Don Huff — Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner, Dianne Saxe, warns that the provincial government must fill several key gaps in its work to conserve Ontario’s biodiversity. In her first annual Environmental Protection Report, Small Steps Forward, released today, Saxe called upon ...
Read More »Home safety audit for Daylight Savings Time
It’s almost time to turn back the clocks and gain an hour of sleep when Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 6. Having a universal day set on the calendar for resetting to Standard Time is ...
Read More »End Toronto’s spiralling housing costs
Bill Freeman — Pressure is being applied—yet again—on the provincial government to increase the land supply in the GTA to decrease the costs of housing. This time the report is coming from Benjamin Tal, an economist with CIBC. This demand ...
Read More »The miracle molecule NO (nitric oxide) & heart health
W. Gifford-Jones MD — My initial reaction to this news was, “It’s too good to be true”. But three researchers received the prestigious Nobel Prize for its discovery. Louise J. Ignarro, one of the prize winners, says, “There may ...
Read More »Ontario & Quebec flip the switch to a new electricity era
Angela Bischoff — The Ontario and Quebec governments started a new era by agreeing to a firm electricity import-export deal. Ontario will import 2 billion kWh of water power from Quebec each year for the next seven years – enough power ...
Read More »Ahmadiyya Caliph delivers historic address at Parliament Hill
The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at, the Caliph, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad calls for equality and peace On October 17, 2016, the Caliph, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad was welcomed to Parliament Hill by Prime ...
Read More »Why does jealousy drive some people crazy?
Carey Kinsolving — “I felt jealous when my friend got Zorro,” says Hunter, 8. “I wanted it. I didn’t listen to him until he let me keep it for a week.” When your friend runs around with a black mask ...
Read More »Thousands pledge Oath of Allegiance at the hand of the Caliph
The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at, the Caliph, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad to initiate new converts into the fold of true, peaceful Islam On October 21, after the Caliphs Friday Sermon, thousands of members of the ...
Read More »Celebs to join 20,000 youths at WE Day Toronto 2016
A series of inspiring stadium-sized life-changing events that take place around the world, brings together world-renowned speakers and performers including Gord Downie, Jason Derulo, Macklemore, Lilly Singh, Margaret Trudeau, Hedley, Winnie Harlow, Chris Hadfield, Penny Oleksiak, Jacob Tremblay, Paula Abdul, Chris ...
Read More »Toronto Police Accountability Bulletin No. 100
This Bulletin is published by the Toronto Police Accountability Coalition (TPAC), a group of individuals and organizations in Toronto interested in police policies and procedures, and in making police more accountable to the community they are committed to serving. Our ...
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