At the Malvern Community Centre around 2 p.m., the ice rinks are like the frozen tundra of the arctic: bare. We’re talking about two full-size ice rinks. What’s notable is that around the city of Toronto, ice time is a hot commodity. Continue Reading

Public figures are no strangers to scandal – and now Toronto’s very own Adam Giambrone can join Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Bill Clinton in a long line of famous cheaters. Continue Reading

I’m not an athlete, but I do enjoy the outdoors. The other day I decided to take a midday stroll around Highland Creek. It was a pleasant walk, interrupted only by short breaks of running for my life. Continue Reading

Nearly four years ago, as a stolen van sped towards Const. Rowena Edey, her partner Const. Steve Darnley made a split-second policing decision to save her life. Shots rang out in the parking lot and the van came to a violent halt against a tree. Fifteen-year-old Duane Christian was dead in the driver’s seat. Four years later, we must realize the tragedy did not start there. Continue Reading

Brian Maristela always enjoyed drawing but when he started sketching clothing designs four years ago, he found a new love. "It was something I'd always been interested in," Maristela said. "I always loved the art. One day I realized I wanted to design and make my own line." Continue Reading

There was an overwhelming feeling that we just weren’t ready yet. I’m not writing about a surprise party gone wrong, ill preparations for a business meeting or an unexpected pregnancy. But instead, none other than the Copenhagen climate conference I attended one month ago in Denmark. Continue Reading

Parents of players in the Scarborough Hockey Association are fighting for the survival of a league that has a dwindling number of new players. If things do not turn around soon, young men and women may be forced to join a league with games farther away from home. Canada may be a nation of people who eat, [...] Continue Reading

The neighbourhoods of east Scarborough are often overlooked by the powers-that-be in this city. While the area is recognized for its multiculturalism, some don’t seem to recognize that parts of the community are inaccessible by public transit after certain hours while most of Toronto enjoys 24-hour bus service. Throughout the area are vacant lots waiting for development, [...] Continue Reading

News about the recent food-safety violations found at a small restaurant in Scarborough is like déjà-vu, as we have learned in the past about many other restaurants that have had the same problems. In the recent case, inspectors had earlier given the takeout restaurant a conditional yellow pass, but they returned only three days later to [...] Continue Reading

In Paradise, Nfld., a 19-year-old political science student ran for mayor and almost won. He received overwhelming support from members of his community seeking change. Often, politicians lose focus on working for the benefit of their constituents in favour of playing political chess. Sometimes, one finds that the only way communities get things done is [...] Continue Reading