Buses could get exclusive lanes on Finch West
Light rail transit along Finch Avenue West is off the books as far as the City of Toronto is concerned. But a similar plan, using dedicated bus lanes along the middle of the road - or other bus-only...
View ArticlePolice probe shootings at Jane and Finch
Two people are recovering following separate shootings in the Jane Street and Finch Avenue area Tuesday. In one incident, police said the 44-year-old male victim was talking to a neighbour over a fence...
View ArticleNorth Yorker's debut film heads to Cannes
NORTH YORK - Besides taking a few film theory courses in university, Joe Mari never took filmmaking seriously.
View ArticleStudent's thesis takes root at Willowdale church
The south lawn of Newtonbrook United Church will soon be full of organic goods once a community garden is planted on the grounds. Landscape architect student Danielle Davis said she was looking at how...
View ArticleScarborough Urban Heroes honoured
If you want to help, the answer is often right in front of you, say recipients of the 2011 Scarborough Urban Hero Awards.For Cyleta-Gibson Sealy, it was the children who came to her door, asking to be...
View ArticleSecond suspect arrested in murder
Police have made a second arrest in a Feb. 11 murder at a Scarborough apartment building. Lorenzo Martinez, 23, was found with a gunshot wound in the lobby of 70 Stevenvale Dr. near Markham Road and...
View ArticleAT ISSUE: The good, the bad and the sexy in Riverside
Riverside, a once undesirable east-end neighbourhood, undoubtedly has many interesting stories to share.
View ArticleDelivery man robbed of cellphone, wallet, food
Police are looking for a man after a Pizza Pizza employee was robbed while making a delivery in North York early Monday. Police said a man came up to the victim, produced a knife and demanded the...
View ArticleFraud suspect sought after golden dream turns to brass
Police are looking for a man after a 50-year-old man was sold gold bars that turned out to be brass. Police said the victim exchanged cash for gold bars and figurines in a parking lot near Kennedy Road...
View ArticleMuslim, Jewish groups unite for Rouge tree planting
The Islamic Foundation of Toronto and Congregation Darchei Noam are partnering together for the first time on a tree planting in Rouge Park.The healing the earth event takes place Sunday, May 15 from...
View ArticleHeart health seminar
Runnymede Library hosts author and mediator Karin Vagiste, June 29, for a seminar about taking your heart health to the next level. It's time, she says, to go beyond deep breathing, yoga and meditation...
View ArticlePup shop celebrates anniversary
In celebration of its one-year anniversary in its new location, It's a Dog's Life is hosting an open house this weekend, Sunday, May 15 from 1 to 5 p.m. It is celebrating not only its anniversary, but...
View ArticleMental health organization hosts popular Divas fundraiser
Watch Etobicoke School of the Arts' (ESA) students perform tributes to divas of yesterday and today and support the Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere (FAME).FAME hosts its popular,...
View ArticleMusical fundraiser to benefit hearing impaired children
In recognition of Speech and Hearing Month in Canada this May, 'A Sharp' School of Music and psychotherapist Dr. Nicola Bird, author of 'The Boomerang Effect: How You Can Take Charge of Your Life,'...
View ArticleLearn about preventing colorectal cancer
Get the truth about your colon. Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St., hosts a free colorectal cancer prevention information night, Monday, May 16 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the lower level auditorium. This...
View ArticleKids invited to floorball open house
Boys and girls ages 11 to 13 are being invited to check out an introduction to floorball open house this month.Children born between 1998 and 2001 are invited to the open house at the Etobicoke...
View ArticlePolice warn of naked man in south Etobicoke
Police at 22 Division have issued a public safety alert warning that a potential sex offender may be on the loose down near Etobicoke Valley Park. Two incidents this month have been reported to police...
View ArticleAnnouncing Parkdale-Liberty Villager's largest online auction ever
The largest insidetoronto.com online auction ever begins Thursday.Featuring hundreds of thousands of dollars of merchandise with opening bids of 50 per cent of the retail value, you can expect fierce...
View ArticleStem cell match still sought for Leaside mother
EAST YORK - The response and support for Cathy Anagnostopoulos has been overwhelming, but the Leaside mother is still looking for a match to save her life.
View ArticleSonnet Show a creative challenge for writers and actors alike
Fourteen lines. Fourteen days. Fourteen minutes.On Friday, May 27, the Humber River Shakespeare Company will make its fourth annual appearance at Montgomery's Inn for their innovative Sonnet Show: A...
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