Bottle Service: fit for a king or just his ransom?
If your player skills can’t get you Keys to the VIP, a few hundred dollars certainly can. Every nightclub in Toronto offers the full VIP treatment for a price tag you could find strapped to…
March 2008
Bonfires banned before the Iranian New Year
Although this time of year is supposed to be joyous for Iranians, one of their traditional ways of celebrating has become an issue in Toronto. Iranians will not be allowed to create bonfires and leap…
Mowat has stellar year
It’s been quite a season for Mowat’s boys’ and girls’ hockey teams, and for one of them the journey isn’t quite over. The school’s Tier One boys are facing a sudden death game with Etobicoke’s…
School pools stay afloat for now
Rashad Persaud, 8, was slowly putting his face into the water to overcome his fear. An instructor patiently worked with him, gradually building confidence in the local boy and though he was scared, eventually he…
The mysterious and wonderful world of dreams
Drifting off you slowly feel it. The gentle comfortable transition into sleep begins. Eyes closed, you body warm and still, something is changing inside of you. Thoughts slow, reasoning slips, and the world around you…
Fire at retreat: Pope John Paul II students escape blaze during school trip
Ryan Fleming and Claudia Morano, two teachers from Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary, were up keeping watch during an overnight retreat on Feb. 29 when at around 4:10 a.m. they smelled smoke. After Fleming…
Legion welcomes younger people
Everyone is welcome to the Sunday brunches held at Branch 258 of the Royal Canadian Legion to help support seniors and veterans. Most especially younger people and families. Anne Storrar is the ticket seller for…
The everyday evangelist
Evangelism is not the lunatic fringe movement it’s been made out to be. A person on a street corner screaming “praise Jesus!” A man in a white suit on a stage pointing to the camera…
Budget is bad for locals: McKay
A local MP says he’s worried about how the new federal budget will affect his local constituents. John McKay, Liberal MP of Scarborough Guildwood, says if he could change one thing, he would cancel the…
Cell phones, Internet: redefining social life
Socializing yesterday was about going out and meeting people, but today’s youth are doing so with the touch of a button and the click of a mouse. Do you want to call it quits with…