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Pro Hamas anti Jewish/Israel gangs are marching in the streets throughout the world. They chant 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free'. They want Israel destroyed. The JDL will spend shabbat downtown Toronto on Saturday July 26th at Queens Park 2:00 pm and confront these supporters of Hamas. Join the JDL and never again ignore these ( Read more... )

The Star reports that as of Monday, the penny will formally disappear. Pennies will remain legal tender, but the mint will stop issuing them, and retailers will gradually begin rounding their prices to the nickel. Within 2-3 years, you probably won't be able to remember the last time you handled one ( Read more... )

The Toronto Zoo's Due Diligence on PAWS (the place they wanted to send the elephants ( Read more... )

A photo of a woman’s buttocks clad in white shorts, with a dark thong showing through, is one of the “creepshots” that started an online war about privacy.

Online vigilantes are targeting a Toronto man they say moderated a Reddit subsection devoted to photos clandestinely taken of women in public places, many of them sexualized.
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The Globe & Mail reports that due to an accident in which a TTC worker was killed and another injured, there will be no subway service between Downsview and St. Clair West stations until at least the end of Friday morning rush hour.

The CBC reports that there's been a shooting at the Eaton Centre. The mall is closed, the area is cordoned off, and there is no subway service between Union and Bloor. (Edit: service is now bypassing Queen and Dundas, and streetcars are being diverted around the scene.)

The Star reports that the Conservation Authority has concluded that Rob Ford should not be allowed to purchase the parkland adjacent to his property. They instead recommend that, at absolute most, he be permitted a short-term lease (2-5 years). The Star's story also notes that there is absolutely no precedent for Conservation land being sold to ( Read more... )

The CBC is reporting that the library strike is now officially over. The librarians have agreed to the city's latest offer, and libraries will re-open at 10:30 AM on Friday morning.

Breaking news on the library strike: the union has reached a tentative deal with the city, which will be voted on today. Librarians may be back to work as soon as Friday, although it is unlikely libraries will be open before Monday ( Read more... )