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Images of suspects in stabbing near Roehampton shelter
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Three sought in assault, stabbing near Roehampton shelter

August 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Rodger Burnside assault, Eglinton Avenue East, Mt. Pleasant Road, Northern Secondary School, protest, Roehampton Hotel, stabbing, Toronto Police

Images have been released of three men wanted in the investigation of an assault and multiple stabbing near the Roehampton homeless shelter.

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Protest against homeless shelter
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Midtown demonstrators divided in protest over homeless housing

August 16, 2020November 24, 2020 Rodger Burnside Broadway Avenue, demonstration, homelessness, John Tory, Josh Matlow, Mt. Pleasant Road, protest

A protest against homeless shelters in midtown drew about 100 residents but also an almost equal-sized group supporting the shelters.

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One of two protests on Danforth
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Anti-hate rally drowns out anti-immigrant vigil on Danforth

September 12, 2018September 27, 2018 Sergio Arangio Danforth Avenue, Faith Goldy, Mary Fragedakis, Paula Fletcher, protest, shooting

Seven weeks after the tragic mass shooting at Toronto’s Greektown, a clash of “love versus hate” took place Sept. 9 at the site of the horrific event.

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Sports 

No more hockey, no more skiing

December 14, 2012March 4, 2019 Perry King Bill 115, education, Extracurriculars, High school, protest, teachers, Toronto District School Board

Teacher work-to-rule puts sports in jeopardy

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Students show their anger

December 14, 2012 Town Crier staff Bill 115, education, Extracurriculars, Georges Vanier Seconday School, High school, protest, Student Strike, teachers, Toronto District School Board

Frustration mounts over the loss of extracurriculars

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Mystery picket targets TTC headquarters

September 25, 2012 Town Crier staff Cleaning, Contracting Out, protest, Toronto Transit Commission, transit

Signs suggest protesters upset by proposal to contract out cleaning jobs, but union says it’s unaware of any planned action

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Vigil held outside library for courier

September 7, 2012June 22, 2014 Karolyn Coorsh cyclist, Darcy Allan Sheppard, death, Michael Bryant, protest, St. Paul's, Toronto Reference Library

Protesters oppose launch of ex-attorney general Michael Bryant’s book on his role in Sheppard’s death

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Dissident marks those left behind

August 22, 2012 Town Crier staff Amnesty International, Evin Prison, Iran, protest, Salman Sima, Tehran

Special to the Town Crier

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Mayor calls Sheppard transit report 'hogwash'

March 16, 2012 Town Crier staff bus, Karen Stintz, LRT, protest, Rob Ford, Sheppard Station, streetcar, subway, Subways Are For Everyone, Toronto Transit Commission

Even before a report recommending light rail transit for Sheppard Avenue was released, Mayor Rob Ford was dismissing it as “hogwash.”

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Mayor makes stop at Sheppard demo

March 16, 2012 Town Crier staff bus, LRT, Norm Kelly, protest, Rob Ford, Shelley Carroll, Sheppard Station, streetcar, subway, Subways Are For Everyone, Toronto Transit Commission

A group of pro-subway residents got a political boost when Mayor Rob Ford showed up at their rush-hour rally.

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Dissident urges kids to break the cycle

December 19, 2011 Town Crier staff After Tehran: A Life Reclaimed, Arab Spring, Marina Nemat, Prison, Prisoner Of Tehran, protest, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute

Tortured and jailed in Iran, Marina Nemat shares her story

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Protesters knock TOPS site

September 7, 2011December 10, 2020 Town Crier staff education, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute, protest, Talented Offerings F, TOPS, Toronto District School Board

Elite program housed in overcrowded school, say students and parents

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Davisville student appeals suspension

December 23, 2010January 31, 2020 Town Crier staff education, Free Speech, Northern Secondary School, protest, soccer

Students rally behind Northern Secondary’s soccer team captain Emil Cohen

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Students protest suspension

December 3, 2010January 31, 2020 Tristan Carter education, Free Speech, Northern Secondary School, protest, soccer

Northern Red Knights cry fowl over soccer player being booted over comments at assembly

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No Kew Beach condo yet, residents say

November 16, 2010March 11, 2021 Town Crier staff beaches, condominiums, protest

Longo Development intends to build a 65-unit, four-storey condo on Kippendavie Avenue, but they must tear down six existing homes. Residents wants a plan to fix Beaches water and flooding issues before they start building.

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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
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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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