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Harbourfront Centre is Hosting a Free Family Skating Celebration

Harbourfront Centre is hosting a FREE family skating weekend from December 5 - 7 on the Natrel Rink. Skate rentals, sharpening, change rooms and locker services are available on site. Don’t forget to bring along your skating helmets. Daredevil skateboarders will want to spend some time at the indoor skate ...

W.A.T.C.H List - The 10 Worst Toys for Christmas 2008

A non-profit organization called W.A.T.C.H. - World Against Toys Causing Harm - is dedicated to educating the public about life-threatening toys and other children’s products, including children’s furniture, clothing and playground equipment. Since 1973 they have published an annual list of the 10 Worst Toys. In order to make this ...

The Cavalcade of Lights Kicks Off Toronto’s Holiday Season

One full month of Toronto holiday festivities officially begins with the 42nd edition of the Cavalcade of Lights from November 29 - December 31. On Saturday, November 29th the opening celebrations begin with live entertainment and the lighting of the enormous Christmas tree at Nathan Phillips Square at 7:15 PM. ...

1,000 of Toronto’s Homeless Will be Warmer This Winter

Thanks to some creativity and ingenuity 1,000 of Toronto's homeless will be warmer this winter because they will be receiving a 15 Below Jacket, aptly named for the temperatures that it can withstand. It is the brainchild of Canadian designer Lida Baday whose uber chic collections can be found at ...

Toronto Has Declared War On Plastic Bags

In June of 2009 every time you take a plastic bag home from a store it will cost you 5 cents for each bag. This is not an extension of the program that Food Basics, No Frills and Price Chopper have in place. It applies to every store including clothing, ...

The Hottest Toys for Christmas

I can’t believe that it’s almost Christmas. There is less than one month to go and if you haven’t done the toy shopping for the small-fry in your life Toys"R"Us has published lists of the hottest toys for Christmas, broken down by age group. Firstly here is the list of ...

Should the Big Three Automakers Get Bailed Out?

What looked like a sure bet came to a grinding halt once the leaders of the Big Three Automakers - Richard Wagoner of General Motors, Alan Mulally of Ford and Robert Nardelli of Chrysler - breezed into Washington on their private jets. The cost of flying commercial from Detroit - ...

Toronto Police Launch New Website to Help Solve Homicides

It works on television with shows like "America’s Most Wanted". Tips from these types of shows have brought many criminals to justice. Toronto Police Services have taken advantage of the information age and launched a Homicide Squad website in order to seek the public’s assistance in solving open murder cases. ...

Bedbugs - Out of Control in Toronto

We’ve barely recovered from the scandal of rats and cockroaches in Chinatown that we now discover that Toronto has a bedbug problem that has reached epic proportions in apartment buildings, hotels, and student residences. Anyone can get bedbugs. They hide in bed frames, chairs, sofas, and electronics. It doesn’t mean ...

No Justice for Murder Victim in Toronto

Whether we like it or not there is one justice system for the rich and famous and another justice system for the rest of us. There is a case that just occurred in Toronto that is not to be believed. It is a stain on our justice system. On May 16, ...