Tragedy underlines need for autism support networks
On Sept. 27, Jackie McKean lost her 11-year-old autistic son Jeremy in a murder-suicide at the hands of her estranged husband.
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Danforth homicide shakes a neighbourhood
Police are still looking for a suspect in Toronto’s 46th homicide of the year after gunshots rang out last night near Pape and Danforth avenues, leaving one person dead.
East York flu queue quieter
Scores of people waited in line again Monday morning at the East York Civic Centre to receive their H1N1 flu shots.
New look, new hope at CAMH
Every day, as Linda Chamberlain walks through the halls of Toronto’s soon-to-be demolished Centre for Addiction and Mental Health on Queen Street West, she sees a part of herself in the patients she works with.
‘Vaccine fever’ hits East York
The East York Civic Centre was one of only two venues for Toronto Public Health immunization clinics to open yesterday — five days earlier than planned, following a sudden spike in swine flu cases, and the death of a Toronto teenager from the virus.
‘John sweep’ in East York
“These men need to be educated. It’s good for them to see what effect this has on an ex-hooker that was addicted to drugs and was selling her body for $10, and find out the diseases they could be bringing home to their families, let alone that they have to live with,” Det. Higgins said.
Calm and caution urged as swine flu cuts down young hockey player
Peter Merrell, CEO of Hill Academy, wasn’t going to get an H1N1 vaccination. He said he didn’t see the point.
Education the priority as distracted-driving law sinks in
Drivers across the GTA are now looking over their shoulder before reaching for that ringing cellphone thanks to a new law that took effect on Oct. 26.
H1N1 worries not just a hockey matter, EYHA president says
A local minor hockey executive says he does not believe there is any greater risk of contracting the H1N1 virus at the rink, than in any other areas of the community.
Garbage-hauling contract raises stink at city council
By a convincing margin, Toronto city council voted to support mayor David Miller and rebuff the high-profile advances of a London-based trucking company intent on seeking a $100-million dollar garbage contract.