The Toronto Observer

The University of Toronto Scarborough campus is sneaking up on bigger-name schools and winning students over.

Tom Spanton runs his business according to the rules. As owner of Leaside Plumbers, he needs to continually increase his plumbing staff. Sometimes the rules make it difficult. “We can only have one or two (apprentices) at a time,” he said. “They generally ride along (with other plumbers). It takes a couple of years on [...]

Toronto Marijuana smokers joined their comrades worldwide to celebrate 4/20 Day at Yonge and Dundas Square Saturday. The April 20 celebration of cannabis culture this year also took on a political tone with recent victories in Washington and Colorado amplifying calls in Canada to liberalize drug laws here. “We want Members of Parliament to proceed [...]

In 2007, Dr. Raza Awan realized he had a severe neck injury. Fifteen years of work at a computer screen studying to become a doctor, as well as playing such sports as tennis had done the damage. He tried some traditional forms of therapy, including physiotherapy, massage, chiropractic treatment and acupuncture. But none of them helped. “I found that Pilates helped my lower back pain,” he said. “(Then) I started going to yoga classes … to explore what yoga could do.”

The Federal government has moved to help out Canadian veterans in its 2013 budget but, according to experts, this is just the first of three major changes that need to be made. This year’s budget pledged an additional $65 million to the Last Post Fund, a non-profit organization that administers the Veterans Affairs Canada Funeral [...]

Scarborough residents voiced their concerns about healthcare issues at the Chinese Canadian Service Centre on April 11. Liang Chen, PC candidate for Scarborough-Agincourt, welcomed the public to the monthly town hall meeting and introduced the guest speaker, PC Health Critic Christine Elliott, who answered the public's questions.

A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle. The driver, Alvaro David, 46, is facing seven charges in an impaired driving investigation.

Toronto has TIFF, France has Cannes and now Scarborough will have it’s very own film festival. The Scarborough Film Festival will be held this summer from June 4 - 9.

The Federal Electoral Boundary Commission has proposed changes for the Scarborough-Agincourt riding. Through an announcement on his website, MP Jim Karygiannis of the riding explained that the Boundary Commission has been touring the province over the past year, making proposed changes to the electoral map.

It’s the typical morning commute. For many residents of the city of Toronto that means taking the TTC.  To pass the time, many choose to read, whether it’s a newspaper, a novel or an e-book on their iPad. This year, many of them may be reading the same book: the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit [...]