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Federal and local politicians, minister of immigration, notable Canadian celebrities and over 400 people from all over Canada and the U.S. joined one of Canada’s leading anti-slavery advocacy groups, [free-them] for their annual four-kilometre Freedom Walk. Grown from an initiative ...

Next Thursday, September 19, more than 100 individuals will step into costume, harness up and rappel 17 storeys down the side of the Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust (CREIT)’s head office at Bloor St. and Church St. Easter Seals Drop ...

By: Barry Dennison As President Obama met with gay, lesbians, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people in Russia this week, on September 8th 2014 the world was mobilizing in a grassroots movement with marches here in Toronto, cities in the United ...

AODA Alliance — On September 10, 2013, the Ontario Government announced that it has appointed Mayo Moran to conduct a mandatory Independent Review of the implementation and effectiveness of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Mayo Moran is the ...

Stacey Starkman — Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) celebrates the Jewish New Year with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for FSWC’s newest initiative, the innovative classroom on wheels known as the “Tour4Humanity” (T4H), on the lawn of Queen’s ...

Chris Meyer — Enbridge Gas Distribution (TSX:ENB) (NYSE:ENB) has finished venting natural gas in eastern Toronto in the area of Eastern Avenue and Broadview Avenue. People may have noticed the smell and sound of natural gas as it was released ...

Bob Nichols — The Ontario government is proposing to extend the Bloor-Danforth subway line from Kennedy Station to Scarborough City Centre “to help ease congestion, create jobs and generate economic development.” The proposed route will be 6.4 kilometres in length ...

Eric Morse – The newly-elected board of the Cabbagetown Residents’ Association (CRA) held its first meeting on Aug. 14. The first order of business was to elect a new executive. Steven de Blois was elected president, while Lynn Dionne was ...

Eric Morse – Spruce Court co-op, at the corner of Spruce and Sumach streets in Cabbagetown, will be 100 years old in September. To mark the occasion, the co-op will dedicate of a Heritage Toronto commemorative plaque at 1 p.m. ...

Harrison Lowman – The Downtown Yonge BIA would like to see a revitalized Yonge St. serve as an “incubator centre” for start-up businesses, supported by improved pedestrian access. The group’s comments come as the city begins a community consultation involving ...