Kim Elmslie — The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS) released its report on the 2012 national animal shelter statistics today.  A first of its kind, the report is an accumulation of data from 102 shelters across the country and ...

Whether you book online, by phone or in person, consumers can tap into the expertise of travel agents registered with the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) to get professional advice and benefit from the consumer protection provided when booking ...

By Maggie Vourakes It’s a sobering reality amid the holiday cheer: More people die from a heart attack or stroke in the winter months than during warmer weather, with mortality rates averaging 10 per cent higher. For older Canadians, the ...

When the Toronto Police Services Board held a public hearing on November 18 on carding, some two dozen people spoke, only one of whom thought that the revised approach proposed by the police force in its PACER report should be ...

The Lonely Planet knows a good festival when they see one, which is why it has selected Dublin in its top five world destinations for a New Year’s Eve party. Couple that with the fact that TripAdvisor has voted the ...

Calliope is a Shih Tsu owned by Toronto Dr. Dale Ryan and missing since Sept. 8 when he was dogknapped from a doggie day-care centre. Ryan is very upset, spends much of his off-time from his practice searching for his ...

Astrophysicist  Ian Steer, a St. Lawrence Neighbourhood resident, spoke recently at the Ontario Science Centre on things universal and expansive. It is a stunning presentation so filled with substance it’s best understood by seeing the video several times. Yes, there ...

Felicity Arbuthnot — [Global Research] “If war should come, whichever side may claim ultimate victory, nothing is more certain that victor and vanquished alike would glean a gruesome harvest of human misery and suffering.”(UK Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, July 31, ...

Sheri Singer — As snow begins to fall over much of the U.S. and Canada and we gear up for winter 2013-2014, here are several tips to help consumers walk safely in snow and ice from the Snow & Ice ...

A group calling itself Disarm Toronto Police and claiming to be “upset at another Toronto police shooting” of a youth, protested on Queen E. between Eaton Centre and The Bay, stopping traffic and a fire engine for at least a ...