Local groups star in Santa Claus parade
It was Toronto’s largest parade. And helping the Santa Claus parade set the record on Nov. 18 were many local participants.
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Author: Rodger Burnside
City’s 10th Kids & Company centre opens in Rosedale
It’s about 2 p.m. at the Rosedale Kids & Company Centre, which opened the day before, and — for a daycare — it is eerily quiet.
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Halloween’s biggest party takes over the Village
What is often called the biggest Halloween party in North America took over the Church-Wellesley Village again — and it may have been the biggest yet.
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Local weed shop open despite police raids, arrests
A local weed shop is continuing to do business — brisk business apparently — more than a week after it was among cannabis dispensaries closed by police.
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Day of the Dead raises thousands of visitors
Nearly 5,000 people visited Artscape Wychwood Barns for the celebration of Dia de los Muertos — the Mexican Day of the Dead — on Oct. 27.
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Fletcher crushes former ally and opponent in Toronto-Danforth
It was an “historical election,” Toronto-Danforth’s re-elected councillor Paula Fletcher told about 120 cheering supporters at the Fox and Fiddle.
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Rosedale, Leaside leading rise in midtown house prices
For all the talk of a slowdown in house sales and a buyer’s market in this city, real estate prices are rising steadily, according to the latest figures.
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Founding of 30-year-old art show recalled
Marking its 30th year this past weekend, the Riverdale Art Show and Sale exhibited more than 200 pieces from 24 artists, all from the Greater Toronto Area.
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A bit of rural life in the heart of Toronto
Where would you go to ride a bull, get lost in the corn and sample old-time country foods? The Midtown Country Fair,of course.
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MP seeking emergency climate debate after residents’ request
Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is seeking an emergency Parliamentary debate on climate change after being pressed by local residents.
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Garlic fest draws everyone but vampires
Garlic may fend off vampires but it doesn’t keep away mortal fans of the seasoning plant — as more than 4,000 people attended the recent Toronto Garlic Festival.
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Artists welcomed at 10th annual Danforth show
Link Tong was one of the more than 60 artists displaying and selling their wares at the 10th annual fair by the Danforth East Community Association.
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Personal loss led Leaside woman to organize walk
“I don’t want any other families to have to go through this,” Deanne Puder says, explaining why she’s organizing Toronto’s Bladder Cancer Canada walk.
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TTC bus retrofitted to serve people living on streets
On Aug. 24 the charitable organization Hygiene on Wheels launched a retrofitted TTC bus to offer a mobile shower, laundry and other facilities for people living on Toronto streets.
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Victim identified, alleged Danforth shooter arrested
Police have identified the victim and the alleged shooter in this morning’s homicide on Danforth Avenue.
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