Pediatric healing room infused with Indigenous knowledge of the Seven Grandfather Teachings, medicine wheel and spirit animals is now open to Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients.
Tag: Toronto
Teen charged in alleged Toronto Raptors ticket fraud: police
A teenager is facing a dozen charges related to what police describe as a fraud scheme involving Toronto Raptors tickets. City police say the alleged fraud was carried out between April and November 2017 on Twitter by a boy who was 17 at the time. They allege he reached out to Raptors fans through a […]
Flavorwire’s 2018 Toronto International Film Festival Diary
TORONTO – After three years of attendance, here’s the thing I’ve learned about the Toronto International Film Festival: you just have to accept that you’re not going to see everything you want to see. This is a gigantic, everything-and-the-kitchen-sink kind of festival, in which star-driven studio Oscar hopefuls and undistributed foreign indies are vying for […]
10 Toronto International Film Festival Movies We Can’t Wait to See
Talk to any professional film critic, and they’ll tell you about the pleasures of the Toronto International Film Festival — and of its anxieties. It is, in many ways, the all-you-can-eat buffet of film fests, a smorgasboard with literally hundreds of titles to choose from, including most of the big fall titles vying for year-end […]
Meghan Markle: Prince Harry makes it up to his wife after she left her ‘love’ in Toronto
Meghan Markle, who married Prince Harry on 19 May this year, makes no secret of her love for dogs. On her now-deleted Instagram account, she often posted about her two rescue dogs, Guy and Bogart, whom she described as “my boys” and “my loves”. She made the ultimate sacrifice when she was compelled to leave […]
Unsanctioned overdose prevention site to open in Toronto neighbourhood after province freezes funding
Harm reduction workers say they will open an unsanctioned overdose prevention site in Parkdale on Monday, just weeks after the province announced it would “pause” funding for future sites across the province.
Overdose deaths spike in downtown Toronto, prompting public warning by police
Toronto police have issued a public safety warning about a batch of dangerous opioids they believe are being sold in the downtown core after seven people died from drug overdoses over the past 12 days.
Montreal public health backs Toronto call to decriminalize personal drug use
Decriminalizing all drug use would reduce the stigma and bring down the barriers preventing those who abuse illicit substances from getting treatment, the agency said.
Toronto wants to ban the sale of handguns and ammunition after mass shooting
Cole Burston/Getty Images Toronto wants to ban the sales of handguns and ammunition following a deadly mass shooting in its Greektown neighborhood which left three people, including the shooter, dead and 13 people wounded. The council voted to urge the federal government to ban the sale of handguns and ammunition in Toronto. They also voted to […]
CN Tower Viewfinder app offers ‘VR’ view of Toronto from 1,136 feet up
If you’ve ever wondered what Toronto looks like from the CN Tower’s famous observation deck, now’s your chance to see it for yourself. A new app offers a “virtual reality” view of the city from 1,136 feet up, and you can enjoy it from the comfort of your home. Developed by CN Tower and Fuzz Productions, the […]
