Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'liberalleadership'
December 4, 2006
Ed Mirvish: theatre tycoon, city hero and...turkey giveaway guru? People lined up overnight outside Honest Ed's for the 19th Annual Turkey Giveaway on Sunday. Now approaching age 93, Ed himself was sadly not in attendance, but son David Mirvish took over greeting duties. City Homicide #64, if you're keeping track: 26-year-old Mississauga resident, Dennis Kwame Oppong, died after being shot in the head near Front and Spadina early Sunday morning. The victim had been convicted......
Continue Reading "Free Turkeys For All, The Entertainment District Is Hella Dangerous, Toronto Cops Got Chub, Today In Politics..."May 18, 2006
Mayor Miller officially launched his re-election campaign by not mentioning Jane Pitfield and throwing a party instead. Over a dozen councillors showed up to lend their support and even environmentalist Robert Kennedy Jr. sent in a video message. Over 600 cops get together and stage raids on 60 locations and arresting over 40 people in Rexdale. The raids are gang related but the media are waiting on a noon-hour press conference from the police. Gerard......
Continue Reading "Miller Time Redux, Gerard Kennedy Steps Down, Cops Get An Earful"April 24, 2006
A TTC janitor might just be subject of one ot those TTC employee ads after spotting a four-year old boy that was snatched and Amber-Alerted. A 34-year old woman was also arrested. The Post reports on what happened to the Redpath Sugar sign on the waterfront. Bob Rae and Carolyn Bennett are both now officially in the Liberal Leadership race. A car ran into a streetcar on Queen and River injuring three people. Spacing Wire......
Continue Reading "Kidnapping Happy Ending, Parkdale Beach Issues, What To Do With the Scarborough RT?"April 5, 2006
It's official, Gerard Kennedy will be running for the federal Liberal leadership. Minister of Community and Social Services Sandra Pupatello will be taking over Kennedy's job as Education Minister. In other Liberal Leadership news Bob Rae is joining the party. Police are called in to a West End apartment building to defuse a bomb. Nobody was hurt but one man is under arrest and will also be going psychiatric assessment. Kids in Scarborough won't have......
Continue Reading "Kennedy Quits Cabinet, Shadowy Towers and Police Bribery"March 22, 2006
David Suzuki gives the Ontario government big ups on its new energy plan. The plan will buy energy from sustainable sources at a premium, hopefully acting as a catalyst to these energy sources in the province. The tractors are still circling Queen's Park, the Tories are screaming about squirrels having sex, but Dalton's Liberals seem to be closing their ears like studious geeks before a mid-term blocking out obnoxious roommates. The province is boosting......
Continue Reading "News Roundup: Energy, Budgets and More Liberals"