On Sept. 17, 2010, more than a year after the Toronto Star first ran this photo, that same shot appeared again, this time on thestar.com in a story by urban affairs reporter Gail Swainson headlined "Vaughan mayor Linda Jackson comes out swinging".
The producers of the fifth estate, the CBC's investigative TV series, called me up one day asking if they could use some photos I shot in early July, 2008, of a protest by Progressive Moulded Products employees after the company shut its doors. I jumped at the chance.
Mayor Linda Jackson says she was unaware of the apparent mismanagement of her 2006 campaign finances that has now placed her job in jeopardy.
Eduardo Ojeda and his family immigrated to Canada from Chile on Dec. 13, smack in the middle of one of the most ferocious winters in recent memory. It was just the first test he would face as a newcomer to Vaughan.
From a base in Kassel, Germany-- once the home of fairy-tale masters the Brothers Grimm -- entire panzer divisions of invading Waschbaren ("wash bears") have been fanning out across Europe for decades.
Dr. Stephen Lazarovits, a man who escaped the wrath of Hungarian fascists twice during the Second World War, has died. He was 86. He died suddenly of natural causes on Jan. 14 in his Toronto home.
While on vacation in Trás-os-Montes, Portugal a few years ago, Manuel Fernandes, his wife Ana and some of her family were enjoying a Douro-region wine with their conversation. With land-owners and grape growers in Ana's family, talk often turned to wine. This time was no different.
Quebecor Media has won the regulatory go-ahead to start broadcasting what some have already labelled “Fox News North”.
The CRTC today granted Quebecor subsidiaries TVA Group Inc. and Sun Media Corporation a licence for Sun TV News, a national English-language news channel.
Montreal’s Mediabiz International and India’s Toonz have partnered to open a new animation and live-action production unit in Canada with plans to invest in projects worth $200 million US in the next three years.
It’s official: Oprah’s OWN channel will flash to life on Canadian TV screens two months after it does on American ones.
“There’s a great deal of excitement about the upcoming March 1 launch of the Oprah Winfrey Network in Canada,” Susan Schaefer, Corus Entertainment’s head of networks and marketing, said in a press release.
Some simple musical math: “Penny Lane” by The Beatles = One of the greatest songs by the greatest band ever.
Few songs in history make better use of a triangle than “Flathead” by The Fratellis.
“Love Train” by Aussie band Wolfmother, another one of those damn fine Apple iPod commercial tunes.
“Old Enough” by The Raconteurs should have been a much bigger hit than it was when it was released as a single in 2008. Proof that just about everyone’s musical taste is bad? I’ll be the judge of that. Yes.
On Sept. 17, 2010, more than a year after the Toronto Star first ran this photo, that same shot appeared again, this time on thestar.com in a story by urban affairs reporter Gail Swainson headlined “Vaughan mayor Linda Jackson comes out swinging”.
I was lucky enough to see old Vaughan Today/Town Crier colleagues again on May 14 at the Ontario Community Newspapers Association awards gala. The night was made sweeter thanks to a couple of awards I got to share with my friends.
A pair of Wednesday morning warm-up thefts in Vaughan has police reminding drivers to be careful with their cars. On Nov. 4 at about 6:30 a.m., a Toyota Camry was stolen from a Martin Grove Road driveway, police say. The car was left running with the doors unlocked. It was left unattended for less than three minutes.
Ali Fatehzadah has taken on his post as Vaughan’s fifth youth city councillor with some lofty goals and the knowledge that he’s now a role model. “I’m of Afghan descent, my parents are from Afghanistan,” the 17-year-old Maple High School student said recently. “I’m a proud Canadian.”
I wish I were an Apple ad guy. Then I’d get to sit around and discover über-cool music while “working” on new iPod spots.
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