Articles in the law and government Category

Man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in Creba case – Boxing Day 2005 shooting of 15-year-old girl galvanized Toronto; 27-year-old enters plea instead of standing trial
Posted in law and government on 22 December 2009

By Anthony Reinhart
The Globe and Mail
Before he headed out to the Boxing Day sales on Yonge Street in 2005, Jeremiah Valentine ignored previous court orders and slipped a familiar item into his pocket: a fully loaded, snub-nosed .357 magnum revolver.
Because of that one decision, a 15-year-old girl named Jane Creba was killed, six more [...]

Dump site is the Pits – Residents fume over possible trash-stash plan
Posted in law and government, torontopreneur on 25 June 2009

By DON PEAT , SUN MEDIA
Even before the city has announced locations of temporary dump sites, residents are threatening to boycott and set up pickets at the dump sites.
Christie Pits residents told the Sun that if the park is made into a temporary dump site, as is expected to be announced this afternoon, [...]

Tariq Ali in Toronto
Posted in Featured, law and government on 16 November 2008

Tariq Ali answering a question on mobilizing for Civil Rights in the Coming Obama Era.

TTC budget cuts met with vocal opposition
Posted in law and government, torontopreneur on 11 September 2007

Toronto residents participate in a public hearing on TTC service cuts at the Scarborough Civic Centre.
Updated: Tue Sep. 11 2007 7:10:14 AM
toronto.ctv.ca
Toronto Mayor David Miller is facing opposition to proposed municipal cuts from the Toronto Transit Commission, community councils and city councillors.
Coun. Michael Thompson (Scarborough Centre) is rallying his constituents to rebel against [...]

The election as viewed by a Warholian warrior
Posted in law and government, torontopreneur on 10 November 2006

By Marc Weisblott
The Globe and Mail

Himy Syed opened a campaign office in the storefront of the Metro Theatre (677 Bloor St. W.) because he figured it was the perfect place to advocate for the reunification of north and south Koreatown — two sides of the street that fall into two different electoral wards. [...]

‘We will stop this violence’ – Names of 52 dead read aloud at Yonge Street vigil
Posted in law and government, torontopreneur on 3 January 2006

Natalie Alcoba , National Post
Tuesday, January 03, 2006 ( Photo Credit: Brent Foster, National Post )

A week to the minute that a 15-year-old Toronto girl was gunned down on the city’s busiest strip, a crowd of people huddled around her [...]

San Francisco Bay Area Muslims Condemn Terrorism in the Name of Islam – Press Conference – Friday July 8 2005
Posted in law and government, photojournalism on 8 July 2005

By HiMY SYeD
Friday Jul 8th, 2005 1:25 PM

In an hour long noon time press conference at the Islamic Center of San Francisco , one day after the London Train and Bus Bombings, All Muslim organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area were joined by leaders of the Jewish, Christian and [...]