Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Tory thugs stack Island Airpork

Airline of the elites avoids the cattle-call hassles of traveling through Pearson By Frank Touby – Brutish John Baird, Stephen Harper’s transportation minister, has blessed a tobacco industry mouthpiece with a saddle on Toronto taxpayers’ backs as part of the ...

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VIEWPOINT: Toronto bans bottled water but not bottled pop

Whatever happened to the idea of giving citizens healthy choices in beverages? Toronto, in all its short-sighted wisdom, has now granted the soda companies a virtual monopoly on beverages sold at the local arenas. With no bottled water available, what ...

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Island Airport could have serious crash like NYC

The alarming frequency of bird strikes at the Toronto Island Airport, as compared to other airports that Porter flies into, suggests strongly that the margin of safety for flights in and out of the Toronto Island Airport is insufficient, due ...

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Bell hell: Unsupportable support

You might more accurately think of it as Bell Philippines, or Bell India, because that’s where the jobs Canadians should be doing have been exported. And if they were doing a great job—better than Canadians could do—it might be understandable. ...

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Regent Park kids Dance with the Stars

On Monday night at the ACC, two kids from Regent Park will be competing in the The Samsung Eternity Dancing with the Stars Tour – Kids Ballroom Challenge! On Monday night at the ACC, two kids from Regent Park will ...

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We are upbeat about our personal financial prospects

While Canadians overwhelmingly feel the economy is in deep crisis, on average many feel unaffected to date, and in fact expect their personal financial situation to be maintained or even improved in 2009. But don’t for a minute think that ...

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St. Lawrence Forum may close this year

Public forum discussed a broad range of topics for 39 years By Bulletin Staff – The 39-year-old St. Lawrence forum may not make it to 40. The fate of the institution at St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts on Front ...

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Recession Relief Coalition formed Downtown

Calls for Ottawa to create a Recession Relief Fund to provide support for agencies, such as food banks, drop-ins, shelters and employment centres, and also provide money for a National Housing Program By Cathy Crowe – The Recession Relief Coalition, ...

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Historic Don Rail Station moves to a new home in Roundhouse Park

From 1896 to 1967 it was Canadian Pacific’s station at Queen East and Don River The historic Don Rail Station that stood on the grounds of Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre for 40 years has been moved by ...

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Eggleton: Conservative approach worsened Great Depression

Men put to work for measly 20 cents a day by tight-wad Tories didn’t help the economy By Art Eggleton – As the economic crisis deepens, and many Canadians are worried about their jobs, retirement and standard of living, it ...

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