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With incumbents gone, runners-up eye open council seats
One hundred and nine votes. Justin Di Ciano lost his 2010 bid for Toronto City Council by just 109 votes. ‘‘The way the election ended last time with a re-count, it wasn217;t how we wanted it to end. A lot of people thought we won. Then they woke up the... Read more
Former councillor Bussin eyes City Hall return
Four years after ruling out another run in politics, former Ward 32 councillor, Sandra Bussin wants her old seat back. The riding of Beaches-East York was one of the most brutally fought battles of the 2010 campaign, and it ended with Mary-Margaret McMahon defeating the incumbent Bussin by more than... Read more
Equality group highlights violence against men
Lynne MacDonell, a psychotherapist and drug addiction counselor says that one in six boys are sexually abused by the age of 16. Read more
No, he is not related to current Toronto mayor, Rob Ford230; But for 30 years, resident Russ Ford, has been serving the Etobicoke 211; Lakeshore community as the executive director for LAMP Community Health Centre. Now, Ford is running as a candidate for the Ward 6 seat at city hall.... Read more
Chow’s childcare plan draws support
Single parent families in Toronto struggle to work in order to make a living for their families. They also struggle to find affordable childcare for their kids in order to be able to work at all. Anna Lazo is a single mother of four, whose kids were placed on the... Read more
Lakeshore sports facility shoots and scores
Students and community members around Lakeshore Collegiate Institute are reaping the rewards of an artificial turf field and dome. Lakeshore C.I.’s facility on Kipling and Birmingham in Etobicoke was completed in the spring of 2012. The combined project was supported by the Toronto District School Board, Nustadia Recreation Inc, Maple... Read more
Toronto euro-metal band takes one last breath
Much Music-born 216;euro-metal217; band, Abandon All Ships, has come to an end with its final show wrapping up in downtown Toronto. Fans from across North America gathered at the Virgin Radio Mod Club on the weekend to pay homage to the guys who incorporated fist pumping with head banging. Lead guitarist... Read more
ROM exhibit explores medieval Islamic culture
By Aeryn Pfaff Skedline.com A new lecture series, designed to accompany the Cairo Under Wraps exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum, launched Tuesday, Sept. 16 in the museum’s Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre ROM curator emeritus Lisa Golombek’s lecture was on death in Islam. It was  described in the ROM... Read more
Canada drags its feet on a national suicide prevention strategy
In the time that it takes a person to change and upload their Facebook profile photo, another person has taken their life. According to the new report: Prevent Suicide – A Global Imperative, released by the World Health Organization, an estimated 800,000 people globally die by suicide. “This report is... Read more
HSF announces by-election for presidential position
Humber students will have to go to the polls once again to cast their vote for HSF president of the 2014-15 academic year. Read more