With almost half the population living on less than a dollar a day in Bangladesh, many families there can’t afford to educate their children. That’s what inspired 19-year-old student Tajrean Kashem to organize a Jaago event at UTSC on Jan. 27.
A man died during an apartment fire at 1260 Broadview Ave., near O’Connor Drive, Thursday night. A neighbour, Mike Dolbaczulcbo, 56, said when he realized what was wrong he immediately ran into the building to…
Principal Andrew Oliver wants to boost boys’ reading levels at St. Paul Catholic School in Whitby.
Observer reporter James Wattie mapped reported crimes that occurred in Scarborough from Jan. 17 to Feb. 2.
The TTC voted Wednesday on cuts to 41 bus routes, seven fewer than were originally facing the knife. Public consultations over the last few weeks drew various objections to the cuts originally proposed to all 48 routes.
Baseball great Fergie Jenkins receives honours from the City of Toronto Feb. 3 to commemorate Black History Month.
Nurse Kelli Nelson can recall many of the people she has met in Haiti since the earthquake hit the country last year. She had worked all over the country, interacting with different medical teams and witnessing the strength of the Haitian people following the disaster.
Margarett Best, MPP of Scarborough-Guildwood, has been named one of the nation’s most influential women of 2010.
When Janette Samaan left for her month-long trip to visit family in Alexandria, Egypt, at the beginning of January, she never imagined her last few days there would be filled with gunfire, chaos and her homeland turned upside down.
Critics say high school students don’t need any more distractions. But 70 Toronto District School Board high schools may soon have large, new television screens in their halls. The plan is one the board is set to consider this month and has already tested in four schools.