Champagne sales pop every December as party hosts stock up for New Year’s By David White – Champagne sales pop every December as party hosts stock up for New Year’sThis isn’t surprising, of course. There’s nothing like popping the cork ...
Read More »Good Shepherd Centre Boxing Day meal
Annual event, free of charge to anyone in need from12:00 noon to 2:30 p.m. Good Shepherd Ministries Phone (416) 869-3619, ext. 223 or 647-223-0676 By Adrienne Urquhart – Good Shepherd Centre is preparing a roast beef dinner with all the ...
Read More »Hear Dr. David S. Goldbloom speak
Toronto Dollar Supper Club Lecture features the chairman of the Mental Health Commission of Canada By Mei Mie – Invitation to hear… Dr. David S. Goldbloom Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada Monday, January 14, 2013 (Please book ...
Read More »Harper wants to sneak selling out Canada past us
He’s likely to be preparing to sneak in another great deal for rich investors and big business that’s bad for the rest of us By Emma Pullman – On Friday Dec. 14 at 5pm, Prime Minister Harper quietly approved the ...
Read More »Toronto Dollar is comotose
Local currency is in crisis mode — any suggestions to help save it? By Joy Kogawa – Years ago, when June Callwood was in her prime, some of us gathered mirrors with words written by her, Margaret Atwood and other ...
Read More »Garneau says Ottawa lets you get ripped off
The federal Liberal leadership candidate cites the outrageous cellphone ‘industry’ in Canada that overcharges and underperforms By Marc Garneau – Big bills, poor service, few choices – on wireless, internet and phone services, Canadians are fed up. They want competition ...
Read More »Legally reduce your rent if you get this letter
Almost 30% of Toronto tenant households can automatically reduce their rents—Rent reduction notices in the mail to 136,000 Toronto households By Patricia Anderson – Almost 30 per cent of Toronto tenant households will receive notices this week that mean they ...
Read More »Harper sells out Canada to China
Help battle the takeover of Canada’s natural resources by foreign governments—it can be stopped! By Emma Pullman – Prime Minister Stephen Harper just approved the dangerous takeover of Nexen and its Canadian oil sands holdings by one of China’s biggest ...
Read More »Trillium Grants in Downtown Toronto
The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) is investing in 44 not-for-profit and charitable organizations in Toronto—Downtown grants are listed here By Renée Ouellet – Many of the grants support community organizations that are responding to local needs and forging stronger communities. ...
Read More »Is Porter Air breaching ad standards?
Was it misleading to run an ad in September claiming ‘last chance’ to save up to half on air fares when there is a December up to half-off sale? Group files complaint with Ad Standards Canada By Brian Iler – ...
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