Bringing home an Olympic bronze
It’s not every day a high school can boast that one of their former students is an Olympic medalist. But Pope John Paul II Secondary School had a lot to be proud of when Priscilla…
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Another Person’s Treasure
Military collectibles may seem odd, but there’s a market for them. Gas masks, officer hats, ancient muskets, Japanese sword guards-it’s surprising what you can find in a military surplus store. What might also surprise you…
From bank notes to bunnies
Even television psychic Ms. Cleo would’ve had a hard time predicting the twists and turns of Paul Buceta’s professional life. From crunching numbers to posing nude, the banker turned photographer took quite the untraveled route…
Dominating Liberals challenged in Scarborough-Rouge River
Derek Lee has been down this road before, and it’s a path he dominates every time. With 30,285 Liberal votes to 9,432 Conservative votes to 4,972 NDP votes, the strong Liberal history of Scarborough Rouge…
A walk to remember
As the sun sparkles through the patchy green roof overhead, John Foster jots down all of the flora and fauna he spots. “This is the time of the Aster and the Golden Rod” he says,…
Rouge Valley to hire new nurses with possible layoffs in the future
Amidst a three-year program to reduce their nursing positions, the Rouge Valley Health System is now hiring new nurses. And though that might seem to be working at cross-purposes, two job fairs this month to…
McTeague’s opponents looking for change in Pickering Scarborough-East
Dan McTeague has been the man to beat in Pickering-Scarborough East since the riding was created in 2003. He’s been elected to office five times, first becoming an MP back in 1993 and never giving…
Columnist says if money talks, criminals will too
In an opinion piece published by the Toronto Sun after Toronto’s most recent day of violence, one columnist wrote that it’s time to make snitching cool, and profitable. Crime specialist Joe Warmington is calling for…
Airport link to downtown a key component of ‘The Big Move’
Travellers using Toronto’s Pearson International Airport will be big winners if a $50-billion transit wish list, unveiled recently by Metrolinx, should come to pass. The public transit authority for the Greater Toronto Area released a…
Does cutting homework prepare students for the next step?
York University student Kareem James, knew once he reached university his workload would get heavier. However, at 21, he feels that high school didn’t prepare him for the next level of education. The TDSB proposal…