNo more meetings for area residents association
Attendance for the Parkdale Residents Association (PRA) meetings is dwindling, so the organization is shifting its focus away from general meetings to Circle Saturday with music, food and other...
View ArticlePolice carry out two-hour traffic blitz on Danforth
EAST YORK - Police cautioned 60 motorists and ticketed six others during a two-hour traffic safety blitz along the Danforth Thursday.
View ArticleFootball star visits old high school, Grey Cup in hand
NORTH YORK - Shawn Gore returned to Don Mills Collegiate Institute, his former high school, this week where he did a little show and tell for the students.
View ArticleYouth use art to share stories about mental health
SCARBOROUGH - Local youth want you to see mental health through their eyes in a photo exhibit at the Scarborough Civic Centre on Thursday, May 3.
View ArticleCanadian tenor misses out on alumni honour for royal gig
ETOBICOKE - Victor Micallef has a royally good excuse for sending his regrets to the Toronto Catholic District School Board's annual Awards Night on May 7 - literally.
View ArticleConstruction of new superjail continues
ETOBICOKE - Construction of the Toronto South Detention Centre in South Etobicoke is on track to be completed this fall, but the jail will not open its doors until 2013.
View ArticleFlorence Street development meeting, May 1
Residents will have an opportunity to view the latest plans for 29-51 Florence Street at a community meeting on May 1.This site was originally approved for 34 townhouses with parking located...
View ArticleTrading violence for violins at Jane and Finch
NORTH YORK - The "summer of the gun" in 2005 was a turning point for Moshe Hammer.
View ArticleCEO gets recognition for helping women succeed
BUSINESS - Being one of Canada's most successful business leaders, Elyse Allan has never forgotten to extend her success outwards to enhance the lives, and offer support to others.
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