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Police in 55 Division are warning the community after a man committed an indecent act in the Gerrard Street East and Howland Road area earlier this week. According to police, a woman was walking west on Gerrard near Howland, which is just west of Logan Avenue, at approximately 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, when […]
Those looking for a summer job, a career in home improvement or an opportunity to share your home-improvement knowledge, get your resumes ready. Lowe’s Canada is hiring this spring. Several Lowe’s stores across Canada are looking to fill more than 6,350 full-time, part-time and seasonal in-store positions this spring; this includes more than 600 positions […]
The second annual Malvern Winter Classic at Kew Gardens high school hockey games are set for the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 22. The Malvern Collegiate Institute Black Knights will host the Northern Secondary School Red Knights in a pair of games set for the outdoor rink at Kew Gardens. The rink is located just west […]
By RUSHANTHI KESUNATHAN Employees at Newcomer Women’s Services Toronto (NEW) and members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) gathered in protest on the afternoon of Feb. 19 in the Danforth and Pape avenues area to demand an end to more what they said was more than decade of stagnant wages. They were joined […]
Students at Glen Ames Senior Public School are continuing their remarkable run of success in robotics by qualifying to compete internationally this May in California. The school’s robotics team, which calls itself the Guardians of the Galaxsee, consists of 10 Grade 8 students. They compete as a team in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition […]
Music lover’s rejoice and save the date! The 17th annual Winterfolk XVII Blues and Roots Festival is on the Danforth from Feb 22-24. The festival is a mid-winter, weather-proof event intended for all ages. Everyone is invited to come out to fun-filled evenings for the best of urban, blues, rock, jazz, country, folk and roots […]
By BOBBY HRISTOVA Liam DeBoer never thought he’d be leaving his home in East York to run a marathon in North Carolina this month. He also never thought he could raise almost $45,000 in three months. But after the 24-year-old learned his boss turned best friend developed a rare liver cancer, DeBoer didn’t need to […]
By NATHANIEL ERSKINE-SMITH BEACHES-EAST YORK MP Language is central to our sense of identity, community and culture. As a country of official bilingualism, we have a strong history of celebrating and defending minority language rights. As a recent example, we saw significant public outcry in response to the Ontario Conservative government’s cancellation of a French […]
By LUANNE PUCCI Music festivals are always so much fun no matter the season, and there’s nothing more warming than gathering with friends and neighbours at local pubs on a winter weekend, to enjoy the sweet sounds of the blues. For two great nights on Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23, the fourth annual […]
Toronto firefighters were busy dealing with a pair of local blazes on Family Day Monday in the east Toronto area. Firefighters were called out to a fire in a townhouse at 18 Darrell Ave., in the Woodbine Avenue and Gerrard Street East area, at about 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 18. One person had to be […]
