Residents report parcels stolen from doorsteps
Some East York residents have been hit by porch thefts. A lack of data doesn’t help police and courier respond to the occurrences.
Articles by Nicole Reis
Love ’em or hate ’em, raccoons create buzz in calendar
Ken Gruber and Berta Mascarenhas noticed the love-hate relationship we have with raccoons — and thought they could capitalize on it.
Community Bus pilot program rolls into East York
The TTC began its nine-month Community Bus pilot program along two routes this month. The program is designed to connect senior citizens and Wheel-Trans customers along the Lawrence Manor 400 and East York 404 routes by offering door-to-door service to shopping centres, community centres, hospitals and seniors’ centres.
Canadian citizens rally against Rohingya crisis
Hundreds of Canadians stand in solidarity with Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar on Saturday afternoon at Queen’s Park
Minister talks to teens about voting and getting involved
Ontario government minister Karina Gould spoke to students on April 11 about the National Register of Future Electors.
Watch where you park and turn after signs take effect
The city is making changes in traffic conditions to improve traffic flow in the east end to improve rush-hour traffic.
Suspect arrested five months after Liberty Village assault
A man, 25, has been arrested for assault five months after a 40-year-old man was attacked when food was delivered to his building in the Liberty Village area.
New Canadians face struggle for suitable employment, job fair shows
Immigrating to Canada may be difficult, but it’s easy compared to finding suitable employment when they get here, said attendees at the Canada Job Expo on March 23.
IMAX film inspires students to dream big
Pricilla Daniel sits in a large dining area at the Ontario Science Centre. She’s just had an unexpected movie experience.
“I thought we were just going to watch a movie,” she said, “but it was more than a movie. This was an experience.”
Shronak Datta saw the same movie. It explored an unusual aspect of engineering.
“Engineering is often too closely associated with economics,” he said. “The movie focused away from that and focused on how engineering is a method of problem solving in society. That really resonated with me.”
Leaving the game: sex trafficking in Toronto
When an 11-year-old Toronto girl went missing for four days in September 2016, it was assumed that she was just another child runaway. However, the reality is that the Toronto elementary school student — who we’ll call Emily, to protect her identity — didn’t simply go missing: she had been sold by an older friend into the Toronto sex trafficking circuit, known as “The Game”. This case is not uncommon. Last year, Toronto police rescued 60 victims from sex trafficking, and officers assume countless others are still being exploited.