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ON THE COVER (Summer 2023)

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

On Aug. 16 Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Rob Johnson, Councillor Dianne Saxe, Mayor Olivia Chow and MPP Jessica Bell were among the many dignitaries in attendance at a commemorative baseball game including the Italian and Jewish communities that marked the 90th anniversary of the Christie Pits Riot. COURTESY THE CITY OF TORONTO

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NEWS: Remembering the race riot (Summer 2023)

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

90 years ago Jewish and Italian neighbours defended community against antisemitism

Taken by an unknown photograher, this is the only known photo of the riot on August 16, 1933. City of Toronto Archives, Globe and Mail fonds, Fonds 1266, Item 30791.

By Fox Oliver

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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)

Returning veterans, deep roster raise hopes for elusive championship

Toronto Maple Leafs outfielder Gregory Carrington connects on a pitch on July 30. The Leafs defeated the Hamilton Cardinals 9-5. (R.S. KONJEK/GLEANER NEWS)

By R.S. Konjek

Third time’s the charm.

Fans of Toronto Maple Leafs baseball are hoping that’s the case this summer.

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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)

A plaque in Christie Pits reminds passersby of a dark time in Toronto history worth remembering. BRIAN BURCHELL/GLEANER NEWS

By Fox Oliver

A local theatre group is telling the story of the Christie Pits Riot, which involved 10,000 people, on the same soil where it happened.

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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

Past President Judith Lewis doing the honours of cutting the UWC’s anniversary cake. She was president from 2002 to 2004 and again from 2008 to 2017. HAILEY ALEXANDER/GLEANER NEWS

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.

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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 of it comes as a surprise, but we can only hope that this spells the end of a corrupt regime, and that these Greenbelt decisions won’t move forward.

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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.

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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)

Crisis underscores a larger housing crisis that Ford refuses to help fix

By Jessica Bell

Refugees and asylum seekers who arrive in Canada have been forced to flee their homes for many reasons, including war, violence, and natural disasters made worse by the climate crises.

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