Marion Lewis — Please join author Bob Rodgers and his friends, the surviving members of the cultural literati of the ’60s and ’70s, as we celebrate his work of fiction titled The Devil’s Party. In the Devil’s Party writer Bob ...
Read More »Cabbagetown can teach Ottawa how to preserve 24 Sussex
With a new Prime Minister in power, the state of 24 Sussex has become a hot topic. The Prime Minister’s residence has prompted national debates over how it should be fixed and if it’s worth fixing at all. Interestingly, the ...
Read More »Guess who is behind the ISIL Caliphate Project?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky — The following article was first published in September 2014 at the outset of the air campaign “against the ISIS”. In recent developments Russia has officially joined the campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS). What are the ...
Read More »The Mummers’ Masque: A Newfoundland Xmas kitchen party
Andrew Templeton — Move over Handel, watch out Scrooge. Enjoy a glass Christmas grog and experience composer Dean Burry’s rollicking alternative to your usual seasonal offerings; a celebration of the 400-year-old Newfoundland tradition of mummering featuring music, dance and storytelling. ...
Read More »Wynne gov’t could seriously hurt the real estate market
Mary Gallagher — Toronto Real Estate Board President Mark McLean announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 8,804 home sales through TREB’s MLS® System in October 2015. This is the best result on record for the month of October. “It ...
Read More »Grow ‘weeds’ to help Monarch butterflies
Monarch butterflies are small but they play a big role making sure plants continue to grow. Problem is their population has “collapsed” from what it was decades ago. Alexander Garcia, a Queen West apartment dweller, is growing milkweed—the Monarch’s plant ...
Read More »Trustee proposes Catholic school students able to vote at age 16
The following is a resolution by Toronto Catholic District School Board Trustee Jo-Ann Davis to alter rules for electing Catholic board trustees to allow students ages 16 and over to vote for school board candidates. The resolution will be voted on by ...
Read More »Innovation is about mind set and lifestyle
Robert Evans Wilson, Jr — Being an innovator means having an open mind to new experiences. A few years ago a friend of mine returned from visiting her family in Greece. Knowing that I loved to try new wines, she ...
Read More »Toronto’s Harris Institute institutes political correctness policy
Harris Institute has introduced a new Political Correctness Policy on its Jarvis Street Toronto campus. The policy was developed in conjunction with stakeholders that included faculty, students and staff. It is based in part on a cover story in The ...
Read More »Enforced drought hits Time Square condo
A broken water main on Jarvis Street south of Front Street had residents and businesses in the Time Square condo dry for over a full day until city crews were finally able to locate the problem and fix it. The ...
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