Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'generalhospital'
February 25, 2008
Vintage postcard of the Toronto General Hospital (1913) from Mars Discovery District. Encounters with government bureaucracy can be stressful ordeals at the best of times; at the worst, when things don’t go your way, they can be incredibly frustrating. Apparently, this is true even if you’re a Polaris Music Prize–winning musician. Former Torontoist contributor Carly Beath pointed us toward Owen Pallett recounting his recent travails with the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care......
Continue Reading "Banging Your Head Against the Wall of Government Bureaucracy "June 27, 2007
Veteran stage actor William Hutt, famous for his many seasons playing all the great Shakespearean roles at Stratford, died today of leukemia at Stratford General Hospital at the age of 87. As a founding member of the Stratford Festival, Hutt acted and directed in 130 productions. He officially retired from the festival in 2005 playing Prospero in a remount production of The Tempest, where his performance was universally acclaimed, but as Torontoist reported in October......
Continue Reading "Stage Legend William Hutt Dies at 87"April 13, 2007
The fine for street racing is now $10,000. There goes my weekend. A man was discovered stabbed to death at 1:30 a.m. this morning on an empty subway car at Kennedy Station. The station was closed for investigation for most of the morning rush hour, and details are limited at this point. We'll keep you posted. Pro-Tip #6834: Don't describe a women's college basketball team as "nappy-headed hos" if you value your job at......
Continue Reading "Cool It Danny Zuko, Kennedy Assassination, Imus Canned For Bad Taste, Summerlicious Sucks"June 19, 2006
Hundreds marched around Downtown Toronto for the Stop the Violence walk on Sunday but this weekend, around Toronto, there was a different story. Police reported that three people were shot: one of them was a 13-year old boy who walked into Etobicoke General Hospital with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The Star asks why Ontario schoolboards aren't hiring teachers from new immigrant communities? They argue that there might be a hidden apartheid that blindsides......
Continue Reading "Anti Gun Parade Marred by Shootings, James Loney Gets Pride Honours and Korean Fans Go Crazy Over Draw"