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Police seeking five men in Islington Avenue jewelry store robbery
Local | Feb 07

Police seeking five men in Islington Avenue jewelry store robbery

ETOBICOKE - Police are seeking help in identifying five men who took over a jewelry store using "fear and shock" and stole more than $500,000 in merchandise.

Local | Feb 07

Toronto Hydro restoring power to college

Toronto Hydro restoring power to college

ETOBICOKE - The power's been restored at Humber College's North Campus this afternoon after a morning-long blackout that still has parts of the University of Guelph-Humber in the dark.

Education | Feb 07

TCDSB hosts mental health symposium

Toronto's Catholic school board is set to host Living and Coping with Anxiety, a mental health symposium featuring special guest speaker Kendra Fisher, next week in honour of Psychology Month.

Fisher, a former goalie with Team Canada's National Hockey Program, will share her struggles... ...

Local | Feb 07

Malfunctioning stove linked to apartment fire

A malfunctioning stove is the cause of a two-alarm fire that forced the evacuation of dozens of residents from a low-rise apartment in Long Branch Monday morning.

Firefighters found smoke on the first floor of the three-storey apartment building at 15 Birchlea Ave. in the Lake Shore Boulevard... ...

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News

Life | Feb 07

Teen wins Ontario Junior Citizen of Year Award

Teen wins Ontario Junior Citizen of Year Award

ETOBICOKE - A local teen has been awarded the 2011 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award.

Local | Feb 06

Student experiences school trips the way they were intended

Student experiences school trips the way they were intended

Puisand Lai can now ride along and may even sing along with her classmates on their next field trip.

Puisand attends Grade 6 at Hollycrest Middle School along with her twin sister Ansun.

Until... ...

CityHall | Feb 06

INSIDE NEGOTIATIONS: Holyday credits aggressive strategy in bargaining

INSIDE NEGOTIATIONS: Holyday credits aggressive strategy in bargaining

CITY HALL - Toronto’s aggressive strategy at the bargaining table had a major impact in getting a tentative deal signed with the union representing its outside workers, said Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday.

Local | Feb 05

UPDATE: City, union have tentative agreement

UPDATE: City, union have tentative agreement

CITY HALL – City of Toronto and CUPE Local 416 negotiators have reached a tentative contract agreement, union president Mark Ferguson announced Sunday morning.

Sports

Sports | Feb 03 |  Recommended 2

Etobicoke's synchro swim club kicks off season

Etobicoke's synchro swim club kicks off season

ETOBICOKE - The synchronized swimming season has kicked off and Etobicoke, with its Olympic-sized pool, is one of the few communities across the province and Canada where the sport is easily...

Sports | Jan 30

Large Toronto contingent for this year's Top Prospects Game

It's shaping up to be a banner year for the National Hockey League draft - at least for Toronto, and in particular Etobicoke.

Ironically when Toronto held the Top Prospects Game last year at the... ...

What's On

What's On | Feb 02

Know your number, reduce your risk

Learn your cholesterol number at a free screening this weekend at Sherway Gardens.

Heart disease and stroke is the number one killer of Canadian women, reports the Canadian Heart and Stroke... ...

What's On | Feb 01

Big Brothers and Big Sisters need bowlers

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Toronto is celebrating 40 years of its Bowl for Kids Sake event.

It is asking both amateur and professional bowling lovers to join in and make this anniversary year... ...

Opinion

Letters | Feb 03

Councillor turns back on constituents, claims reader

Open Letter to Etobcioke North Councillor Vincent Crisanti:

I am very disappointed that you did not support Josh Colle's amendment to put back millions of dollars worth of services back on the... ...

Columns | Feb 03

BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Mayor's transit plans will need council support

We've been here before. With two competing transit visions up for consideration it seems that we are going back to basics.

But what makes former mayor David Miller's Transit City, so... ...

Community

Life | Feb 07

Teen wins Ontario Junior Citizen of Year Award

Teen wins Ontario Junior Citizen of Year Award

ETOBICOKE - A local teen has been awarded the 2011 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award.

Education | Feb 05

Bishop Allen leads Catholic board solar project

Bishop Allen leads Catholic board solar project

ETOBICOKE - Bishop Allen Academy is the first Toronto Catholic school to use rooftop solar panels to generate both energy and revenue for its school board.

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