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News Briefs

Young man shot dead

Toronto police say a man who was shot on Thursday night at Morningside Avenue and Old Finch Road has died. According to the Toronto Star, witnesses say they saw three or four men fleeing the scene that night. The victim was in his early 20s.


Arts & Life Community Events News Briefs

Culture Days info session in Scarborough

An information session regarding Culture Days is set to take place at the Scarborough Arts office on Kingston Road. Culture Days is a collaborative movement set to raise awareness, participation and engagement of all Canadian related arts and culture in communities all across the nation. The next Culture Days are scheduled for Sept 27-29. To [...]


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Registration for summer activities has begun

With warm weather approaching, the list of activities to sign up for is long in Scarborough. From swimming to summer camps to dance classes, the Spring/Summer 2013 Fun Guide is now available with the list of available registrations dates for all programs. Activities available are for all ages — children, adults, or seniors — of [...]


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‘Positive ticketing’ introduced in Scarborough

Free food for a good deed? Sounds good to Scarborough. Toronto police 42 Division launched a system of “positive ticketing” April 10. Unlike traditional tickets that penalize citizens for offences, these “positive tickets” reward people for performing good deeds. Other criteria include helping the police and assisting fellow citizens. Police officers will issue the positive [...]


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Scarborough to discuss arts investment

Live With Culture is holding community consultations on how Toronto can best distribute and measure the success of new investment in culture and art. Tonight, Scarborough will have its meeting at which residents are encouraged to share their views. The meeting is to be held at Cedarbrae Library at 545 Markham Rd., from 6:30 to [...]