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51 div seeks public help in Dundas & Parliament assault

Police are seeking the public’s assistance with a Sexual Assault investigation. It is alleged that: on Sunday, December 10, 2006, at approximately 3:15 a.m., the victim, a 20-year-old woman, got into a taxi near the intersection of Peter Street and ...

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Cherry Beach trees ripe for the picking?

By Eric Morse – A group of local activists called Save Cherry Beach is circulating a petition to stop the proposed partial redevelopment of an area of Cherry Beach on the southwest corner of Unwin Ave. and Regatta Rd.. The ...

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Have you seen Niblet?

By Peter Watts: 416-850-9315 – Niblet, a prickly, sock-drawer-attacking, Banana-batting (Banana’s my other cat), standoffish but intensely lovable cat who disappeared from my life sometime on Wednesday. My apartment opens out onto the rooftop of 25 Henry Lane Terrace, where ...

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Community AIR raps BoT pro-Island airport propaganda

‘The report is nothing more than a vehicle for airport cheerleaders to applaud Porter Air and the Toronto Port Authority. It must be disregarded.’ By Bill Freeman: Community AIR – The Toronto Board of Trade has released a one-sided report ...

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Western Gap seawall collapses opposite Island airport

Question is who’s responsible for fixing the crumbling seawall. Is it city taxpayers or will the Toronto Port Authority end up with the bill? By Frank Touby – A 50-foot wide portion of the seawall at the Western Gap promenade ...

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Finalists named in Nathan Phillips Square revitalization design competition

Four outstanding design teams have been selected as finalists to compete in Stage II of the international competition to revitalize Nathan Phillips Square. The four teams short-listed by the competition jury to proceed to Stage II of the competition are: ...

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Snow clearing for seniors

If you are a senior or disabled resident of Toronto, the City of Toronto will clear snow from the sidewalk in front of your home in those areas where the service is not provided by machine. The Toronto Government provides ...

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Downtown OTF grants announced

Gilda’s Club takes a chunk for outreach Community organizations in neighbourhoods across Toronto will receive $5,137,200 in community grants from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The 44 grants announced today by Caroline Di Cocco, Ontario’s Minister of Culture, will help ...

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Downtown bar meningitis scare

519 Church community centre to hold vaccination clinic Toronto Public Health today issued a Meningitis C alert in response to the recent death of a 23 year old male resident and the possible exposure of patrons at a downtown bar. ...

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A powerful network for Chinese Canadian domestic violence survivors

From the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter Up to 70 % of female murder victims are killed by their male partners! This accounts for more death and ill-health than cancer or traffic accidents. According to our experience on working ...

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