Releases

CAW’s Lewenza, CEP’s Coles confirm retirements

Canadian Business Journal — After five years as president of the Canadian Auto Workers union, Ken Lewenza confirmed he will in fact be stepping down as of the end of September. David Coles, president of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union, ...

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Island airport tunnel: Stepping stone for dangerous expansion plans

NoJetsTO — The announcement by the Toronto Port Authority (TPA) about the tunnel construction reaching the half-way point is anything but an occasion to celebrate. The controversial tunnel is part of the TPA’s long-running plans to turn the boutique Island ...

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Mabuhay! Philippines Festival at Harbourfront

Presented by Luminus Financial Aug. 16-18, 2013 A three-day festival showcasing Filipino arts and culture Immerse in the sights, sounds and tastes of the Philippines at Harbourfront Centre. The Mabuhay! Philippines Festival, a signature event of the Philippine Independence Day ...

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GTA condo sales dip over last year

Greater Toronto Area REALTORS(R) reported 5,984 condominium apartment transactions through the TorontoMLS system in the second quarter of 2013. This result was down by approximately six per cent in comparison to the second quarter of 2012. The number of active ...

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Porter seeks sweetheart deal from city hall

Brian Iler — The Toronto Port Authority is pressing hard to get its sweetheart deal for property taxes through city council at its meeting July 16. It delivered a letter to the City’s chief bureaucrat, Joseph Pennachetti, July 15. The ...

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Financial report on major league baseball teams

Harris Private Bank July 16 released its annual financial analysis of Major League Baseball’s winners and losers at the unofficial half-way mark of the 2013 season. “Major League Baseball is the closest thing to a free market in sports,” said ...

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Young Canadians fear retirement funds may fall short

Amanda Neale-Robinson – A BMO Financial Group study has revealed that 80 per cent of Canadians between the ages of 18 and 34 are not very confident in their ability to save for retirement. Further, 55 per cent think they ...

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The Gadget Zone. 3 cool items to warm you up!

Do you ever need to take a scanner with you, to copy documents into your laptop? If so, then check out the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100. About the size of an baguette (but only 11′ long), the uber-small S1100 can scan ...

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Lunatics keep on track

As if to accentuate the lunacy that prevails at city hall and the TTC, the transit experts who can’t schedule buses are asking city council to approve killing the retailers unlucky enough to be located on King Street between Parliament ...

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HTO park opens

Harbourfront Centre celebrated the opening of the HTO park with comments from Adam Vaughan. David Miller and Joe Pantalone also attended (seated at right).

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