editorial: Mayor Rob Ford shows up at PFLAG event
Today the crowd at the flag raising for the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia at Queen’s Park had a surprise guest. Mayor Rob Ford, known for being a no-show at Pride events, came out with his staff to take part. Today’s event was the first time since Mayor Ford took office that he has [...]
On Tuesday the first ever Toronto Police press conference took place while being live streamed to Youtube using Google Hangouts On Air. The topic was fighting fraud with the new bank notes and chips in credit cards. Sgt Bryce Evans, Fraud Unit, hosted the event held at the media gallery at Toronto Police Headquarters. The [...]
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This evening at St. James Park a vigil will be held for Ralph Bissonnette, 28, who was run over by a taxi driver Monday while on his skateboard. The driver has been charged with Second-Degree-Murder. Police responded to a personal injury call at 6:00 p.m. at King Street East and George Street. They discovered a [...]
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Tuesday afternoon a woman in her 60s was killed following an afternoon collision at Weston Road and Steeles Avenue. A truck was making a left hand turn onto Weston Road when the woman was run over. She died at the scene. Ironically earlier in the day Sgt. Jack West, Toronto Police, was talking about pedestrian [...]
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Ron Ellis wants parents to be proactive when it comes to their children and sports. No child needs to play contact sports without head protection. The time of ‘manning up’ during an injury are over. A lasting brain injury is not something any child deserves and is almost always preventable. Our brains are fragile. That’s [...]
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The Toronto Police Service is requesting the assistance of the public and the media in locating a missing man. Ye LI was last seen on Monday May 14th 2012, at 7:50 am in the Jane and Finch area in Toronto. He is described as male Asian, 5’8”, medium build, short black hair and [...]
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KJ Mullins-Toronto: Today is the beginning of 2012 Police Week with a kick off launch at Police Headquarters. The there of the week is “Leading the way to a safer tomorrow.” Keynote speaker L’Honorable Madeleine Meilleur, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services started the morning off with a recurring theme of positive police and [...]
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This morning a Toronto Police officer was being assisted by a Highway Patrol Officer during a traffic stop of a suspected impaired driver on the Gardiner. The police vehicle was directing traffic using emergency lights when another car drove into the rear of the Highway Patrol Officer. The driver suffered no injuries and was taken [...]
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Bart B. Van Bockstaele-Toronto: Toronto Zoo held its 13th International Migratory Bird Day last Saturday, 12 May 2012. As has become something of a tradition, I joined the party by tagging along on the birding walk in the closed-off sections of the zoo. The walk started at 8 am, and I boarded the first Red [...]
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(This is the first in an ongoing series about the lives of those who live in Toronto. The people in the series are real but in some cases their names have been changed to protect their privacy. The series will include people from all walks of life, those who are living the dream and those [...]
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