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Law Society Regulatory Proceedings for October 2013

The Law Society’s Hearing and Appeal Panels recently heard the following matters. Hearing and Appeal Panels are responsible for determining the appropriate disposition of cases. Dorothy Elizabeth DeMerchant (1984), of the City of Toronto Decision: The application was dismissed. Roy ...

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Canadian workers are being underutilized: CLC chief

Angella MacEwen — The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says that too many Canadian workers are stuck in part time jobs and others have given up looking for work altogether. Ken Georgetti responds to Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey ...

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Ontario Tories have a plan to turn horse racing around

Jacqui Delaney — The Ontario PC Party is unveils a strong and bold turnaround plan for Ontario’s embattled horse-racing industry, recognizing that a robust horse-racing business is a vital component of the province’s rural economy. “A thriving horse-racing industry is ...

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Harper rips off veterans and Fantino gets an unmerited bye

It’s a Remembrance Day recollection. The Harper scum in Ottawa have found a way to “save taxpayers’ dollars” in the words of fervent Tory lackey and drunken crackhead Rob Ford, who’s still our mayor as this goes to ‘net. Harper ...

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Parliament Speaker Series: Women and the War of 1812

Come to the Parliament interpretive centre for a special speaker series event on the War of 1812. Expert Jane Errington will shed light on the female experience of the era, in her presentation, “War on the Homefront: Women and the ...

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Wynne’s planned handouts to big corporations a big mistake: CUPE

Craig Saunders — Ontario needs strong, stable infrastructure, but today’s announcement that the government will re-write rules to increase public-private partnerships (P3s) is a mistake, says Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “It is ...

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Buffer Festival: A film festival for the Internet Age

Robin Careless — Corey Vidal, at 26, has created more that many people do in a lifetime. His Youtube Channel, ApprenticeA Productions, boasts more than 200 videos, over 222 000 subscribers, and his vlog channel (ApprenticeEh) just passed their thousandth ...

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Top real estate companies step up for their community

An ambitious group of professionals from five major real estate companies joined forces yesterday to support United Way and conquer the steps of five landmark towers in the Financial District. Among the groups scaling over a combined 260 flights of ...

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Toronto home sales slump in November from October

Housing starts in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) were trending at 35,929 units in November compared to 36,541 in October according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a six month moving average of the monthly ...

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Seeing how the rich vacation at 5-Star Florida hotels

By James Careless For over a hundred years, Palm Beach, Florida has been a playground for the rich and famous. Today, this Atlantic Ocean community remains among the most desirable of vacations destinations, with five star resorts that serve Old ...

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