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Single-family zoning in Ontario limits the size of homes and prevents architects from building on big, flat areas. The result has been the destruction of large swathes of Ontario’s urban landscape and a lack…
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A new Seattle-based startup has taken seed funding from Tusk Ventures and billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to pilot a project that will provide resources and electricity to six isolated small islands in the…
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When it’s cold outside and chocolate-covered popcorn is as sweet as sugar, but not that good, where do you turn? Well, if you’re Junior’s, dairy-free ice cream may be the answer. The family-owned ice…
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The Festival of the Agincourt Revolution Award Dinner The Gardener: Rolf Hedden At present she’s in the process of completing her fourth book, 90 Years, by collecting stories of less well-known women whose accomplishments…
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TORONTO, Canada – A respected 43-year-old humanitarian worker, who has fought tooth and nail for Syria’s war victims, had a setback in his pursuit for justice when his car, stolen from his Toronto driveway…
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The Canadian city of Toronto had been paying the $100 million in annual disposal costs to private trash hauling companies since 2008, when it phased out garbage pickup by city employees. But Toronto taxpayers…
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The man who turned around Sears, Best Buy and Rona, to name a few companies, has returned to the private sector as the chairman and CEO of Alvarez & Marsal. Perhaps best known for…
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Fresh fruit and vegetables, prepared meals, nuts and chocolate bars. These aren’t the typical sight in the stands at the local supermarket. But for most grocery shoppers, these foods are not only more often…
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Image copyright EPA Image caption The activists were found guilty of disrupting assembly after demanding a vote on universal suffrage A Hong Kong court has found two pro-democracy activists guilty of disrupting a government…
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As civilians in Syria face a third week without aid, Barack Obama says, ‘It’s not a sufficient substitute for the political outcome’ US officials say humanitarian effort in Syria is another means to counter…
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