The Toronto Observer

Ending up on top at the end of a competition may be the goal, but for one publishing company, having two books nominated in the Scotiabank Giller Prize is a great honour in itself

The Toronto district school board has avoided provincial intervention after passing a controversial budget vote. After an emotionally charged six-hour debate, the board voted to slash its $84.5-million deficit with a series of cuts and a large budget transfer. Since Ontario school boards are legally required to pass a balanced budget, the voting determined whether [...]

Sidewalk artists Victor Fraser and Dave ‘Chalkmaster’ Johnston feel the key to beautifying Toronto is right beneath us

Single mother, Gloria Pena describes giving birth to her son Guillermo as one of the happiest days of her life. After holding him for the first time, Pena says she knew the nine months of effort she put into maintaining a healthy pregnancy paid off. “I was so relieved when I held him,” Pena said. [...]

Mike Barwick is a big movie buff. He owns about 250 movies, and buys a new one about once a week. Recently, on a stroll through Toronto’s Chinatown, he bought a brand-new copy of "Poseidon" on DVD. As most movie collectors know, just-released DVDs don’t come cheap. At least, they usually don’t. “I paid about [...]

The Toronto community of East York has long had a particularly activist chapter of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, and this October, which also happens to be Schizophrenia Awareness Month, the East York chapter is gearing up again. The chapter was founded 11 years ago by Ruth Malloy, a mother of three adults living with [...]

The provincial government launches a three-year pilot project allowing the use of e-bikes (powered-assisted bicycles) on the streets of Ontario

The 12th annual Kite Fest kicked off recently, featuring the very best in traditional and ethnic-inspired designs

Miller tells city housing youth about his own childhood

Gary Taxali looks to the comicbook art icons of the the Great Depression to comment on today's technologically-advanced, socially-isolated present