Eight street food vendors could provide the culinary foundation needed to give Toronto a global dining reputation. Launched on March 17, Toronto a la Cart is a new street food program designed to increase the…
Six youngsters sit around a table. Paper trimmings cover the table like snowflakes. This is the Bata Shoe Museum and these kids are enrolled in their March break madness camp. During a week free from…
A 17-year-old girl accused of pressuring her teenaged boyfriend to kill 14-year-old Stefanie Rengel has been found guilty of first-degree murder. A Toronto jury began deliberations on Wednesday afternoon and came back with the guilty…
More than 300 people, from community groups to laid-off manufacturing workers, held a rally outside a Canada Employment Insurance (EI) office in Scarborough Monday to call for changes to eligibility rules and benefits. A chorus…
Toronto Police have decided to add a new duty to their long list: cooking. The 43rd Division in Scarborough has brought the kitchen to the classroom with the Eastside Cooking Corner, which gives Scarborough students…
Toronto streets were painted red Monday as thousands of Tamil protesters converged on downtown. Protesters formed a human chain up Yonge Street, down Bloor Street to University Avenue and back down to Front Street. They…
The province says that 500,000 Ontarians can’t find a family doctor and is hoping to change that. The Ontario Medical Association ratified a contract with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care last fall. Included…
As hectic rush hour traffic made its way out of Toronto along Highway 401, a motorcade of black cars made its own solemn procession into the city. A procession for Canada’s most recent fallen soldiers…
Under current contracts, players cannot be tested for banned substances. Tom Higgins, director of officiating for the CFL since April 2008, admits that if players are using steroids, there’s nothing the league can do to…
Two award-winning Canadian children’s authors feel that parents who oppose the use of school learning materials risk alienating their children. L. M. Falcone and Helaine Becker volunteered at “Banned Together,” a fundraiser and celebration for…