An award-winning author is using his prize money to give back to the communities that inspired him. Northern Ontario students will be given an opportunity for post-secondary education, thanks to Joseph Boyden, winner of last year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize for the novel “Through Black Spruce”.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has terminated its investigation into an incident in which a man fell five storeys after finding police were not at fault for the suspect’s injuries.
The spark needed to rekindle political passion in Canadian voters begins with television.
A 24-hour standoff ended Sept. 18 after a man refused to come down from the rooftops of townhouses in the Sheppard Road and Rouge River Driver area.
From within Metro Hall – using the former city council chambers – a new groundbreaking and streamlined city service is taking shape.
Sarah Kirkpatrick found out the hard way the dangers of driving and using a cellphone at the same time. “I was trying to text and this lady in front of me stopped, and I didn’t…
Residents near Markham Rd. and Ellesmere Ave. have long complained about too many ugly overhead wires in the area — which may be why city workers have been out on the street figuring out where…
David Miller announced this morning he will not seek a third term as mayor of Toronto in 2010. He said his decision had nothing to do with media pressure or any backlash received from the Toronto city workers strike that crippled city-run services for two months this summer.
After many complaints, GO passengers at Rouge Hill can soon worry less about getting a parking space at the station, as more spaces will be added in the next few months.
Residents of East Scarborough should see upgrades along Lawrence Ave. E. by the end of 2009.