Kaytee Riek — In June, 50,000 dead bees were discovered littering a parking lot in Oregon. Then in July, a shocking 37 million bees were reported dead across a single farm in Ontario. After years of research, scientists have finally ...
Read More »Protest rally against social assistance cuts
David Pecaut Square 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 17 because the city has failed to tell people how they can receive benefits By Craig Saunders – The Raise the Rates coalition will hold a clinic and rally in David Pecaut Square ...
Read More »Tighten railway safety rules: Olivia Chow
‘Basic business practices such as up-to-date databases, quality assurance programs and performance standards are insufficient or missing’ By Marc-André Viau – The Official Opposition’s Transport critic, Olivia Chow (Toronto–Spadina), is proposing measures to tighten railway safety rules in Canada. “By ...
Read More »Toronto housing starts decline in June from May
Condominium apartment starts continue to be supported by the backlog of units sold but not yet started By Ed Heese – Housing starts in the Toronto, Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) were trending at 31,829 units in June compared to 34,330 ...
Read More »Why can’t we have cops like Andy Griffiths?
Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. In 1971, George Johnson, a New York City policeman, arrested a man who was in a Times Square office building rifling through coats looking for money. Rather than call a paddy wagon, Johnson walked the man ...
Read More »Harperites sabotaging CPP improvement talks: CLC
‘Self-interested groups want to force Canadians to rely upon privately-administered PRPPs and RRSPs as vehicles for retirement savings’ By Dennis Gruending – The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says that the Conservative government is deliberately trying to sabotage federal-provincial ...
Read More »Broad coalition packs city executive meeting against jets at Island airport
Packed ranks at yesterday’s Executive Committee meeting delivered a strong message to Mayor Rob Ford and his inner circle of City Councillors that Torontonians don’t want jets ruining their waterfront. “What we are witnessing is an organized and strong coalition ...
Read More »Of course business won’t fairly regulate itself
The stupidity and cupidity of the Tories under Mad Mike Harris has created no end of problems in Ontario, not the least of which is we had almost 2 horrible terms of Dalton McGuinty, a Tory in sheep’s clothing By ...
Read More »CMHC forecasts slower spring housing market
‘Although condo starts will decrease on weaker demand for new units, they will remain elevated and will account for the bulk of total residential construction’ By Ted Tsiakopoulos – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its Spring Housing Market ...
Read More »No jets on Island airport, say Bathurst Quay residents
‘Very significant traffic and safety issues need to be addressed first, before any plans for expanding the Island airport are considered’ By William Molls – The Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood Association (BQNA) has officially declared its opposition to amending the Tripartite ...
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