Liberals, NDP face off in Parkdale-High Park debate

By Tom Stoukas
New Democratic Party incumbent MP Peggy Nash and former Liberal leadership hopeful Gerard Kennedy are locked in a tight race in the left-leaning riding of Parkdale-High Park.
And the two faced off in an all-candidates debate held at the May Robinson Auditorium on Monday night (Sept. 29), each hoping to convince the capacity crowd [...]

Fate of Chester Village finally decided

By Tom Stoukas
After eight years of uncertainty and controversy the fate of a former Riverdale seniors’ home may finally be determined.

The Affordable Housing Committee voted to transfer Chester Village to Toronto Community Housing for $1, to be used as accommodations for low-income seniors.
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HOMES FOR SENIORS: After deciding against converting the old Chester Village [...]

From Breadlines to Book Awards

By Tom Stoukas

As a young girl growing up in Kiev, Ukraine during the days of the Soviet Union, Rabbi Tina Grimberg remembers standing in line for food and supplies with her mother.
“Standing in line was awful, you were frozen,” Grimberg recalled. “In the end you could get yourself in front of the counter and the [...]

Math whiz does it all

By Tom Stoukas
Alyf Janmohamed has been on a roll lately.
He is one of the top mathematicians in Canada for his age, builds robots, plays soccer and donates school supplies to Kenyan orphanages.
Pretty impressive for an 11 year old. Read more….

Electric bikes add zip to the streets

By Tom Stoukas
For Bloor West residents tired of high gas prices and overcrowded TTC buses, there’s a new way to get around Toronto.
Just stroll into the Daymak store on Bloor St. near Dundas St. and check out the variety of electrically assisted bikes (E-bikes) for sale. Read [...]

Medical marijuana users call for compassionate grow-ops

By Tom Stoukas
Although the Supreme Court of Canada legalized the medical use of marijuana in 1999, activists and lawyers say too many obstacles remain for sick and dying patients in need.
Currently, people who have a Health Canada medical exemption can grow their own supply, designate a third-party grower or place an order with the government-contracted [...]

Oliphant wins battle for Don Valley West

United Church minister Rob Oliphant defeated four other candidates in a hard-fought campaign to win the federal Liberal nomination for Don Valley West.
“Of all the candidates I am the one who is most comfortable in every part of the riding,” Oliphant said. “I can roll up my sleeves and get to work I think a [...]

Booming B.C. entices Ontario workers

By Tom Stoukas
Tom Graham moved from Hamilton to British Columbia over 20 years ago and now he’s back in the GTA trying to convince others to follow him home.
“I’m a B.C. believer,” Graham said proudly.
Graham works for B.C.’s ministry of economic development, which organized job fairs in various Ontario cities in order to attract [...]

City lambastes kid junk food ads

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

By Tom Stoukas
Toronto’s Board of Health declared war on Ronald McDonald, Tony the Tiger and other popular icons, as they voted to adopt a report designed to curb advertising to children under 13.
“The evidence is quite good that at a certain age children don’t have the ability to cognitively evaluate advertising,” Dr. David McKeown, [...]

Green is the word at Toronto’s auto show…or is it?

By Tom Stoukas
Green technology set the theme at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto. However, it still looked like business as usual, as gas-guzzling pickup trucks, SUVs and high-octane sports cars dominated the show.
That doesn’t surprise Emilie Moorhouse, atmosphere and energy campaigner for the Sierra Club of Canada.
Moorhouse singled out [...]