'High achiever' gets new computer from Toronto-based charity
Growing up with two brothers, eighth-grader Seph Marshall has often had a hard time getting on the computer to do school work.That changed when he was selected as the winner of a new computer through...
View ArticleHealth campaign drops by Riverdale Tuesday
The Health and Strength Action Group, a coalition of community members working with the South Riverdale Community Health Centre (SRCHC) and the Ralph Thornton Centre on issues of poverty and health, is...
View ArticlePhysicist-turned-filmmaker lands short at TIFF
More than a few eyebrows were raised when Ian Harnarine, who spent years in the science field, decided to follow his passion and switch to film. "After a while, I became interested in (the personal...
View ArticleAuthor returns to Toronto to discuss second book
Author Joel Bakan, whose book 'The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power' became an award-winning documentary, is eagerly anticipating his September return to Toronto's west end...
View ArticleReport card released, forum to follow
PARKDALE: Three organizations worked to raise the profile on the issues of access to health care, affordable housing and affordable and healthy food in the west-end neighbourhood.
View ArticlePolice search for sexual assault suspect
Police are searching for a male suspect who reportedly sexually assaulted a 52-year-old woman near Woodbine Avenue and Gerrard Street East. The alleged attack happened on Monday, Sept. 5 at about 4...
View ArticleWomen robbed of purse near Gerrard and Broadview
Police are asking for the public's help locating a male suspect wanted in connection with a Sept. 5 purse snatching. The robbery happened at about 10:57 p.m. near Gerrard Street East and Broadview...
View ArticleProvincial candidates in Scarborough have number of debates slated
Residents of three Scarborough ridings will get a chance to hear their provincial candidates debate this month.The first all-candidates event, for Scarborough-Agincourt, is on Monday, Sept. 19, (with...
View ArticleLessons in peace still resonate a decade after 9/11
NORTH YORK - Fern Kachuk was in Grade 3 starting her first week at Summit Heights Public School when her teacher, Arpi Greco, came in after recess to tell the class the tragic news.
View ArticleWitnesses sought to fatal bicycle crash
Police are asking for public assistance in locating witnesses to a fatal collision between a pedestrian and a cyclist in North York. Emergency personnel were called to Finch Avenue and Sentinel Road...
View ArticleQuestions and answers to St. Paul's candidates
DR. ERIC HOSKINS - LIBERAL (Incumbent) 1. What election issue have you been hearing about in your riding that you plan to act on? How? (100 words) At the doors, residents of St. Paul's tell me...
View ArticleMan on life support after attack near Ellesmere Road
Police have identified a suspect in connection with a weekend assault in Scarborough that critically injured a 28-year-old man.The violence occurred near Ellesmere Road and Stoneton Drive, east of...
View ArticleMassive cuts recommended by city manager
TORONTO - Toronto's city manager is recommending massive cuts to the city to meet 2012 budgetary targets.
View ArticleCommunity leaders attend 9/11 memorial service
BEACH - Messages of hope, courage and strength of the human spirit abounded at the 10th annual Sept. 11 Remembrance Service in the Beach.
View ArticlePolice warn of potential sex offender
Police are warning the public about a potential sex offender after inappropriate comments were made to an elderly woman in the Jane Street and Shoreham Drive area Saturday, Sept. 10. Police said a...
View ArticleCharges laid in weekend stabbing
A 20-year-old man faces charges in connection with a weekend stabbing outside an apartment building in Willowdale. Police also charged a witness because he pepper sprayed the suspect. Police said the...
View ArticlePolice seeking man in connection with armed domestic dispute
Police are looking for a man in connection with an armed domestic dispute in North York early Monday, Sept. 12.Police allege the victim was threatened with a handgun and assaulted in the Keele Street...
View ArticlePolice seeking witnesses to shooting
Police are seeking witnesses to a weekend shooting at a Scarborough bar that took the life of a 48-year-old man.Evrod "Rockfort" Gordon was shot inside the Clarendon Wild Flowers bar at 462 Birchmount...
View ArticleCITY HALL: Committee hearing hundreds of deputations
Mayor Rob Ford said that library branches, driveway windrow clearing and snow are safe from the chopping block as he sat down Monday to listen to deputations on Toronto's controversial core services...
View ArticleUrbanists call on councillors to dismiss new plans for the port lands
Now is not the time to change direction for the port lands, said Toronto's former chief planner, Paul Bedford, late last week during a press conference presented by U of T's urban research centre,...
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