The Northlea United Church has brought back its Christmas caroling event for the second year in a row. Members of the community came out to celebrate the holiday spirit, including local children and their pets.
The group first met at the church around 6:30 p.m. where music sheets were handed out and band members warmed up before heading out. The route started at Killdeer Cres and ended at Aerodome Cres in the Leaside area.
Justin Trudeau made a trip to the Toronto Christmas Market with a large red sack in hand. In support of the 21st annual Toy Mountain Campaign, Trudeau brought in a donation of unwrapped toys for the charity drive.
Reactions to a planned Salvation Army men's shelter in Leslieville were mainly positive at a meeting held over the weekend, but skepticism remained among some of the area's residents.
For 15 years, Stan Williams has been conducting a choir. It's early morning at the Salvation Army citadel on Lawrence Ave. E. when one-by-one, the men of the Singing Pilgrims make their way up the stage. Each is carrying a binder of sheet music in hand. It's a weekly ritual for these retirees.
Cheerful sounds and the smell of hot apple cider filled Glen Stewart Park on Tuesday. Neighbours joined Santa and a Salvation Army band in the Beach park to sing along to some holiday tunes and raise money for the Army at the 24th annual Caroling in the Park event.
The director of the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto says the face of hunger in Toronto is changing. Gail Nyberg, executive director of the food bank, says more of her clients are newly arrived immigrants who came to Toronto hoping to gain employment. Instead, they are struggling to find work and relying on the food bank’s support to make ends meet.
The federal government has announced plans to discontinue production of the Mint beginning this fall, and some charities are hoping to capitalize on people's unwanted pennies. But businesses may not necessarily profit from the incremental rounding of prices.