College revisits D-Day
He also remembered recovering from a wound received from a German sniper, and the welcome attention he got in hospital from “six young ladies in training.”
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Remembrance Day marks cost of wars past and present
Since this time last year, 36 more Canadian soldiers have been killed in the war in Afghanistan.
Toronto gets its Irish up
The auditorium at the Ontario Institute For Studies in Education (OISE) in Toronto was filled with Irish nationalism on Saturday. Posters with photos of men and women such as Michael Collins, an Irish revolutionary leader, and Bobby Sands, a hunger striker who was elected into the British government in the 1980s, were spread along the stage.
Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games breathe life into university development plans
Now that Toronto has won its bid to host the Pan Am and Para Pan games in 2015, the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus has got the green light to go ahead with plans to construct athletic facilities in East Scarborough.
Smitherman tosses hat into Toronto mayoralty race
Energy and Infrastructure Minister George Smitherman has announced he will run for mayor of Toronto in next year’s civic election.
Paid sick days a benefit to all
Despite warnings from public health officials against attending work when ill during the current H1N1 scare, the need to make a living can drive sick people to the workplace.
Toronto area awarded 2015 Pan Am Games
Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe region will host the Pan Am Games in 2015.
Patients and staff say goodbye to ‘999 Queen’ mental hospital
Every day, as Linda Chamberlain walks through the halls of the soon to be demolished Queen St. CAMH building, she sees a part of herself in the patients she works with. That’s because Chamberlain, now…
Long lines for long-awaited H1N1 vaccine
Almost a week ahead of schedule, the Scarborough Civic centre was one of the first H1N1 vaccination clinics to open its doors on Oct. 26.
Fire guts Children’s Storefront, ignites determination to rebuild
On the morning of Oct. 31, May Jarvie witnessed the blaze that destroyed The Children’s Storefront. It was more than 30 years ago when she first brought her son, Max, to the beloved family drop-in centre at 1079 Bathurst St.