The Falconer report on violence in Toronto schools talks of a "culture of fear," saying that many students bring weapons to school, and many crimes go unreported. Some of the basic recommendations to fix things include more social workers and after-school basketball, fewer suspensions, more diverse teaching staff, and gun-sniffing springer spaniels to roam the halls. Sir Edmund Hillary, the New Zealander who was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest,......

What is this sailing vessel doing upside down in the RCYC City Side basin at the foot of Parliament Street? It's the carbon fibre Spirit of Canada, which was performing a mandatory test yesterday before Skipper Derek Hatfield qualifies to take the boat more than 27,000 nautical miles non-stop around the world—alone. Only 126 sailors have accomplished such a trek successfully. By comparison, more than 1,800 mountaineers have reached the summit of Mount Everest.......

A 69-year-old Newmarket man scaled Mount Everest, making him the oldest Canadian to conquer the peak. Makes you feel kind of guilty for wheezing at the top of the staircase, eh? The city struggles to cope with the shooting of 15-year-old Jordan Manners at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute on Wednesday. Classes were cancelled yesterday, but the school remained open for grief counselling. The boy's family grieves, classmates mourn via Facebook, and Rosie DiManno writes......