Carswell Family Health Centre celebrates official opening
Accessing a family physician just got a little easier in the east end with the opening of the new Carswell Family Health Centre on Danforth Avenue. The second site of the South East Toronto Family...
View ArticleSubUrban Arts for June 21 to 27
ARTS - Start the week off with a few laughs as one female comedienne explores womanhood in Classy Lady.
View ArticleEast Lynn Farmers Market celebrates five years
EAST YORK - The East Lynn Farmers' Market is an example of what a group of volunteers can accomplish when they put their heart and energy into something.
View ArticleArt group launches raft during Parkdale Pageant and Boat Launch June 23
PARKDALE - Michael Burtt sees the streets of Parkdale as a river - winding around the buildings, ebbing and flowing along the way.
View ArticleThe Toronto police marine unit wants you to stay safe on the city's waterways...
LEISURE - Nothing says summer like boat ride or a dip in Lake Ontario or in one of the city's rivers, streams or creeks.
View ArticleGypsy Moth caterpillar infestation blankets Etobicoke neighbourhood
ETOBICOKE: Thousands and thousands of Gypsy Moth caterpillars have been swarming pockets of Etobicoke and the City of Toronto is helpless to combat them.
View ArticleFairbank Village hosts festival Friday and Saturday
Fairbank Village Multicultural Summer Fest will be held Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24.Presented by the Fairbank Village Improvement Area, the festival will run along Eglinton Avenue, between...
View ArticleYouth-led forum to discuss violence in Rexdale community
The youth of Jamestown/Rexdale will speak out about ongoing violence in their community at the first youth-led, youth-driven forum in the neighbourhood this Saturday, June 23.Youth, community service...
View ArticleLiteracy skills boosted at George Harvey Collegiate
Back in 2007, only 58 per cent of students at George Harvey Collegiate Institute who wrote the provincial literacy test passed. Five years later, that number has increased to 73 per cent thanks to an...
View ArticleTTC responds to criticism of commissioner information sessions
Recent information sessions held for aspiring civilian TTC commissioners were always intended as informal drop-in sessions rather than organized meetings, said a spokesperson for the city on...
View ArticleTHE CITY: Was Ford's heart truly in Cut the Waist campaign?
On the morning that Mayor Rob Ford ended his Cut the Waist campaign, I enjoyed a healthy and invigorating ride into work on my bike. That evening, after the mayor muttered "I could have done better"...
View ArticleThe 519 kicks off Pride with a weekend of events in Cawthra Square Park
Cawthra Square Park will be home to an extended weekend of fun and fabulous events as the city's Pride Week celebrations get into full swing.The 519, Toronto's Lesbian Gay Bi Transexual Queer (LGBTQ)...
View ArticleMan charged in sex assault of young teen
Police have arrested a man wanted in connection to the sexual assault of a young teenager in North York June 8. Police said a man approached a 14-year-old girl walking eastbound in the Steeles Avenue...
View ArticleBala Avenue school hosts powwow
Bala Avenue Community School will be celebrating Aboriginal Education Day and Summer Solstice on June 21 with a powwow featuring student drum groups and artwork from primary grade students.Coast...
View ArticleBUT SERIOUSLY: So which is it: football or soccer?
Everywhere I go people are buzzing about the UEFA Euro 2012, the prestigious tournament contested every four years whose victor is crowned the best football club in Europe. And when I say football...
View ArticleStudents keep sharp during the summer months
The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) will launch its annual online Summer Playground on June 28. The Summer Playground is an online resource - first introduced in 2011 - developed to...
View ArticleLeslieville Summerlust June 21
The inaugural Leslieville Summerlust is set to take place Thursday, June 21 from 6 to 10 p.m.The event, which will run along Queen Street East from Logan to Greenwood avenues, will include live...
View ArticleGeorge Cohon awarded key to the city
CITY HALL - Mayor Rob Ford awarded key to the city to George Cohon, founder of McDonald's Canada.
View ArticleMan sought in two store robberies
Police have released a security camera image in the hopes of identifying a suspect in two robberies.Police said a man approached a cashier at the Shoppers Drug Mart near Jane Street and Trethewey Drive...
View ArticleSpecial needs assistant charged in sex assaults at Owen Public School
A man faces charges after two girls were allegedly sexually assaulted at a North York school. Police said they responded to a "suspicious incident call" on June 6. Police allege a man working at Owen...
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