The House of Commons voted to pass Bill C-305 at Second Reading Feb. 9, 2017. In response, Shimon Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), issued the following statement: “We applaud all parties in Parliament for voting ...

​I started my buy flowers search with my florist. One corner of Dukhee’s shop. You want to purchase flowers for someone special. You also want to be socially responsible. Where do you start? I started by talking to my florist. ...

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Canadians are already scrambling trying to book a Valentine meal, dinner reservations, score the latest movie tickets and choose the perfect outfit for the special day. “Valentine’s Day reminds us to think eco-sexy,” ...

In the United States alone, more than 120 mosques have been attacked in the last two years. Regrettably, we’re seeing the same pattern in Canada. There have been increasing number of attacks on mosques and the dreadful shootings in Quebec City. ...

Approximately 500 national households will be randomly selected to participate in the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS), a national health survey conducted by Statistics Canada. In Toronto West, the health survey will begin on Feb. 14, 2017. Two-phase survey The first ...

The Canadian Centre for Child Protection (Canadian Centre) is introducing a new, free resource to help parents talk online safety with their kids.online kids Safety Rocks is an activity book aimed at children in Grades 3 and 4. Jack, Olivia ...

Canada’s health-care system has a fundamental flaw: lack of a publicly-funded pharmacare program. But there are ways to manage your prescription medication costs.med savings Our universal health-care system provides publicly-funded essential doctor and hospital care based on need rather than ...

The visual evidence of how humans are shaping the environment will be centre stage at the annual gala in the Toronto Reference Library.environmental defence gala During the event, internationally renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky, along with filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nick ...

Last week, I wrote that unless we use Singapore’s solution to hang drug pushers, we will never defeat the opioid epidemic in North America. This week, a strong response from readers. A police officer in a major Canadian city writes, ...

The Great Depression of 2007-2017 proceeds unabated in February and journalism has suffered terribly along with many other professional crafts as the business cycle continues to tank. Once-successful businesses are shutting down and those that continue are cutting back. Jobs ...