Run away to the science centre - Circus has returned
The circus is back in town. After a decade of travelling across North America, Circus! The Exhibition has returned to the Ontario Science Centre until Labour Day with plenty of interactive displays for...
View ArticleEco-Run makes stop at Centennial College's Ashtonbee campus
The newest, greenest cars on the road this week stopped by Centennial College's oldest campus, Ashtonbee, which is about to get some pricey upgrades of its own.Standing by the 23 cars, including...
View ArticleHonda Indy extends contract through to 2014
PARKDALE - The Honda Indy Toronto announced the renewal of contracts that will keep the popular race going through to 2014.
View ArticleArson suspected at Highland Creek pizzeria
SCARBOROUGH - The blaze broke out at Fratelli Village Pizzeria at 384 Old Kingston Rd. around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
View ArticleMayor's executive committee seeks end to city's plastic bag fee
The fate of Toronto's five cent bag fee will likely be decided by Toronto Council when it meets next month, after Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee voted to scrap the fee introduced by former Mayor...
View ArticleMurder charge laid in death of woman on Firvalley Court
A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in south Scarborough last week.Police said they responded to an unknown trouble call at 40 Firvalley Ct., southwest of Warden and St....
View ArticleDeveloper won't have to fight city at OMB over High Park proposal
The city will not fight a controversial development proposal across from High Park when it comes before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) next month, west-end councillors decided at the May 15 meeting...
View ArticleWoman dies after being hit by tractor-trailer
An elderly woman is dead after she was struck by a truck at Weston Road and Steeles Avenue Tuesday.The collision happened at 2:24 p.m."She was hit by a tractor-trailer. At one point she was underneath...
View ArticleMalvern youth walk to help people in need
Students from Malvern will walk this Thursday, May 17, to fund schools for child refugees in Afghanistan and women's shelters in Toronto.The annual Walk Against Male Violence, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30...
View ArticleMan hospitalized after apartment fire
A man was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in his North York apartment early Tuesday.Fire crews were called to a third-floor unit at 3680 Keele St. at 1:04 a.m."The tenant of the unit was...
View ArticleHomeowners alerted to break-in attempts at McCowan and Ellesmere
Police have issued a public safety alert following a series of attempted break-ins near McCowan and Ellesmere roads.Police said someone with a flashlight tried to get into homes through windows between...
View ArticleCommunity council gives go-ahead to Lick's development plan
A controversial condominium development on the site of Lick's Homeburgers will be going to council for approval next month, after the Toronto and East York Community Council sided with city staff and...
View ArticleHumberside Collegiate qualifies for archery finals, again
BLOOR WEST - Archery is a sport that receives little media coverage, especially at the high school level, yet Humberside Collegiate Insitute's team consistently qualifies for the Ontario finals year...
View ArticleCrosstown project gets good reviews at Caledonia station open house
YORK - Helene Rosi looks forward to the day she can hop on the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown at Caledonia station and be midtown in a matter of minutes.
View ArticlePlayground is boy's cancer respite
ETOBICOKE - "Better than a birthday." That's how Nick Borreca described the gift of a backyard playground for his son, Luca, 6, who is battling Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.
View ArticleLeonard Cohen gives prize to Parkdale's Sistema program
PARKDALE - Singer, artist, poet and writer Leonard Cohen received the Glenn Gould Prize for lifetime achievement, but handed the corresponding cash prizes over to support the arts.
View ArticleEnvironment Day May 17, 4 to 8 p.m. at Ted Reeve
BEACH - Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon will host her second Ward 32 Community Environment Day Thursday, May 17 from 4 to 8 p.m.
View ArticleHaving your say at Scarborough Community Council requires an early start
Scarborough's latest experiment in democracy has failed.City councillors for the area had decided meetings of Scarborough Community Council, for several months at least, would start in the afternoon...
View ArticlePolice warn about mystery shoppers
Local police are advising area residents to not fall victim to fraudulent online job postings for "mystery shoppers."Const. Rob McDonald, 55 Division's crime prevention officer, pointed to two recent...
View ArticleWoburn Collegiate's fence can remain
The Toronto District School Board got a slap on its wrist from Scarborough councillors this week.Late last fall, the public board built a chain-link fence with a motorized gate along one side of Woburn...
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