TTC commuters assess impact of coming route cuts
Rush Kazi, a paralegal in North York, relies on the TTC to get to work every day. Riding the 122 Graydon Hall bus, it takes her nearly two hours to get to work. “If they…
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Patient quality of life often depends on smallest needs
Long-term health advocate, Michael Saunders, has discovered that often the simplest care can treat the most complicated of illnesses. Saunders recalls a patient with dementia often became inexplicably agitated at night. He learned from the…
Tennis player finds groove in online poker
Sometimes life can serve up unexpected curveballs. It’s an ability to return serve than can set up the rest of your life. For much of his youth, Matt Baccarani was focused predominantly on playing competitive tennis. Hardly the background you’d expect for a semi-professional poker player.
Nunziata assesses priorities in re-election
For the chair of the Weston Community Coalition, the lack of a community centre in Ward 11 is a big concern. A $26 million plan for a recreation centre at Black Creek Drive and Eglinton…
Robinson ‘a class act’ in Ward 25 victory
It was a night of celebration for Jaye Robinson as she usurped Cliff Jenkins as councillor for Ward 25 by just over 500 votes. Robinson arrived at The Burger Cellar on Yonge Street at 9:45…
Kenney knows the golfing grind
Nick Kenney is a Canadian Tour golf rookie who just experienced his first season on tour, and he understands now how tough it can be to make it on the course.
Percariously placed rocks in Humber River perplex
The mystery of who is solved. The mystery of how, though, has onlookers scratching their heads. Since 39 rock sculptures were found in the Humber River near the Old Mill on the weekend, 48-year-old Toronto photographer Peter Riedel has been identified as the creator. What still has people puzzling is just how they stay standing so precariously “without glue.”
Etobicoke’s Votto on verge of .300 season
A difficult year for Joey Votto likely will end with him joining the Canadian baseball record books.