McGuinty picks Phillips to chip citizenship ball out of political rough

Gerry Phillips began yesterday on a golf course in suburban Toronto. He had committed to playing a round and nothing - not even the addition of a festering controversy to his workload - was going to stop him from showing up at the first tee. (Globe Insider subscribers only)

A fresh face? Well, not really

Sure, the sun in Dubrovnik always seems to be shining, the beer is cheap and the walled city is stunning, but where can a weary traveller get a hummus wrap or smoothie? Torontonians visiting the Croatian city on the Adriatic may be surprised to see a familiar sight just off the main thoroughfare: a yellow-and-green Fresh sign.

Meet the baddest of Toronto's bad guys

It got to be too much. The armed robberies came like clockwork; every Friday they'd hold up the Dollar Store. And so the owner finally shut the place down.

Councillors split on new website that tracks votes

To the dismay of some of their clamshell confreres, two enterprising councillors have set up a website to help the public track controversial votes.Councillors Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 34, Don Valley East) and Karen Stintz say that www.torontocitycouncil.ca is being paid for out of their office budgets.

School-bus driver charged after refusing sobriety test

An on-duty Toronto school-bus driver has been charged after he refused to provide a breath sample, police said.After receiving a tip that a school-bus driver had been drinking, police said they stopped a 58-year-old man driving a Laidlaw school bus with 39 children on board.

Toronto foodies get a brand new mag

A few months ago, Sara Waxman was poring over the magazine rack at a Toronto bookstore when she noticed something conspicuously absent. Even though the city's restaurant scene is more vibrant than ever, she could not find a consumer magazine solely dedicated to its culinary pleasures.

Treat Toronto fairly

Toronto is the economic engine of Ontario and the nation (What Ontario Owes Toronto - editorial, July 26). Yet, it can't afford to maintain a proper police force or keep libraries open on Sundays? What's wrong with this picture? (Globe Insider subscribers only)

TTC ordered to call out all streetcar, bus stops

Toronto Transit Commission drivers must start announcing all bus and streetcar stops within 30 days, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled yesterday.The decision, which the TTC will not appeal, is a second victory for blind Toronto lawyer David Lepofsky, who, two years ago, obtained a similar ruling that required the TTC to announce subway stops.

Beachfront units for active people

The Beach ClubLOCATION: Hamilton DEVELOPER: Andrin HomesSIZE: 1,456 to 1,892 square feetPRICE: $224,990 to $273,990SALES CENTRE: 422-466 Beach Blvd., east of Eastport Drive. Open Monday to Wednesday, 1 to 8 p.m.; weekends and holidays, noon to 6 p.m.

Builder to finish landscaping at the same time as the homes

Castlestone LOCATION: Brampton BUILDER/DEVELOPER: Medallion Developments Inc. SIZE: semi-detached, 1,428 to 1,938 square feet; detached, 1,868 to 3,200 square feetPRICE: semi-detached, $307,000 to $340,000; detached, $366,000 to $485,000

(39) How much does my fandom rock?

I will tell you how much. We are now at $1724.85 in pledges. That's 72 pledges, people. Aaaand that was good enough to push [info] sev_4_blogathon into the top ten fundraisers! YOU GUYS. I adore you. The charity is going to adore you. ...

University of Toronto's JIFL OS instrumentation system

DTracers might be interested in reading about other dynamic OS instrumentation technologies, like the University of Toronto's JIFL.

Air Canada 8020 Toronto -- On Time

Airline: Air Canada Flight #: 8020 City: Toronto Estimated/Actual Time: -- Status: On Time Terminal: A Gate #: 11.

(38) Fanfic -- "Men of Extremes"

Title: Men of Extremes Author: [info] severina2001 Timeframe: Post Season Five Word Count: 621 Rating: PG Authors Notes: Kinda dashed this one off quickly. Probably too quickly. :/ ...

(37) Interactive Fandom -- Test your QaF knowledge, win a prize ...

Aaaaand we've got... OMG IT'S TRIVIA! 1. What are Brian and Lindsay's nicknames for each other? 2. What is the name of the bowling team that Debbie forms? Comments are screened, so enter your answer in the comment field below. ...

(36) *birds chirping*

I think my readership has gone to bed. And I just found myself staring off into space for, like, five minutes. OMG TIRED. You know what, though? This has been SO wonderful. I mean, on a personal level. (And then I rambled on here, ...

(35) Fanfic -- "Taxi"

Title: Taxi Author: [info] severina2001 Timeframe: AU Post Season Three Word Count: 1995 Rating: R Authors Notes: Okay, so Season Three ended with Brian out of work. And someone -- I think that someone was [info] quinn222, ...

Anybody else need a laugh?

Geeze what a week. Could have done without most of it. Time for some laughs. Herewith, some I've enjoyed, starting with the cartoon above, which made me laugh out loud. Happy Saturday/Sunday from Grumpy An English professor wrote these ...

(34) What I'm Here For

24 hours of non-stop blogging -- and believe me, it's non-stop -- and it's all for The Aids Committee of Toronto and their upcoming Aids Walk for Life. If you haven't already, please consider sponsoring me. We are at $1665.93 in pledges ...

guerilla flowering? indeed. toronto based posterch...

guerilla flowering? indeed. toronto based posterchild is putting up flower boxes all over town. i am absolutely in love with this idea. i can't actually recall how many wooden posts we have in this city, but there are definitely plenty ...

WTB Cheap Mac in Toronto

Looking for any OS X capable computer, $0-$300 depending on specs. I'm most interested in any eMacs or powermac g4, however I wil also consider iMac g3s.

Recent hijack attempts have Toronto truck

Recent hijack attempts have Toronto truck drivers looking over their shoulders.