No, it doesn’t mean free food, far from it By Stacy Ferris – On February 12, 2009, the average Canadian will have earned enough income to pay his or her individual grocery bill for the entire year. In observing Food ...
Read More »Harbourfront holds March Break camps for youngsters
Aimed at young campers ages 4 to 16 with arts-based programming By Linda Liontis – An exciting March Break session of Harbourfront Centre Camps awaits campers ages 4 to 16! Harbourfront Centre has built its reputation on a tradition of ...
Read More »OPP busts its own lady dick and impounds its own car
Intelligence officer gets busted by her colleague, loses licence and her OPP-issued car for 7 days By Frank Touby — Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Intelligence Officer Heidi Fischer is probably having her brain-waves tested. Or at least pounding her head ...
Read More »Subway policing may be more feel good than do good
Part of a 4-part report of the Toronto Police Accountability Bulletin No. 45. By John Sewell – Toronto Police Accountability Bulletin No. 45. This Bulletin is published by the Toronto Police Accountability Coalition, a group of individuals and organizations in ...
Read More »Island airport bird threat
By Tony Thornton – After reading the Letters to the Editor in the Feb 2009 issue, I am compelled to respond to the twisting of information to suit the NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard) that oppose the Toronto Island ...
Read More »Toronto turns 175 next month
From March 6 – 8, 2009, City Hall will open its doors to the public and host a variety of events to commemorate this milestone By Kevin Sack – Toronto will celebrate its 175th anniversary in 2009. The City of ...
Read More »Jury duty? Just shoot me
If this system is so darned important, jurors should be compensated properly and be shown other forms of appreciation. By James Dalziel – Maybe it sounds naïve, but I used to think being called up for jury duty was kind ...
Read More »Catholic school trustees still in disgrace
Obscenities and insults fly at a board meeting. Provincial official charged with cleaning up the school board say trustees are still a mess and conclude: ‘The conduct of trustees continues to undermine confidence in Catholic education and our publicly funded ...
Read More »Anti-bottled water tour floods the city
Claim bottled water industry sells a public resource for huge profits By Dylan Penner and Ryan LeClaire – The Council of Canadians and CUPE Ontario are holding a province-wide tour to encourage bans on bottled water in municipal and provincial ...
Read More »Provincial plaque commemorates Sacré-Coeur Roman Catholic Church
Historic church at Carlton and Sherbourne was the first to serve Toronto’s francophone Catholics By Liane Nowosielski – Join the Ontario Heritage Trust and the Sacré-Coeur Roman Catholic Church for the unveiling of a provincial plaque commemorating the Sacré-Coeur Parish. ...
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