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ON THE COVER (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (Summer 2023)

READ MORE:  NEWS: Pits Riot: A teaching moment (Summer 2023) NEWS: Remembering the race riot (Summer 2023)

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NEWS: Remembering the race riot (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Remembering the race riot (Summer 2023)

On Aug. 16, 1933, during a baseball game in Christie Pits (Willowvale Park until 1983) tensions were high, and thousands of people gathered on the hills to watch the game. 

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SPORTS: Baseball in full bloom at the Pits (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on SPORTS: Baseball in full bloom at the Pits (Summer 2023)

In the past two seasons, the Leafs fell just short of winning the Intercounty Baseball League’s championship series. After an offseason that saw some major changes within the organization, the boys in blue are primed for another run at the title.

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NEWS: Pits Riot: A teaching moment (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Pits Riot: A teaching moment (Summer 2023)

largest race riot to students in Toronto middle schools and high schools. The play is from the perspective of Joey Rosenthal, a young Jewish boy living in Toronto during the week leading up to the Christie Pits Riot on Aug. 16, 1933.

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NEWS: University Women’s Club of Toronto celebrates 120 years (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: University Women’s Club of Toronto celebrates 120 years (Summer 2023)

Over a century of events and philanthropy On April 23, the University Women’s Club of Toronto (UWC) celebrated 120 years with over 160 members. The celebration took place on May 1 at the University of Toronto’s Faculty Club at 41 Willcocks Street, east of Spadina, where the club holds its events. The evening began with […]

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Summer 2023)

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EDITORIAL: Ford exploits housing crisis (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford exploits housing crisis (Summer 2023)

Ontario’s auditor general, Bonnie Lysyk, and now, protests across the province, have the Ford government playing their best defensive game. In a scathing investigative report released in August, Lysyk showed more of the same in terms of the Ford government’s approach to decision-making and democracy. For those of us who have been paying attention, none […]

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FORUM: Fighting on five fronts (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on FORUM: Fighting on five fronts (Summer 2023)

No sleepy summer in University-Rosedale By Dianne Saxe I hope you’ve had a good summer, even if it has been the hottest in at least 120,000 years. Here are a few of the issues we have been working on for you.  First, you’ve undoubtedly noticed the reconstruction of Bloor Street between Avenue Road and Spadina, […]

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FORUM: Shelters overwhelmed by refugee seekers (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on FORUM: Shelters overwhelmed by refugee seekers (Summer 2023)

The roots of today’s crisis date back decades. In the early 1990s, the federal and provincial governments were building 10,000-15,000 affordable homes a year, including mixed-income co-ops, public housing, and supportive housing for people with mental health and addiction challenges. In the mid-1990s, the federal Liberals canceled the federal housing program, and the Ontario government downloaded the responsibility of providing housing to cities.

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