Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

We need Lee Kwan Yew, not an opioid summit

Why don’t we learn from history when the question is a no-brainer? For instance, a recent editorial in a major Canadian newspaper states, “We Need an Opioid Summit.”  One could add to this headline, “a Summit that would solve nothing ...

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Toronto prepares for weekend weather system

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Toronto with the potential of an ice storm Saturday into Sunday turning into heavy rain later Sunday.hazardous weather City of Toronto salt trucks are on standby and are ready to salt ...

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Smile, TO! You’re out there—on camera!

Toronto sees another strong year for film, television and digital productions in 2017. In 2017, domestic and foreign film, television, digital and commercials production investments in Toronto achieved their second highest level ever at $1.8 billion, the third consecutive year ...

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I was motivated by nostalgia until good sense kicked in

Last Sunday I was having lunch with my cousin Lucy in a trendy section of Atlanta known for its variety of restaurants, bars, and unique shops. We were dining by the window when I noticed something across the street that ...

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TO pitches streaming to LA film & TV studios

Mayor John Tory and Councillor Michael Thompson (Ward 37 Scarborough Centre), chair of the city’s Economic Development Committee, will join a delegation of 23 Toronto companies and organizations in Los Angeles on April 19 to pitch industry leaders in streaming, ...

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After massive investments, Trudeau government puts public transit on track

By Carl Meyer in News, Energy, Politics | April 11th 2018 #12 of 12 articles from the Special Report:Canada’s Clean Economy Commuters board an OC Transpo bus from the Rideau Centre in downtown Ottawa on Dec. 18, 2017. File photo by Alex Tétreault Salwan Bahia smiled warmly ...

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How to make workplace interventions work

Considering that about 70% of North Americans currently using illegal drugs are still actively employed, and that substance abuse makes us three times more likely to have a dangerous accident on the job, workplace intervention help for families is a ...

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Ontario’s energy plan falls short

The Ontario government’s Long-Term Energy Plan ignores its own climate law, says Making Connections: Straight Talk about Electricity in Ontario, a new report from Dianne Saxe, Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner. The climate law requires Ontarians to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ...

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Zapping taxpayers won’t validate green energy

A few years back, I had a chat with a reporter who had recently moved to Calgary from Europe, where he covered energy issues. In a discussion about renewables, he gave the oft-heard opinion that Europe was, of course, “ahead” ...

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St. Michael Choir School Christmas concert

This past December, St. Michael’s Choir School delighted Toronto audiences by performing of Part I of Handel’s Messiahat its 52nd annual Massey Hall Christmas Concert. The students of Canada’s most illustrious choir school will complete the sacred oratorio, performing Parts ...

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