Hickey hosts new baby
First-time mom Cheryl Hickey recently returned to her post as ET Canada host
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What’s in a name? For Robert Bateman, a park
Wildlife painter Robert Bateman spent his childhood playing along an old railway line that decades later would officially become a naturalized trail called the Kay Gardner Beltline Park.
Thornhill councillors sued for trespassing
Thornhill Councillors Valerie Burke and Erin Shapero are each being sued for $60,000 for trespassing by a Markham landowner.
Bell backs off Leslie site for cellphone tower
Bell mobility recently announced in a letter that it has dropped controversial plans to erect a cellphone tower at 4800 Leslie St., near Sheppard Avenue.
Taking a bite out of allergy anxiety
How summer camps of today are going to great lengths to guarantee safety when it comes to food allergies
Young fundraiser squeezes every drop out of charity work
Amanda Belzowski has taken a summertime tradition and is showing other kids how easy it can be to make a difference. A decade after Belzowski’s parents set her up with her first lemonade stand, the 12-year-old Bayview and York Mills resident has raised more than $150,000 toward pediatric heart and stroke research. Her annual event, … Continued
Parents might appeal decision to close St. Cyril
Some St. Cyril parents are considering an appeal in response to the Toronto District Catholic School Board’s recent decision to close their school.
Revised expansion plans for temple causing a stir
Though Holy Blossom Temple and Leo Baeck Day School have already revised lot expansion plans, neighbour Lorne Silver said the plans are short-sighted and lack regard for the neighbourhood. Silver lives next to a residential lot, bought by the Reform Jewish temple and school, that will be turned into a driveway, drop-off zone and parking … Continued
The sound of a rising baseball star
For Jalen Harris, a Northern Secondary student and a top young baseball prospect in Canada, being born deaf has been his advantage. “It helped me a lot because, as a kid, I would just watch, I would just look at things,” said Harris. “I don’t want to hear, I just want to see things and … Continued
Arsonist allegedly set fire to house in desperation
David Scott Young, the Banff Road resident charged with arson May 4, had been troubled for some time, according to a neighbour, and planned to burn down his North Toronto house.
Richmond Hill student gains world’s attention
Richmond Hill resident Adelina Corina Cozma recently won a second place award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in San Jose, Calif.
Replanting of removed trees begins on DDO site
After illegally felling trees on the David Dunlap Observatory lands, the site’s owners have planted 100 new ones to satisfy a court order.