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‘This time they were more polite and didn’t punch anyone in the face’ By Jeremiah Vandermeer – Toronto’s Cannabis As Living Medicine (C.A.L.M.) Compassion Club, the embattled medical marijuana dispensary raided by police last March, was raided again Wednesday at ...

By Adam Peterson – Two steps forward, one step back. That is the best way to describe Peter Crawford’s ongoing quest to have the late Al Gosling memorialized in one of Toronto’s city parks. Crawford has been making progress despite ...

By Adam Peterson – Any one who has complained about the political apathy of Toronto’s youth has not heard of the Esplanade Community Group (ECG), or one of its founders, U of T student Farshad Azadian. The organization started in ...

By John Bessai – Every once in a while something surprising happens that brings a warm and fuzzy feeling all over—it may be getting a surprise birthday party or receiving a letter from an old friend. This is how Andrea ...

Trinity-Spadina MPP Rosario Marchese has launched a crusade against the construction of high-rise towers in an arc that would obstruct the skyline behind the Ontario Legislature as seen from University Ave. to the south of Queen’s Park. In approving the ...

By Dennis Hanagan – Under a plan endorsed by city council in July, the mouth of the Don River will be re-routed and take on a more natural, winding appearance in between the Keating Channel and the Ship Channel and ...

By Dennis Hanagan – Citizens and consultants continue to battle the problem of raw sewage flowing straight from residential and business toilets into storm sewers that then flow into the Don River and Lake Ontario. It’s a problem called combined ...

For the third year, St. Lawrence’s Dixon Hall Community Centre won the award for most participants in the Toronto Challenge, an annual Walk/Run supporting many Downtown seniors’ organizations.  This year’s event took place on June 13, with celebrations before and ...

By Adam Peterson – The tragic death of Al Gosling last October opened the eyes of many Torontonians to a very serious problem with the social housing system. The 82 year old man was evicted from his bachelor apartment at ...

The Spadina WaveDeck received a Certificate of Merit as part of the National Urban Design Awards – its fifth design or construction related award since opening in September 2008. The National Urban Design Awards, sponsored by the Royal Architectural Institute ...