Raptors guard inspiring young basketball players in GTA
An award-winning seven days for Kyle Lowry is inspiring on youth in the GTA.
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After Goodwill
With Goodwill recently closing its doors to customers and staff, Torontonians may be seeking an alternative way to give back to the community.
Five per cent fare hike approved by Metrolinx
Yesterday morning Metrolinx approved a five per cent fare hike for longer trips.
Defeated NDP candidate blames the electorate fear factor
The NDP candidate, defeated by the Liberal running in the Scarborough North riding, says that fear played a major role in the public’s decision. Liberal Shaun Chen won the riding, Monday night, with 48 per cent of the votes. Conservative candidate Ravinder Malhi placed second with 27 per cent, followed by NDP candidate Rathika Sitsabaiesan with 22 per cent.
School builds futures for adult students
A half hour before students start lining up for their lunch at the City Adult Learning Centre, O’Shane Campbell starts grilling chicken. He flips them, then coats them with his favourite Caribbean spicy jerk sauce. While the chicken cooks, Campbell prepares dessert for his fellow students. He gets an adrenaline rush when he turns on the valve and allows gas to go through the flex-hoses and into the burner. Co-op teacher Anna Manuel is supervising. “Don’t forget. Do not be monochromatic. We don’t want our food or desserts to be dull. We want some colour,” Manuel said.
Man escapes car in sinkhole
The ground gave way in the west end early Wednesday morning pulling a car and driver down with it. Mario Tavares escaped through the window of his car after it fell into the sinkhole.
Cineplex cinemas offer Sensory Friendly Screenings
Cineplex Entertainment has announced plans to offer a schedule of Sensory Friendly Screenings. They include 2D projections, increased auditorium lighting, lower volume and smaller crowds.
VIDEO: The GTA Swing Band Keeps Swing Music in Toronto
The GTA Swing band is one of Toronto’s more well known performers of big band music.
Stray today, home tomorrow
Cat adoption facts TCR facts and numbers to consider before adopting a feline this winter: There are an estimated 1/2 million feral and homeless cats in the GTA. Cats and kittens called “ferral” can be those…
Aquarium promises much more to ‘sea’ in Toronto
Stingrays, sharks and eels have found a new home in Toronto. Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, the first of its kind in the country officially opened to the public on Wednesday. With over 16,000 sea creatures spanning…