The economic news is not improving, but the glittering value of gold may be a saving grace for some cash-strapped Toronto consumers. With bankruptcies up 20 per cent, and unemployment still high at 7.2 per cent, some experts say gold is one smart answer. The Cashman, Toronto’s own Russell Oliver of Oliver Jewellery has been [...]
Phyllis Allen remembers it as if it were yesterday. “The whole city was abuzz and in celebration,” she said. “I have never seen anything like it. The streets were packed.” In 1967 the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup. The victory brought the entire city to a standstill. Long-time Maple Leaf fan Phyllis Allen joined others along Yonge Street for the victory parade. Toronto has not experienced a celebration of that magnitude in the intervening 46 years.
Arranging a funeral is never easy and most funeral homes offer similar services but can there be a difference if you are dealing with an independent business versus a large corporation? Glen Day thinks so. He is the executive director of the family-run Heritage Funeral Centre at 50 Overlea Ave. and grew up in the [...]
A student at Centennial College’s Ashtonbee campus has been charged with five counts of sexual assault. The 26-year-old man was arrested on April 22. Police say a woman was assaulted on the campus on several occasions from November 2012 to April 2013. There may be other victims, police say. Facing charges is Ozair Ahmadi who resides [...]
Politicians, tradespeople learning ways of new College of Trades
Toronto 4/20 gathering pushes for reform of cannabis laws
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Veterans receive good news in latest federal budget
Phyllis Allen remembers it as if it were yesterday. “The whole city was abuzz and in celebration,” she said. “I have never seen anything like it. The streets were packed.” In 1967 the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup. The victory brought the entire city to a standstill. Long-time Maple Leaf fan Phyllis Allen joined others along Yonge Street for the victory parade. Toronto has not experienced a celebration of that magnitude in the intervening 46 years.
BRAMPTON, Ont.– Regular visitors to the Powerade Centre may be in for a surprise. Starting in November, the 5,000 seat facility, one that boasts four NHL-sized hockey rinks, will play host to a professional basketball team. At a press conference in their home-to-be on Wednesday, the Brampton A’s were unveiled as the 10th team to [...]
Glenn Howard made a double in the last end to win the Players’ Championship curling title, 4-3, over Mike McEwen at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on Sunday afternoon. After making the shot, Howard faced the crowd and showed off his patented double fist pump celebration at the venue formerly know as Maple Leaf Gardens. Lead [...]
Howard meets McEwen in mens’ final at Players’
Moving day at the Players’ Championship
The economic news is not improving, but the glittering value of gold may be a saving grace for some cash-strapped Toronto consumers. With bankruptcies up 20 per cent, and unemployment still high at 7.2 per cent, some experts say gold is one smart answer. The Cashman, Toronto’s own Russell Oliver of Oliver Jewellery has been [...]
Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Ritchie, Demi Moore, Beyonce, Olivia Wilde, Blake Lively,Owen Wilson, Colin Farrell, Josh Duhamel. What do these celebrities have in common? They’re all advocates of the latest nutrition phenomenon known as juicing.
Two entrepreneurs pursue the dream of self-employment
Retailer puts Toronto bag tax to good use
DIY pays off for patient home owners
Phyllis Allen remembers it as if it were yesterday. “The whole city was abuzz and in celebration,” she said. “I have never seen anything like it. The streets were packed.” In 1967 the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup. The victory brought the entire city to a standstill. Long-time Maple Leaf fan Phyllis Allen joined others along Yonge Street for the victory parade. Toronto has not experienced a celebration of that magnitude in the intervening 46 years.
Father Thomas Rosica is back in Toronto from a four-week whirlwind he calls “the most intense period of (his) life” that saw him serving as Vatican spokesman. He was there when the Cardinals elected the new Pope Frances, pictured here with Rosica after the Argentine pontiff met the world's press Saturday March 17 in Rome.
Ontario residents often don’t think of the Alberta tar sands as an issue that will effect then directly. But the reality is that there is currently a proposal by Enbridge to transport raw tar sands through Ontario, including northern Toronto. At a conference held at the University of Toronto on Nov.17 outlined some of the [...]
Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was published. The book helped bring attention to the dangers and an end to the widespread use of using DDT and other chemicals in growing food. It also helped launch the modern environmental movement. But more needs to be done.
