Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Toronto Argonauts and Purolator tackle hunger together

Courtney Reistetter — As part of the 14th season of the Purolator Tackle Hunger® program, Purolator and the Toronto Argonauts are teaming up to host a food drive during the Toronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats game at BMO Field on ...

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Hot, dry weather brings sweet, bountiful apples

Kelly Ciceran — A hot and dry Ontario Summer 2016 with plenty of sunshine is translating into an extremely sweet and flavourful apple crop. It’s sunshine that changes starch levels in the apple into sugar, so this year’s apple crop ...

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Fraud impacts insurance premiums paid by you, the consumer

A recent survey from the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) found that 69 per cent of respondents believe there is fraud in the Ontario auto system.  One of the main reasons auto insurance premiums are so high in Ontario, ...

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Rock against the TPP – TransPacific Partnership

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an unfair, undemocratic deal that will encourage corporate lawsuits, make prescription drugs more expensive, and put thousands of jobs at risks. You and I have been working for four years now to stop it – ...

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Moss Park redevelopment meeting Sept. 14, 6:30pm

The Moss Park community consultation this past July laid bare some very unexpected and potentially unwelcome surprises. Unbeknownst to the community, who were expecting the new community centre to be built on the current John Innes site, it was a ...

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Ontario is hard done by provincial politicians

Frank Touby — It’s not a good time for women in top-level politics. At least not in the U.S. and definitely not in Ontario. But let’s look mainly at the government with the most immediate influence over our lives. That ...

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Rock against the TPP – TransPacific Partnership scam

Sujata Dey — The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an unfair, undemocratic deal that will encourage corporate lawsuits, make prescription drugs more expensive, and put thousands of jobs at risks. You and I have been working for four years now to ...

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Nuit Blanche Toronto artistic program Oct. 1 & 2.

The complete artistic program for the 11th edition of Nuit Blanche Toronto has been announced. From 6:58 pm on Saturday, October 1 until sunrise on Sunday, October 2, the streets of Toronto will be transformed by 90 contemporary art projects ...

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55 Teach For Canada teachers head back to school in 13 First Nations communities

Sara-Christine Gemson — Students in 13 First Nations communities in northern Ontario will be welcomed back to school by 55 Teach For Canada teachers this year. 23 of these teachers are returning to remote communities in northern Ontario to teach ...

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Ontario Migrant farmworkers rally in caravan to Ottawa

Tanya Ferguson — Migrant farmworker caravan travelling 1500 km to Ottawa on the 50th anniversary of the farmworker program stops in Windsor. Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW) is a grassroots advocacy group based in Toronto, Leamington and Mexico City. Composed ...

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