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ON THE COVER (May 2024)

June 14th, 2024 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (May 2024)

Justin Marra slides home to score a run for the Toronto Maple Leafs at Christie Pits on May 12. The Leafs dropped their Intercounty Baseball League home opener to the London Majors, 7-5. COURTESY CRAIG AIKEN

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NEWS: Plan to protect Kensington Market (May 2024)

June 14th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: Plan to protect Kensington Market (May 2024)

Land trust aims to preserve affordability of unique neigbourhood

By Merideth Poirier

At Cafe Pamenar, located in the heart of Kensington Market, community members came out in droves to support the Kensington Community Bond Campaign. 

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NEWS: Should vape stores be near high schools? (May 2024)

June 14th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: Should vape stores be near high schools? (May 2024)

Vape World on Bloor parks itself on pathway to Central Technical High School 

By Ammara Khan and Meredith Poirier

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HISTORY: Lane name pays tribute to a mare named Crestfallen (May 2024)

June 14th, 2024 · Comments Off on HISTORY: Lane name pays tribute to a mare named Crestfallen (May 2024)

Early vaccine for diphtheria developed in local laneway

The Annex laneway where Dr. Fitzgerald kept a stable and developed a diphtheria vaccine. MIA KESKINEN/GLEANER NEWS

By Mia Keskinen 

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Tags: Annex · History · Life

LETTER TO THE EDITOR (May 2024)

June 14th, 2024 · Comments Off on LETTER TO THE EDITOR (May 2024)

RE: Offended in the Annex

I live in the east Annex. I find it offensive to receive such a biased, one-sided “newspaper” delivered to my house.

If you are going to provide an unsolicited tabloid camouflaged as news, I would urge you to take a balanced approach.

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EDITORIAL: Ford needs to step up and lead for once (May 2024)

June 14th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford needs to step up and lead for once (May 2024)

The competing notions of treating illicit drug use as a health issue versus a criminal one is at the heart of a divide between the City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario. The city wants to decriminalize and help people who are addicted and the province thinks it can arrest its way out of the problem.

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Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion

FORUM: Undoing vacant home tax debacle (May 2024)

June 14th, 2024 · Comments Off on FORUM: Undoing vacant home tax debacle (May 2024)

Booze in parks gets green light, revamp of recycling on the horizon

By Dianne Saxe

Spring arrived early this year with turbulent weather in April and sunshine in May. It’s also been an eventful season: I hope you had a chance to enjoy the total solar eclipse, the Easter parades, Earth Day’s 45th anniversary, Toronto’s luscious bounty of cherry blossoms, and holiday meals with friends and family.

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Tags: Annex · Opinion

FORUM: Queen’s Park roundup (May 2024)

June 14th, 2024 · Comments Off on FORUM: Queen’s Park roundup (May 2024)

Underfunding schools, justice system, and interference at colleges & universities

By Jessica Bell

It’s been a very busy period at Queen’s Park. Here are the highlights. 

Parents stand up to pending school budget cuts

On May 8, I joined parents, students, teachers, and residents outside Kensington School for a rally to demand better funding for our public schools.

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LIFE: Dupont Street’s “Dynamo on Ice” (May 2024)

June 14th, 2024 · Comments Off on LIFE: Dupont Street’s “Dynamo on Ice” (May 2024)

Petra Burka reminded of her skating career that started in the Annex

By Mia Keskinen 

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Tags: Annex · History · Life