News releases

“The Chinese in Toronto” – a presentation by Arlene Chan. After the completion of the CPR railway in 1885, a hostile British Columbia sent Chinese labourers eastwards in search of employment and a more welcoming place.  In 1894, the Chinese ...

Gideon Arthurs, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Small Theatre Administrative Facility (STAF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Wheeler as the new Executive Director and Chief Transformation Officer of STAF, effective September 8, 2014. “We ...

Starting at 10 a.m. (ET) on Monday, September 15, almost 1.4 million tickets — starting at $20 — for the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games will be available to the public! This will give sports and culture fans early access ...

The City of Toronto has announced the following road closures impacting the Financial District: BuskerFest A series of closures for BuskerFest will take place through Sunday, August 24. Yonge Street from Richmond Street to Gerrard Street will be closed from ...

Construction Notice #113 Week of August 23 to August 29, 2014 New Road: Re-Opens Crews completed the placement of asphalt for the first stretch of the new roadway north of the TTC corridor from 85 Harbour Street (RBC Place west ...

William Doyle-Marshall — The first Sunday since the Canadian National Exhibition opened its gates for the 136th time. Canadians and other friends around the world are here on the grounds operated on 197 acres by the City of Toronto for ...

At a St. Lawrence Neighbourhood news conference held at Bezpala Brown Gallery on Church St., local activists and organizers of the Peoples’ Social Forum outlined some of their aims for the Aug. 21-24 sessions at the University of Ottawa. Raul ...

The city has completed an investigation of options for increasing the capacity of the Island Water Treatment Plant, located on the south side of Toronto Islands. The study has determined that the preferred solution is to maximize the production capacity ...

Lilian Schaer — Eastdale Collegiate near Broadview and Gerrard brings farming to its students.  By combining a culinary program with a rooftop garden, students learn where their food comes from. It helps in building life skills and instilling healthy eating ...

James Careless — Yes, the warm weather is on the wane. No problem: Just snuggle up with this, the latest edition of the Gadget Zone, to take your forebodings of the approaching winter far, far away! The Gadget Zone If ...