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Claiborne Deming, Jr. — Wow. Bayer has just sued the European Commission to overturn a ban on the pesticides that are killing millions of bees around the world. A huge public push won this landmark ban only months ago — ...
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The land of my birth, in whose army infantry I served during the nascent Vietnam-War era, has abandoned its Constitution and principles. Using the 9/11 incidents as an excuse, it became a police state. I pray that my adopted homeland, ...
Read More »We expect to hear Sammy’s death will bring change
What rankles most in the aftermath of the shooting of Sammy Yatim—a teenager, in a mental crisis, alone on an empty streetcar, a Swiss Army knife in hand, shot and tasered to death by Toronto police—is the inability of our ...
Read More »Open local vote rights to residents
When we market Toronto abroad and invite the world to our city, we always showcase our diversity. The theme of the 2015 Pan Am games is centred on capturing the diversity of the city. A natural progression of a multicultural ...
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Editorial — Every Ontario premier since (but not including) Bob Rae has sold out our city to corporate interests, primarily those in the high-rise, high-density development game. But even Rae failed to do what Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne has an ...
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Eric Morse – The newly-elected board of the Cabbagetown Residents’ Association (CRA) held its first meeting on Aug. 14. The first order of business was to elect a new executive. Steven de Blois was elected president, while Lynn Dionne was ...
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Dennis Hanagan – For entrepreneur Jesse Darby of Leslieville, it’s not hard to hammer together a compliment for Dixon Hall’s Mill Centre. After all, it helped him launch a carpentry career and his own business. “The program has been really ...
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Eric Morse – Spruce Court co-op, at the corner of Spruce and Sumach streets in Cabbagetown, will be 100 years old in September. To mark the occasion, the co-op will dedicate of a Heritage Toronto commemorative plaque at 1 p.m. ...
Read More »Stumbling over each other on Yonge Street Better sidewalks for pedestrians possible without harming business?
Harrison Lowman – The Downtown Yonge BIA would like to see a revitalized Yonge St. serve as an “incubator centre” for start-up businesses, supported by improved pedestrian access. The group’s comments come as the city begins a community consultation involving ...
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