News releases

School programs bring food and farming to Toronto students

Lilian Schaer — Eastdale Collegiate near Broadview and Gerrard brings farming to its students.  By combining a culinary program with a rooftop garden, students learn where their food comes from. It helps in building life skills and instilling healthy eating ...

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Audio player better than phone, old-tyme pay phone

James Careless — Yes, the warm weather is on the wane. No problem: Just snuggle up with this, the latest edition of the Gadget Zone, to take your forebodings of the approaching winter far, far away! The Gadget Zone If ...

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Reasons to visit Yogapalooza! at Harbourfront Centre

Mila Volpe — We know it can be a little intimidating to walk into a Yoga Studio when you’ve never tried it before. Yogapalooza is the perfect way to sample a wide variety of classes in a fun setting. Join ...

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Taste of Cabbagetown Tour Saturday is officially sold out.

Cabbagetown BIA — Congratulations to Cabbagetown’s tastiest establishments for participating in this inaugural. Our neighborhood is steeped in history with lots of local character and will be a highlight of the Taste Your Neighborhood Tours which will feature 15 neighborhoods. ...

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Mayor Line Théroux: Stop supporting cruel pig-chasing events

Every year, the municipality of Sainte-Perpétue, in Quebec, holds an event known as “festival du cochon” (pig festival). During this event, domestic pigs, as well as wild boars, are forced into an arena where participants chase them, catch them, lift ...

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Three cool gadgets for your hot summer needs and enjoyment

James Careless — Welcome to a short, hot Canadian summer! No whining now; remember, we just finished six months of winter. Here are some tech devices that will help you beat the heat – or at least cope with it. ...

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Planning Your Big Event At A Lower Cost

In life everyone has a big occasion that they want to celebrate in style. Whether it’s a wedding, christening, anniversary or important landmark birthday, many want to adopt that “go big or go home” type of thinking to an event ...

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Sedate Canucks: only 14% bare it all for nudist holidays

East Gwillimbury, ON — The results of the 2014 survey on Canadians’ experience and attitudes toward nudity and naturism are now available. Identifying the size of the naturist movement has always been challenging. While it is easy to count visitors/members ...

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Local firm makes useful products from condemned and felled trees

The city of Toronto is estimated to lose nearly 860,000 ash trees over the next 10 years due to the presence of an insect called Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). This devastating insect feeds off the wood beneath the bark of ...

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Art & Design Camp presented by Colour With Me Art Studio

Colour With Me Art Studio is located in Markham with art classes for kids to thinking creatively and learn how to problem solve. On July 28-29 2014, we team up with HOT POP Factory and Official Ontario SPCA Page to ...

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