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From Toronto Sun – Toronto & GTA
People fearful of coyotes snatching dogs and cats must learn to live with the wild animals and take precautions, says Toronto Councillor Doug Holyday. In the wake of increasing concern, Holyday said Sunday he will recommend city parks officials look at preparing tips about living with coyotes in their neighbourhoods.
“If we want natural areas in the city, it’s going to attract wildlife,” he said.
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From Toronto Star – Toronto & GTA
The owners of an exotic fish store say a vandal with knowledge of how fish tanks operate killed hundreds of fish and expensive coral in their store Wednesday afternoon.
Adam Ghavari, co-owner of Indoor Jungle at 1285 Kennedy Rd., believes someone poured either chlorine or bleach into a central system that connects a wall of fish tanks, killing 700 fish and 200 pieces of coral.
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From Toronto Star – Toronto & GTA
Toronto’s once-sleepy island airport is going to get a lot busier.
More passengers, more flights and more destinations are planned for Porter Airlines, which unveiled the first phase of its new $50 million terminal Monday, marking the latest step in the burgeoning company’s ongoing expansion.
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A 17-year-old Siberian tiger is the latest animal to die at the Toronto Zoo.
Tonghua died Sunday around 8:30 p.m. as he was coming out of sedation. Zoo veterinarians had tranquilized the 400-pound cat to run a battery of tests after he began “acting a bit strange,” staggering and refusing food on the weekend.
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The race for Ward 27 in Toronto’s upcoming fall election is getting attention for two reasons. The first is the crowd of candidates who have already signed up to replace 19-year council veteran Kyle Rae. The second is that two openly trans women are running, Enza Anderson and Susan Gapka.
A win for either Anderson or Gapka would be a historic first in Canada. That being said, both candidates stress the election is about municipal politics, not their respective gender identities. Gapka herself couldn’t be clearer.
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A panel of representatives from the federal Liberal, Green and NDP parties spoke to an aggravated crowd at the Church of the Holy Trinity in downtown Toronto last Tuesday. Politicians were frequently heckled as each described party platforms to pull out of recession.
Liberal MP Derek Lee, NDP MP Tony Martin and Rebecca Harrison of the Green party, sat on a panel along with representatives from labour and anti-poverty groups.
The town hall was organized by the Recession Relief Coalition (RRC). The group surveyed each federal party about social spending in areas such as housing and funding non-profit agencies.
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From Toronto Sun – Toronto & GTA
Fellow TTC commissioners are lining up to back chairman Adam Giambrone.
Councillor Sandra Bussin said she doesn’t see the connection between the personal trials of Giambrone and his day job as head of the TTC.
“He stepped down from the mayoralty (race), it doesn’t mean he has to step down from chair of the TTC, or step down as a councillor,” she said Thursday. “I think it’s far too punitive and I’m very disappointed in the constant calls for somebody to be stripped of all of his roles for the city.”
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From Toronto Star – Toronto & GTA
Embattled councillor Adam Giambrone is quitting the race for Toronto’s mayor.
At a news conference Wednesday, he read a one-minute statement that apologized to his fellow councillors, to the young people of the city and in particular to his live-in girlfriend Sarah McQuarrie.
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From Toronto Star – Toronto & GTA
Mayoral candidate Adam Giambrone admitted Monday night he had “an inappropriate relationship with a young woman.”
Calling it “a serious lapse in judgment,” the Toronto city councillor offered his “deepest apology to my partner, Sarah, my family and friends for the pain and embarrassment my indiscretion will cause them.”
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Mildred’s Temple Kitchen on Hanna Avenue in Toronto might be a popular spot this Valentine’s Day weekend.
The popular restaurant is inviting customers to have sex in its bathrooms.
The Valentine’s weekend promotion takes uncomfortable but electrifying sex from the close confines of an airplane and transfers it to the unisex stalls.
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The girl, 10, was assaulted sexually by a sleep technician at a sleep clinic in Toronto. Detective Constable Phil Campbell of the Toronto Police said that the name of the clinic can not be released due to privacy laws. The clinic is as far as he knows open to the public and not limited to children.
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The low-flying missile over Newfoundland spotted Monday has been identified as a weapon of terror, says the RCMP.
On the same day that terrorist group PETA unleashed a deadly tofu cream pie into the face of federal fisheries minister Gail Shea, almost killing her, the group is said to have launched a missile over the small fishing town of Harbour Mille from an eco-friendly submarine.
The payload: multiple warheads loaded with more than a half-tonne of tofu cream pie. The intended target: Stephen Harper and all 37 of his cabinet ministers.
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The race to replace Kyle Rae in Ward 27 is getting packed and interesting, with the potential that an out trans person could make it to city council for the first time ever in Canada.
Enza Anderson, whose campaign is getting significant media attention, and Susan Gapka, a well-known activist within the queer community, are registered candidates within the ward. They are also two out trans women.
Also in the race is fresh-faced former Green party candidate Chris Tindal. Ever respectful, Tindal understands the significance of a win for Anderson or Gapka.
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A 35-year-old man is clinging to life in hospital after being struck by a streetcar in Toronto overnight.
Police say the man was talking on a cellphone when he walked in front of the oncoming streetcar in the Queen St. and Broadview Avenue area around 12:45 a.m. this morning.
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Thousands gathered today at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto to protest Stephen Harper’s prorogation of parliament.
The Toronto rally was one of more than 50 scheduled to happen across the country. The rallies were organized by a Facebook group started by a student in Alberta which quickly grew to more than 200,000 members. Five thousand people congested the streets at today’s rally in Toronto, calling for Harper to get back to work.
