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Jan 25
Internationally educated professionals face a different set of challenges.
It's sometimes a battle trying to incorporate training questions, understanding cultural values and relevant experience and education when trying to find a job in the Canadian workforce.
Our interview with Lionel...
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Jan 19
When it comes to obesity, the numbers are staggering. The trends are alarming. The studies are piling up.
We need to take notice, educate ourselves and act.
In June of last year, a joint study between the Public Health Agency of Canada and Canadian Institute for Health Information was...
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Jan 13
Local residents are being asked to do their part in the last week of the United Way Toronto's annual fundraising drive, a campaign that so far sits $3 million short of its $116 million target.
Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, United Way Toronto president and CEO Susan McIsaac said...
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Jan 12
When it comes to our city streets and our role upon them as pedestrians, we need to remember we are the ones in control of our own safety. While drivers are responsible for taking care on the road, people who walk, bike, or jog alongside them need to act as if sole responsibility for keeping safe is...
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Jan 06
Toronto deserves development that takes all its residents into account - not just developers or those with special interests. Ideas in a letter by Ward 30 Councillor Paula Fletcher to the City of Toronto's planning and growth management committee, are definitely a step in the right direction.
Editorial |
Jan 05
Toronto's homicide total for 2011 is 46, the lowest since the mid-1980s; and 40 fewer than just four years ago.
In a year-end interview with Toronto Community News, Toronto police Chief Bill Blair correctly pointed out that while it's positive the numbers are significantly lower, work...
Editorial |
Dec 29
As the clock winds down on the year that was 2011, here's hoping that next year brings some better behaviour from municipal, provincial and federal politicians on a number of issues of critical importance to Toronto.
With the arrival of 2012, Toronto will have been amalgamated for 14 years...
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Dec 26
Look no further than the light traffic on the TTC, Don Valley Parkway or Hwy. 401.
There is something going on.
Many people have apparently booked time off from work during these festive days.
Time off from work generally means time on for life. Take advantage of this special season.
Editorial |
Dec 22
With Christmas Day closing in, many residents may be rushing around in last-minute panics buying gifts, preparing to host family and friends or setting off to visit relatives. These few days leading up to Dec. 25 can be extremely stressful, but now more than ever it's crucial to remember what is...
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Dec 16
Tuesday's battle of words at budget committee between councillors Adam "Downtown" Vaughan and Doug "Suburbs" Ford over wading pools highlighted an important crutch in city hall politics: language.
In particular, language when referring to the "downtown" and...
Editorial |
Dec 15
Round and round we go. Where we stop, nobody knows.
Welcome to the vision for the Toronto region's transit future: currently muddled, fractured and unstable. The hallmark of a successful transit vision for a city the size of Toronto and its surrounding regions will be stability. We're not...
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Dec 09
Mayor Rob Ford has been driving this city using the same principles he would drive his family business.
You can't get away with running a family business in the red, nor can you run a city from a crippling deficit.
This week there were yet more deputations on matters pertaining to the...
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