Articles by Gordon Brunt



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Opinion: Car cellphones a convenient danger

While I have never been a fan of the flashing-blue-light-in-the-ear look, or of people babbling into thin air, if the new rule is going to help protect my life and the lives of countless others on the road, I guess I’m willing to look a little goofy.


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Up the street to play the numbers

“If you see the screen and it says that you’re a winner, then nobody can cheat you. But for older people, they do not always check the screen and sometimes if they are a winner of $100 or $200 the storeowner will tell them that they only won $10 and keep the rest of the money,” Peter Chen said.


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Retraining scheme tops expectations

Sue Hawkins could not help but burst out laughing when she was reminded about the first few months at Durham College after Second Career, an Ontario government skills-retraining  program, was introduced in June 2008.


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New programs shed light on going solar

Having a sloped, southward facing roof that receives full sun light between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. are just some of the requirements that Diane Gillies and her fiancée, Rock Jethwa, need in order to install a hot water solar system on their East York home.


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Election 2008: Whitby-Oshawa stays Conservative blue

Following his re-election in the Whitby-Oshawa riding Tuesday night, the federal finance minister spoke about Canada’s economy and the global credit crisis. Jim Flaherty won the riding handily defearting his closes rival, Liberal Brent Fullard…


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Glass the clear winner in baby-bottle scare

The demand for glass baby bottles may grow in response to a report claiming that a harmful chemical has been found in plastic baby bottles sold in Canada. Inside their Toxic Nation campaign report released…


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Archeologist opens book on Black History Month

A Toronto archaeologist says that the test case of two fugitive slaves who arrived in Ontario aboard the Underground Railroad helped to mold Canada’s current extradition legislation. Dr. Karolyn Smardz Frost spoke at Centennial College…