Old technology may be the solution to Canada’s electoral blahs. At least, that’s an idea Dave Meslin’s Better Ballots project has discovered. “There’s tons of different ways to run city elections,” he said. “(We’re) looking at those options … to help solve some of the problems.” Better Ballots has wrapped up a series of four town hall [...] Continue Reading

Thanks to changes to the Ontario Drugs Benefits program, residents can look forward to more affordable medicine from their local drug stores, said the Consumers’ Association of Canada. The CAC said requirements for pharmacies to cut prices on generic drugs will compel them to compete and as a result, improve the cost and the quality [...] Continue Reading

Police arrested two men in connection to the ongoing sexual assault investigation of a 16-year-old girl. Continue Reading

Three Toronto high school’s are expanding their concert musical programs into uncharted - and unscripted - territory. Under the guidance of 22-year-old Toronto musician, teacher and entrepreneur Mitch Wong, students at De La Salle College, University of Toronto Schools and St. Clement's School are learning how to jam. Continue Reading

A protest by Ontario First Nations last week at Queen’s Park is only the first phase in growing opposition towards Dalton McGuinty’s planned harmonized sales tax (HST). The Chiefs of Ontario, representing 134 First Nations, along with other aboriginal groups across the province, have been pressuring the provincial government to clarify and amend its HST legislation. Larry [...] Continue Reading

It’s not easy making new friends at high school, even if you’re a police officer. Instead of patrolling the downtown streets of Toronto, Constable Mo Fadel now roams the hallways of Senator O’Connor High School as part of a joint program with the Catholic School Board. Senator O’Connor is one of 50 schools to employ officers as [...] Continue Reading

Adults ducked and dodged each other across the arts studio floor. Some were assassins. Others were bodyguards. It was all make-believe and, according to innovation consultant Colleen Reitzel, designed to stimulate creativity. “It was really just fun to let loose and be a participant,” she said. “It was really a great time. The improv was phenomenal.” The [...] Continue Reading

A report prepared by Ontario hospitals offers the provincial government ways to save on the cost of palliative care and other health-care services. The report released by the Ontario Hospitals Association (OHA) last week suggests the province can save up to $15 million a year for revised strategies on patient care. Among the recommendations, the report suggested [...] Continue Reading

Don’t let your next drive be your child’s last. That’s the message behind the Toronto Child Seat Safety Coalition’s new ad campaign. Coalition officials staged a press conference recently to unveil a new public awareness poster at the Toronto Police Services’s Spring Child Seat Safety Clinic held at the corner of St. Clair Avenue West and Runnymede Road. Continue Reading

Toronto’s new Transit City project on Eglinton Avenue includes Ontario’s first specialized u-turn intersection and drivers used to making the standard left turn at traffic lights will have to pay a bit of attention. Continue Reading