One of the strangest things to happen over the course of this very strange spring was the apparent transformation of Premier Doug Ford into to a caring, compassionate leader. This illusion is fading quickly, as his government rams Bill 184 through the Ontario legislature. The new law will almost surely result in mass residential evictions of tenants who were unable to pay full rent during the COVID-19 lockdown.

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Toronto has always been a place where people with vision have put in the work to build their communities, and my recent communications with residents have shown that our city’s passion for progress is only getting stronger.

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Ford failing to address homelessness, racism, schooling

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The Tulip Fairy Family proved that they too, are essential workers, when, on April 2, a woman and her two children purchased all the tulips at Steven’s Convenience at Bathurst and Olive streets. They then mysteriously distributed the flowers to houses in the adjacent area. Their identity remains unknown.

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Pandemic shows we can live on so much less While many of us are enjoying cleaner air in the neighbourhood, undoubtably there are people up at night worried about what happens if the air never goes back to being as toxic as it once was. Trillions of dollars are at stake if we, as a […]

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Whether it’s the fragrance, the colours, the shape, or all three, fresh flowers in the home make wonderful decorations to relax the mind and nourish the spirit.

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The Bloor St. Arts Corridor monthly Covid-events column for July 2020.

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As the Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball 2020 season is cancelled, Marek Deska recounts historic no-hitter

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Robert Watt House, the former home of Anne Mirvish’s studio, is on its way from 610 to 604 Markham St. The building is being preserved and re-located as part of Westbank’s Mirvish Village development.

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Coronavirus has hit long term care homes and retirement homes hard, accounting for 12% of all Toronto’s cases but 35% of all the city’s deaths, according to data from the National Institute on Ageing and Toronto Public health.

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Loblaws, Metro, Fiesta Farms all affected By Nicole Stoffman How is COVID-19 impacting the health and safety of grocery workers and their customers across the Annex? The Gleaner took a closer look. DUPONT LOBLAWS Toronto Public Health is actively investigating two clusters of cases of COVID-19 among staff at grocery stores including the Loblaws at […]

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The Annex café at the corner of Bathurst and Bloor has announced its closing after 12 years in business. The announcement came ahead of the pandemic crisis and reportedly as the building had been sold by the tenant’s parent company.

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