By Michael Comstock –  This missive arrived at the Corktown Residents and Business Association from Almaz Yiman, owner of Amadea Spice Market at 526 Queen St. E.: “As a brand new business I am particularly devastated by this, and it will ...

By Adam Peterson – Two steps forward, one step back. That is the best way to describe Peter Crawford’s ongoing quest to have the late Al Gosling memorialized in one of Toronto’s city parks. Crawford has been making progress despite ...

By Adam Peterson – Any one who has complained about the political apathy of Toronto’s youth has not heard of the Esplanade Community Group (ECG), or one of its founders, U of T student Farshad Azadian. The organization started in ...

Do we really want men and women in uniform who think being a cop is just a good job? I think we don’t. And we don’t have to settle for that, either. The staggering lawful power each police officer commands ...

By John Bessai – Every once in a while something surprising happens that brings a warm and fuzzy feeling all over—it may be getting a surprise birthday party or receiving a letter from an old friend. This is how Andrea ...

Trinity-Spadina MPP Rosario Marchese has launched a crusade against the construction of high-rise towers in an arc that would obstruct the skyline behind the Ontario Legislature as seen from University Ave. to the south of Queen’s Park. In approving the ...

By Dennis Hanagan – Under a plan endorsed by city council in July, the mouth of the Don River will be re-routed and take on a more natural, winding appearance in between the Keating Channel and the Ship Channel and ...

By Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario – Who doesn’t love a new car? Unfortunately, you pay a huge premium for that new-car happiness. A vehicle is not an investment. It’s a constantly dwindling asset that loses value the minute ...

By Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario –  Who doesn’t love a new car? Unfortunately, you pay a huge premium for that new-car happiness. A vehicle is not an investment. It’s a constantly dwindling asset that loses value the minute you ...

By Dennis Hanagan – Citizens and consultants continue to battle the problem of raw sewage flowing straight from residential and business toilets into storm sewers that then flow into the Don River and Lake Ontario. It’s a problem called combined ...