Twenty-four-year-old Sam Christensen, his parents and his grandmother had something important to talk about, which is why they were at The Scarborough Hospital earlier this month. On Feb. 9, the hospital hosted its first It’s Time to Talk forum. The theme for the Wednesday night event was Tough Transitions: Aging, Families and Eldercare.
Spending just a few months exploring Canada changed Leah Jensen’s life.
TV personality Dwight Drummond once had a dream he would be the next Michael Jordan. Throughout his basketball years, he noticed his teammates, who were better than him, not making it to the NBA. He realized he needed a backup plan.
A boy and a girl hold hands, about to kiss, tiny hearts flying in the background like sparks. We’re used to being bombarded by these images as early as mid-January. But what if you’re gay? Or lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, transsexual or queer? What do you make of these images then?
Thirty-seven chess matches took place simultaneously on Feb. 10 in the Scarborough Chess Club’s Jack Swiss Tournament. The only sounds heard at the Birkdale Community Centre were of each player hitting the tournament clock after completing a move in the 90-minute games.
Schools across the city took over subway stations on Feb. 11, singing, dancing and collecting TTC tokens for Toronto’s Tokens4Change event. Tokens were collected for Youth Without Shelter to help homeless youth get around the city for school, doctor appointments and job interviews.
Second Base Youth Shelter’s prayers have been answered in the form of new funding that will help it keep its breakfast program running. The Islamic Foundation of Toronto, with support from Darchei Noam — a Jewish congregation — will launch the new Feeding Faithfully program Feb. 27.
Redevelopment on parts of Kingston Road should start next year despite questions about where the money will come from, first-year Ward 36 councillor Gary Crawford says.
Oxfam Canada was only one of a few organizations featured at UTSC’s second annual International Development and Cultural Week, running from Feb. 8 to Feb. 10 on the campus.
A Canadian-designed couple’s sex story is a best seller for Valentine’s Day, Scarborough sex shop employees say.