Man murdered in Thorncliffe Park
Police said they were called at 6:22 p.m. after a report of shooting at 71 Thorncliffe Park Dr. They found Asakzai in the back parking lot of the high-rise, with life-threatening injuries.
Articles by Zia Zarawar
East York to get its own Hall of Fame
Long-time East York activist Justin Van Dette believes that an East York Hall of Fame will help celebrate community leaders.
Van Dette, also a member of the Kiwanis Club of East York, offered his vision of the hall of fame at a dinner meeting of the KCEY at Thorncliffe Park on Feb. 15.
“I expect the East York Hall of Fame to be an organization to recognize those individuals (who) have a special relationship with our community,” Van Dette said.
Toronto vigil held for victims of Quebec City shooting
More than 1,000 people gathered on Gerrard Street E. and Coxwell Avenue on Jan. 30 after six people were killed and others injured in the Quebec City mosque shooting the day before.
Greektown banks targeted by robbers
In less than a month, two banks have been robbed on Danforth Avenue between Pape and Logan avenues. The latest robbery happened on Tuesday just before the noontime at the Bank of Montreal (BMO) located on the corner of Danforth and Ferrier avenues.
Premier hears about cockroaches, broken elevators
Tenants from the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood gave Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne a rough ride Tuesday night during a town hall consultation at the Thorncliffe Park Public School.
The residents raised multiple complaints about their landlords and accused the provincial and municipal governments of not trying to bring the landlords under control
East York vet experienced Cold War in every way
When was 18 and in the Canadian Armed Forces, Ron Raby remembered going sleepless for days while stationed in the town of Soest, West Germany. It was 1953, during the Cold War.
“We had to sleep in tents, in weather below 45 degrees,” Raby said.