Dancers, floats, marching bands, vintage police cars and fire trucks, and even Barack Obama made their way through crowded downtown streets amidst a sea of shamrocks and green hats on Sunday. The appearance of the…
Cory Daniels, 41, has been confined to his wheelchair since he was involved in a car accident in 2000. Since then, he’s found travelling the city difficult and longs for the days when life was…
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…
When Gordon Brown starts his shift at St. John’s Bakery at 5:30 each morning, most of Broadview Avenue is still quiet. The few people who are up are often looking to score crack, or turn…
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…
As the sun sets over Houston, Texas a road weary convoy of do-gooders turns in for the night. Father Hernan Astudillo is leading a team of volunteers dubbed “The Caravan of Hope” from Toronto to Soyapango, El Salvador. Their mission is to deliver two decommissioned Toronto EMS ambulances to the impoverished town.
She’s chasing the best job in the world. Alice Wu, a Toronto journalism graduate, heard about the job from her sister near the end of a three-month stay in Hong Kong. She created a video…
Pamela Doucette thought she was done having children when she was just 28 years old. After her second child she had tubal ligation surgery, a procedure to tie-off the fallopian tubes to prevent future pregnancies….
His face appears on everything from t-shirts to lunch boxes and soon in a new feature film, but according to a Cuban professor, Che Guevara would likely not approve. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna was…
Buddies in Bad Times is living up to its name. The 30-year-old Toronto theatre troupe recently cancelled a major March production, Gay for Pay, in part because of the downturn in the economy. Nevertheless, David…