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Pay city back: report
Mayor should pay thousands to city, auditors suggest Embattled Mayor Linda Jackson breached city spending policies and should be on the hook for thousands of dollars in misspent funds, say the authors of a $40,000-audit report delving into her 2007 office expenses. In a supplemental report by accounting firm Ernst & Young presented to the city’s audit [...] -
Germany’s furry blitzkrieg
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. Native to North and Central America, the raccoon first sailed east across the Atlantic in the 19th century, when its furs were in high [...] -
Doctor saved twice from Nazis by Raoul Wallenberg
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. Born on Dec. 20, 1920, in Budapest, he was destined to be a healer. Determined to study medicine like his [...] -
Open For Business
…And famous for it. Toronto’s full of celebrity retail types trying to sell you something, and you’re buying. Philip Alves does some celebrity shopping. Bryan Welsh lives in Stouffville, Ont., and works in Mississagua for QTG Canada Inc. across from Square One Shopping Centre. His commute takes him around the top of Toronto, avoiding Toronto’s gridlocked [...]