At 10 o’clock this evening, most major media outlets in Canada have declared a Conservative Party victory in the 2011 federal election. Until today, pollsters were predicting a so-called “orange surge” with the New Democratic…
Nationally, the Conservatives gained enough seats to form a majority government, and locally, they took Liberal stronghold Don Valley West in a high-pitched squeaker… with a 639 vote plurality, out of 53,506 cast. Meanwhile, the New Democrats have surged into the role of official Opposition, and leader Jack Layton hit a home run in his home riding of Toronto-Danforth. Next door in Beaches-East York, the Liberal MP for the last 18 years has been defeated by an NDP newcomer.
Via Centennial onDemand: Live from East York, Centennial College journalism students report before the polls close in the 2011 federal election. Anchors Deeanna Charrion and Kristopher Baker have the latest.
Katarina Zoricic believes that being a good political candidate has nothing to do with age. “I think that they automatically write me off because they just see with age is more wisdom,” she said. “That…
Some Ward 35 residents aren’t ready to fully embrace the environmentally friendly plans for the soon-to-open Warden Hilltop Community Centre. Concerns were raised last Wednesday at a community meeting meeting in the cafeteria of W.A. Porter Collegiate about the number of parking spaces and programming at the new community centre.
One $100 cheque a month for childcare isn’t enough for families, according to Scarborough Southwest Liberal candidate Michelle Simson.
Robin Hall’s first impression of the Pape Adolescent Resource Centre was that it wouldn’t be helpful.
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) says coal plants are currently causing big problems in Ontario, and Toronto is no exception.
Scarborough’s backyard, just a quick drive from Toronto’s skyscrapers, could soon be Canada’s first true urban national park. The Conservative Party, if re-elected, would establish a new national park in the Rouge Valley, according to its campaign platform.
Scarborough Southwest’s federal Conservative candidate Gavan Paranchothy has denied any connection to the Tamil Tigers. The organization was listed as a terrorist group by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government in 2006.