Ex-Marineland worker calls for tougher zoo laws
Former staff members from Marineland delivered a massive petition to Queen’s Park on Monday morning, calling on the province to create laws to better protect animals in zoos and aquariums....
View ArticleTransgendered student not allowed to use male washroom
A transgendered teen says he is being treated unfairly at his Durham high school by not being allowed to use the male washroom. James Spencer, 16, says he knew for years that even though he was born a...
View ArticleFuneral for girl, 5, killed by city garbage truck
Hundreds of people attended a funeral held on Wednesday for a five-year-old girl who was killed by a city garbage truck. Kayleigh Callaghan-Belanger died after she was hit at the corner of Cliffside...
View ArticleResidents launch petition against proposed Walmart in Kensington Market
Kensington Market might be getting a new addition to the community but its residents are not on board with this neighbour. Retail giant Walmart wants to set up shop in the historic neighborhood as a...
View ArticleGeorge Takei, petitioners urge 2014 Games move to Vancouver
Activist and actor George Takei, best known as helmsman Lt. Sulu in the original Star Trek series, is boldly going where tens of thousands have gone before, denouncing Russia’s anti-gay laws, calling...
View ArticleCity of Toronto launches petition against Ford government’s cuts
The City of Toronto is fighting back against the cuts made by the Ford government by launching an online petition. Mayor John Tory made the announcement on Wednesday standing behind a new sign affixed...
View ArticleConservative MP criticized over petition questioning COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA – A Conservative MP and former leadership candidate is being criticized for sponsoring a petition that questions the science and safety of COVID-19 vaccinations. The petition, signed by...
View ArticleConservative leader dodges questions on petition that likens COVID vaccine to...
OTTAWA – The federal Conservative leader is facing questions about one of his MPs, who has sponsored a petition that likens a COVID-19 vaccine to “human experimentation.” Leader Erin O’Toole has not...
View ArticlePublic consultations needed in renaming of historic Toronto street
Renaming a well-known Toronto street is proving to be complicated. A city staff report released on Wednesday recommends public consultations on the renaming of Dundas Street and on the naming and...
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