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 Measure, measure, and measure again
Growing up with a father and grandfather in the textile industry, it was only natural for Isaac Ely to pursue a similar career.
"They were always merchants in the apparel and clothing industry and it's just in the blood," he says. "I was always ...
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 Partnership keeps vital memories alive
Eighteen stories of Toronto-area holocaust survivors have been newly preserved thanks to a partnership that seeks to collect those memories for future generations.
The memoirs were written as part of the Azrieli Foundation's Holocaust Survivor Memoirs
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 Students think safety
With a history of being a dangerous place for pedestrians, the intersection of Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue W. is being studied by a group of first-year engineering students from the University of Toronto who decided to look at how they could make it
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 Sunnybrook gets fed cash for research
The federal government has announced $6.91 million in funding for Sunnybrook Research Institute to help speed-up the development and commercialization of four treatment and monitoring systems.
The investment will see Sunnybrook work with Western ...
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 Court voids Etobicoke Centre result
An Ontario judge has voided the federal election results for Etobicoke Centre due to voter irregularities, setting the stage for either a byelection or an appeal before the Supreme Court.
Former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj, who lost to Conservative .
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 Long-promised parkette coming soon
The community around St. Clair Avenue W. and Northcliffe Boulevard will finally be getting the parkette they've been promised.
During a meeting at Saint Clare Elementary School, which abuts the current greenspace where the new parkette will go, ...
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 Tech glitch delays cancer treatments
Computer problems at Sunnybrook Hospital delayed treatment for more than 200 cancer patients in mid-April.
According to Craig Duhamel, the hospital's vice-president of communications, a network outage occurred at 11 a.m. on April 17, which affected ...
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 Frankie flowers your garden
Citytv's gardening expert Frank Ferragine, aka Frankie Flowers, says the recent whacky winter may make for an even whackier spring.
While people generally associate warm, sunny weather with the resurgence of gardening, Ferragine explains the mild ...
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 More to hearing aids than meets the ear
Audiologist Jeffrey Switzer has to do some sleuthing to find the right hearing aid for his clients.
"It's a bit like Sherlock Holmes," says Switzer, who runs Global Hearing Aid Clinic on Yonge Street at Lawrence Avenue W.
Switzer says not all ...
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 TCHC needs innovative approach for Villaways
Recently, North York councillors got their first look at the latest application to revitalize the Toronto Community Housing Corporation property at the Villaways at Leslie Street and Nymark Avenue. Up to now, city planners have been very approving of ...
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 Portlands' development needs some city building
In Sept. 2011 council decided to undertake a review to look at ways to expedite the development of Toronto's Portlands. This review of the lands, which extend from the inner harbour east to Leslie Street, has been completed and newly proposed ...
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 Missing girl now home
After disappearing for nearly a week, 18-year-old Michelle Yu has safely returned home to her parents.
According to Toronto Police's 33 Division, Yu's parents reported her missing on April 17 after the York Mills Collegiate student did not come home ..
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 Dine finely while on Avenue Road
As a kid, David Minicucci would often rather make homemade wine with his dad and preserve tomatoes with his mom than spend time with his friends.
"I remember vividly when a lot of my friends would be outside playing I'd want to stay inside and help," .
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 Humewood House's hundred years of help
When Kelita Smith gave birth to her daughter Serenity at the age of 16, she was all but alone in the world.
That's until she found Humewood House, which is celebrating 100 years of helping young mothers find their way.
"I needed somewhere to go ...
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 A woman's place is at city hall
Of Toronto's 44 city councillors, only 15 are women. However, that doesn't mean females aren't interested in politics.
Corina Wong and Jaspreet Sandu are just two of the 30 young women who are participating in this year's Toronto Regional Champion ...
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 Meetings with local reps bring democracy between elections
In March of last year we launched an exciting Democracy between Elections initiative in St Paul's. All the elected representatives committed to come together twice a year to hear from our engaged citizens in a St. Paul's summit. We were impressed that ...
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 Who would you name a parkette after?
A new parkette is expected to open soon at the corner of Soudan and Dunfield avenues, and the name is up to you. Ward 22 councillor Josh Matlow is asking local residents to nominate a worthy person to name the park after.
"Think of someone who merits .
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 'Gung-ho' for playground
By selling bricks, benches and boulders, Rebuild Our Park has reached its goal and raised over $140,000 to build a new playground at Suydam Park.
Led by self-described "gung-ho playground ladies" Haley Birenzweig and Eryn Green, the group has been ...
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 What do the neighbours think?
Residents on Mayor Rob Ford's picturesque street near Scarlett Mills Park say they stand behind their famous neighbour despite the attention he draws to an otherwise low-profile enclave of Etobicoke.
In an area of sprawling residential properties and
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 Ford warned of possible protest, says neighbour
One of Rob Ford's neighbours says the mayor called to alert her family to a possible protest on their street -- but one never materialized.
Edenbridge Drive resident Mary DiCecco said Ford personally phoned her home last week and spoke with her ...
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 Mother blogs to cope with son's illness
My Journey with Schizophrenia is a blog started by a mother in Leaside whose son was diagnosed with the disease three years ago.
"When I started talking about it to people, everybody knew somebody that had it but it's like nobody wants to talk ...
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 Tennis player serves up sportswear line
Andrea Watley is bringing her A game to Toronto.
After test marketing a select amount of tenniswear near her cottage in Muskoka last summer, the tennis player and fashion designer recently launched AGame, a collection of dresses, skorts, lace ...
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 Grab a sandwich and go like the Brits
Inspired by his British roots, Richard Fogel decided to bring London's popular grab-and-go sandwich shop concept to the city.
"I'm originally from the UK and this is very popular back in Europe," he says. "It's done everywhere and there really ...
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 No arguments here -- she's the world's best
Only six days after returning from South Africa for a community service trip, Branksome Hall student Anisah Mahomed was on her way to Brisbane, Australia for the 2012 World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships.
The Grade 11 Rosedale ..
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 Young women seeing if they have right stuff for city politics
At city hall 30 young women are learning what it takes to be a female councillor.
"They can't believe the number of hours that I work," Toronto Centre-Rosedale councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam says with a laugh.
She has opened her door to the Toronto .
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