Girl sexually assaulted near Steeles and Hilda
Police are looking for a man after a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted while walking in the Steeles and Hilda avenues area Friday, June 8.Police said the man came up to the teen, asked for...
View ArticleTwo people injured after car, bus collide in Scarborough
Two people were taken to hospital after a car and a TTC bus collided in Scarborough Wednesday.The crash happened on Lawence Avenue at Lilian Drive, one block west of Warden Avenue, at 8:55 a.m.The...
View ArticleCantemus Singers perform Victorian and Edwardian songs
Beach-based choral group, Cantemus Singers, will present a concert featuring Victorian and Edwardian songs and anthems on Saturday, June 16 at St. Aidan's Anglican Church, 70 Silver Birch Ave.The event...
View ArticleDe La Salle College girls help kick off Because I am a Girl campaign
Members of the Canadian National Women's soccer team dropped by De La Salle College earlier this month to showcase their skills to girls on the school's soccer club and launch a national fundraising...
View ArticleAttempted murder charge laid in Eva Road home invasion
POLICE - Two Oakville men are facing a total of 46 charges - including attempted murder and a litany of weapons charges - resulting from the investigation into a home invasion in Etobicoke last week.
View ArticleArrest made in murder of man at Birchmount Road restaurant in September
Police have made an arrest in a 2011 shooting at a Scarborough bar that took the life of a 48-year-old man. Evrod "Rockford" Gordon was gunned down at Claredon Wild Flower Restaurant and Bar at 462...
View ArticleCycle for Sight from Toronto to Collingwood
Join the fun and raise money to help fight blindness.Cycle for Sight takes place June 23. It is a fully supported, one-day cycling event that takes you on a ride through Ontario's beautiful countryside...
View ArticleAccused in Eaton Centre shooting charged with second murder
The accused in the June 2 shooting at the Eaton Centre food court has now been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.Christopher Husbands, 23, has also been charged with five counts of...
View ArticleCampaign seeks to increase organ donations within Scarborough's Chinese...
Seven year ago, Suk Yin Ng gave her son "the best birthday present I could find" after he turned 18 - one of her kidneys. But most people in Scarborough have been unwilling to give such a gift, whether...
View ArticlePitch for arena at Norman Ingram field off the table
A controversial plan to build a new Don Mills Civitan Arena on a field at Norman Ingram Public School has been abandoned amid an outcry from the community and concerns about the cost.Instead, North...
View ArticleWheelchair hit by TTC bus near Queen and Leslie streets
A woman in an electric wheelchair was injured after colliding with a TTC bus Wednesday afternoon near Queen and Leslie streets.The accident happened shortly after 2:30 p.m.The victim, who was...
View ArticleHealth Minister Matthews to attend ceremony at Scarborough care facility
Ambulatory patients in Scarborough who need nursing care can go someplace other than a local emergency room to get it, the area's Community Care Access Centre said this week.Ontario Health Minister Deb...
View ArticleMetrolinx defends transit funding record in wake of city proposal to form...
Metrolinx is disputing claims made after a Toronto executive committee meeting Tuesday afternoon that the provincial body isn't doing enough to find money for planned transit projects announced years...
View ArticleLittle girl with leukemia surprised with gift of playhouse from Million...
YORK - Scott Leone has spent the past few days eating lunch and attending tea parties inside his daughter Isabella's freshly constructed playhouse in the backyard of their Black Creek and Trethewey...
View ArticleEtobicoke Humane Society celebrates new shelter on June 23
ETOBICOKE - The Etobicoke Humane Society is set to mark its 25th anniversary with a celebratory grand opening of its new and expanded shelter this month.
View ArticleParkdale Cup and family karate program highlight best of free recreation...
PARKDALE - City-run martial arts programs play a huge roll in shaping kids and adults.
View ArticleSubUrban Arts and Culture: June 14 - 20
Add a little more heat to the week and check out Scarborough Players presentation of The Graduate. On Saturday, an Evening of Hawaiian Music and Dance takes the stage in North York and on Tuesday, Jump...
View ArticleBUT SERIOUSLY: Spending Sunday on St. Clair West
It was an absolutely gorgeous day on Sunday so I decided to go for a long walk in the afternoon. As I was set to start my journey I bumped into my buddy Ted who said he was just about to do the same....
View ArticleEastdale condo proposal heading to OMB
The proposal to build a 22-storey tower behind an apartment building at 90 Eastdale Ave. is heading to the Ontario Municipal Board next week. The applicant, Preston Group, is taking the matter to the...
View ArticleTHE CITY: No one seems to mind a plastic bag ban
A week ago today in this space, some may recall reading something about Mayor Rob Ford having found his game again. Oops. That observation of mine appeared in print just a day after the mayor's...
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