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Midwife lauded for international impact

April 17, 2012 Town Crier staff Association Of Ontario Midwives, awards, Bridget Lynch, childbirth, Good News, International Confederation Of Midwives, Midwifery, Midwives, United Nations, Women of Distinction, World Bank, World Health Organization, YWCA

Bridget Lynch has travelled the globe to help improve maternal health care

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At-risk youth got game

April 13, 2012 Town Crier staff Abdi Mohamed, awards, Good News, Lawrence Heights, Toronto Sports Council, volunteer, Volunteer Award

Abdi Mohamed awarded for his Lawrence Heights basketball program

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Best foot forward

April 4, 2012January 31, 2020 Town Crier staff Amputation, Good News, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Osteomyelitis, Paul Kocher, St. John's Rehab, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Loss of five toes didn’t keep Paul Kocher down for long

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Teamwork for a cause

February 22, 2012March 9, 2020 Town Crier staff Cameron Kilgour, charity, Ecuador, education, Free The Children Foundation, fundraising, Good News, K.D. O'hara, Kenzie Macdonald, Leah McMillan, Me To We, Riverdale Collegiate, School Clubs, Student Clubs

Riverdale fundraising trio builds school in Ecuador

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Lawrence Heights' house of hope

January 9, 2012 Town Crier staff activism, Andrew Cox, community, Community Hub, Good News, Jacquline Dyer, Lawrence Heights, Sam Fernandes, Toronto Community Housing, Toronto Employment and Social Services, Toronto Police

How 37 Varna Dr. became a hub for the community

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Youth shows her drive to help others

November 8, 2011 Town Crier staff charity, community, Daily Bread Food Bank, Fall Food Drive, food drive, Good News, North Toronto Skating Club, Northlea Elementary And Middle School, Patrick Rocca, Sarah Jordan, Tremblett's Valu-Mart, TVO Kids Award

Three tonnes of food collected by 9-year-old and her friends

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Mystery stem cell donor gives hope

September 7, 2011May 1, 2019 Town Crier staff acute myeloid leukemia, Canadian Blood Services, Cathy Anagnostopoulo, Good News, stem cells

Leaside woman ‘moved to tears’ at the news of finding a match

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It's never too late to learn a language

August 17, 2011 Town Crier staff Chinese, English, English As A Second, Good News, Language

She started English classes at 62 and now at 74 she can go anywhere by herself

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Summer of learning and fun

August 15, 2011 Town Crier staff Duke Of York Public, education, Good News, Greenwood College Sc, Regent Park

Greenwood College opens to Regent Park students

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Home Care Award honours mom

July 18, 2011 Town Crier staff Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, diabetes, Good News, Heart Of Home Care A, Meningitis, VHA Home HealthCare

North York woman recognized for dedicating her life to caring for her son

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Arlington to live on in Kenya

July 8, 2011 Town Crier staff Arlington Middle Sch, charity, education, Free The Children, Good News, Kenya

Now-closed educational institution raised funds to build new school in African nation

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Sister plays Heimlich hero

July 8, 2011 Town Crier staff education, First Aid, Forest Hill Collegia, Good News, Heimlich Maneuver, Toronto EMS

Girl saves brother with school-taught first aid lesson after he chokes on hard candy

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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