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Special needs family gets dream home

Rooms that are too small, halls that are too narrow and endless flights of stairs are an everyday struggle for Mathi and her special-needs children. Having two kids who are confined to wheelchairs only adds to the stresses of her everyday life.


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Giving garbage a new perspective

Garbage has a new place at the Doris McCarthy Gallery at University of Toronto Scarborough campus. Artists Anna Passakas and Radoslaw Kudlinski’s multi-disciplinary show, Super It, Blue Republic features an artistic take on trash until November 2.



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Trudeau campaigns in Scarborough for youth vote

If young people want a voice, they should join political parties and vote, star Liberal candidate Justin Trudeau said Monday while campaigning in Scarborough-Rouge River. Trudeau, son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, was at the Chinese Cultural Centre for a rally hosted by first-time candidate Rana Sarkar.


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Canada Votes 2011: Tories challenging Liberal stronghold

Despite being a Liberal stronghold since the early 1990s, Scarborough is expected to be a battleground in the upcoming federal election. The winds of change rushed over the bluffs of Scarborough to bring in right-leaning Rob Ford last year as mayor of Toronto. It is this change, of course, the Conservatives are hoping to take advantage of come May 2.



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Local MPP Gerry Phillips not seeking re-election

Scarborough-Agincourt MPP Gerry Phillips announced his retirement on March 25. “I love the job, it is very rewarding,” he said. “But having to commit to another four years in office entails a lot of time and effort. I am not prepared to make that kind of commitment.”


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Karygiannis announces 8th run at Scarborough-Agincourt seat

The room quickly filled with excited volunteers ranging from teenagers to seniors. Some were seeing each other for the first time in months. They had gathered in Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis’s campaign office on March 30 to cheer him on as he officially launched his eighth run for the Scarborough-Agincourt seat in the May 2 federal election.