Leafs playoff hopes slipping away
Two weeks were all it took for the Toronto Maple Leafs to put their playoff hopes in jeopardy. The Leafs have eight games left in their season, and the next few weeks will make or […]
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Olivia Chow joins Toronto mayoral race
Olivia Chow resigned Mar. 13 from her Parliament seat and officially launched her campaign to run in Toronto’s next mayoral race. Chow declared her candidacy in the downtown St. James Town neighbourhood where she grew […]
West-end Toronto residents to monitor bats
Residents in a west-end Toronto neighbourhood will be trained to use bat-detecting technology as part of a project to help monitor Toronto’s urban bat population. The Urban Bat Project allows residents to rent equipment such […]
Popular art fair opens today in Toronto
The Artist Project returns to Toronto for its seventh year from Feb. 20 to 23 at the Better Living Center at Exhibition Place. It is Canada’s most celebrated art fair dedicated to emerging artists. The […]
The Gardiner debate continues
A report recommending the removal of the eastern end of Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway is creating controversy in the city, but citizens still have a chance to voice their opinions. The report, released Feb. 5, presents […]
Toronto to protest Sochi’s anti-gay law
The Sochi Olympics’ anti-gay policies are not sitting well with Toronto’s gay community which is planning a rally on Feb. 6 at the Russian consulate. The controversial Russian law came into effect in July after […]
Al Jazeera calls on Egypt to release imprisoned journalists
Two prominent organizations have called on Egyptian authorities to immediately release five journalists — including one Canadian — imprisoned in that country. At a press conference in Toronto Feb. 6, Al Jazeera Media Network and Canadian Journalists for […]
New Toronto taxi licensing structure proposed
More than 550 taxi cab owners and drivers gathered at City Hall council chambers today to voice their concerns over a proposed report that would likely lead to an increase in taxi fares. The key […]
Ryerson apologizes after fake river paint job washes away
Blue and yellow paint designed to make two Ryerson University roads look like rivers is rapidly fading due to the winter weather, leading a Ryerson University official to publicly apologize for the rushed $195,000 paint […]
Is your ‘hood’ healthy for you?
That walk or bike trip to the grocery store and shopping mall may be doing more good to your body than you think. A new study released from St. Michael’s Hospital has revealed that there […]