Marijuana marchers say momentum is with them
This year’s Toronto Freedom Festival may actually be a step closer to freedom. The Freedom Festival takes place on the first Saturday of May every year. This year’s edition takes place on May 2 at…
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Rooftop garden grows bounty of benefits for elderly
On the 12th floor terrace of the Duncan Mills Co-op, something green will be sprouting soon. And, according to co-op resident, Mary Trapani Hynes, the gardeners involved aren’t what one would expect. “Everybody should be…
Project bookmark the ‘perfect fit’ for a ‘lit city’
The inauguration of Project Bookmark Canada took place today as a plaque with a scene from author Michael Ondaatje‘s novel, In the Skin of a Lion, was unveiled on the east side of the Bloor…
Wiley Beach coyote still on the lam
For once, Wile E. Coyote’s plans still have not been foiled by the Road Runner or an Acme corporation device. The coyote that has been roaming in the Neville Park Boulevard area of the Beach…
Riders gear up to conserve Rouge River
Dust off your bike, pump-up its wheels, and take it out for a spin. The Rouge Valley Conservation Centre is providing you the perfect opportunity.
Building to end poverty
Women, pick up that hammer and those bricks and join your sisters in arms in building houses for sixteen poor Toronto families.
University Survey results reflects badly on UTSC
A survey says students are not getting the quality of education they expect from their post-secondary education, the Canadian Press reports. The study included the opinions of over 2,000 participants from 22 universities in Ontario,…
LRT transit update
Toronto will have to get on the PanAm bandwagon before Malvern can get on the new light rail transit system, Scarborough Community Council has been told.
New Raptor visits cellular store in Malvern Mall
Kids and parents lined up for hours outside the new Cellular Point store, which celebrated the opening of their Malvern Town Centre location on April 18. But not everyone in line was there to activate…
Pressure builds on city to jump in, save pools
The saga of Toronto’s doomed public pools got a little piece of good news last night. The Toronto District School Board decided to save 13 of the 39 public pools slated for closure in June….