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CityHall | Mar 12

Committee recommends 'Budget 2.0'

Toronto's budget committee is recommending a Budget 2010 2.0 - with a lower-than-anticipated property tax increase, less money for city councillors' office budgets, some lower user fees and an...

Local | Mar 12

City worker dead, another recovering after accident

City worker dead, another recovering after accident

A truck rollover on the Don Valley Parkway northbound ramp from Bloor Street Friday, March 12, has claimed the life of a City of Toronto employee.

Local | Mar 12

City worker dead, another recovering after accident

A city worker is dead and another is recovering after a garbage truck flipped over Friday.

The single-vehicle collision occurred on the ramp from eastbound Bloor Street to the northbound Don Valley Parkway around 5:25 a.m.

"The driver failed to negotiate the last curve to the right... ...

Education | Mar 12

TDSB professional development event price tag slashed

After a public outcry from parents and trustees, a Toronto District School Board (TDSB) professional development event slated to take place at the Air Canada Centre has had its original $345,000 price tag cut to less than half that amount.

The board had originally approved the $345,000 budget for... ...

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Local | Mar 12

Intersection inspection: Broadview-Danforth

On Thursday, Feb. 11 at 12:30 p.m., Mirror Staff Reporter Joanna Lavoie accompanied local resident and business owner, Scott Torrance, on a short walkabout of the Broadview-Danforth intersection... ...

Local | Mar 12

City decides on use of liquid chlorine to treat water

The City of Toronto announced its recommended method for disinfecting wastewater at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant (ABTP).

Instead of using bulk compressed chlorine gas delivered to the plant... ...

Local | Mar 12

Broadview-Danforth fatality sparks local safety audit, pedestrian count

The Jan. 22 death of a 57-year-old male pedestrian near Danforth and Broadview avenues was especially difficult for life-long Riverdale resident Scott Torrance.

Local | Mar 12

Seven-month Project Folkstone leads to arrests and charges

Police have made 22 arrests and laid more than 250 charges following a seven-month investigation into a cross-border gun smuggling operation.

Sports

Sports | Mar 10

Riverdale wins OFSAA relay gold and bronze

East Toronto had a strong showing at the OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) swimming championships held at the Etobicoke Olympium last week.

Malvern from the Beaches, in... ...

Sports | Mar 10

Saints go marching home with out medal

Eastern Commerce's unprecedented attempt at an eighth OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) medal in nine years in senior boys hoops was ended by one point.

After winning... ...

What's On

What's On | Dec 02

Holiday concerts on the Danforth

Local residents won't have to venture far from home to get into the Christmas spirt. Here's a list of upcoming, local holiday specials, all on the Danforth.

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Business | Nov 26

Holmes hits nail on head with new magazine

It's been a wild 20-plus year ride for construction guru Mike Holmes.

The Riverside native - who grew up near Broadview Avenue and Queen Street East and attended Danforth Collegiate and... ...

Opinion

Columns | Mar 12

COOK ON CARLAW: Mayhem is muted with Mozart

A classical music purist is going to hate this. A school in England is using Mozart's music to punish students who have misbehaved.

Students who are serving detentions are required to sit and... ...

Columns | Mar 12

BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Vigorous debate needed on how to pay for services

Huh?

The city found an extra $105 million? Just where did it look? Under some office plants? Was it left behind in a bag on the subway? Maybe between the cushions on a sofa?

No, city staff... ...

Community

Education | Mar 12

ARC motion narrowly passes

The proverbial carrot has been dangled to parents concerned about school closures resulting from Accommodation Review Committees (ARC) in their neighbourhoods, but as with most dangling goodies there... ...

Education | Mar 12

TDSB will not cut 140 EA positions, for now

Almost one-third of the Toronto District School Board's (TDSB) educational assistants (EA) still have their jobs as the TDSB narrowly voted against cutting funding for 140 positions in next year... ...

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