Streetknit has the homeless covered
Sadie Lewis continues to help Torontonians in need of warmth this winter. “I was so tired of hearing about people freezing to death on the streets and I thought ‘this is something that I could…
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Film community fearful of Bill C-10
A controversial bill has people in the Canadian film and television industry playing a waiting game before the Senate decides if it will receive royal assent. “They’re taking the tax grants that Canadian productions apply…
PSAs and news briefs
Equity matters at UTSC The anti-racism Equity Matters group will run its Integration vs. Isolation event on March 17 from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus. The event is…
Church launches programs for Malvern community
Deveroux Mitchell was looking for a place where he and the kids he mentored from Malvern could play basketball and talk about life. The local resident had turned to different places and people, but only…
Where’s the ‘heat?’
If you want to catch your local firefighters at work, chances are the best place is along the highway. That’s where Station 214 gets most of its calls. In the wake of the huge fire…
Grow ops spreading like weeds in East Scarborough
Single family homes with attached garages are commonly sought by middle class families migrating to Scarborough, but they’re not the only ones interested. They’re also being targeted for marijuana grow operations.
Spring melt becomes a salty soup
With the record-breaking amounts of snowfall Toronto has seen this winter, it’s no surprise that the city’s used higher than normal amount of salt on the city’s roads and sidewalks. Now, with spring fast approaching…
Wineries give boost to food banks
Thanks to Ontario wine drinkers, clients of Toronto food banks may well be better nourished. Late last fall Wine Council of Ontario ran its “Buy Local, Share Local” campaign. It raised $50,000 for Ontario food…
Residents rally to save observatory
At the end of a one-lane pathway in the countryside of Richmond Hill, a massive white dome-like structure is situated housing the largest optical telescope in Canada. This is the David Dunlop Observatory (DDO), what…
Sun and smiles wash over St. Patrick’s Day parade
With traditional Irish music playing in the background, Irish eyes were smiling in Toronto on Sunday. The 2008 St. Patrick’s Day Parade was a sea of green on a sunny afternoon, but there was one…