ontariosite.com http://ontariosite.com Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:54:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 The Fixer: Stripped down shelters provide scant cover for TTC riders http://ontariosite.com/the-fixer-stripped-down-shelters-provide-scant-cover-for-ttc-riders-2/ http://ontariosite.com/the-fixer-stripped-down-shelters-provide-scant-cover-for-ttc-riders-2/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:54:21 +0000 admin http://ontariosite.com/the-fixer-stripped-down-shelters-provide-scant-cover-for-ttc-riders-2/ New transit shelters that have only a roof and one wall, like this one on Broadview Ave., just north of Queen St., are a source of complaints from readers who say they offer far less protection than the old shelters they replaced.

New accessibility rules require more room on sidewalks, which reduces the space available for full-sized shelters.



http://www.thestar.com/article/1131718

]]> http://ontariosite.com/the-fixer-stripped-down-shelters-provide-scant-cover-for-ttc-riders-2/feed/ 0 Student council vote at Western nullified by ‘Justin Bieber’ hackers http://ontariosite.com/student-council-vote-at-western-nullified-by-%e2%80%98justin-bieber%e2%80%99-hackers/ http://ontariosite.com/student-council-vote-at-western-nullified-by-%e2%80%98justin-bieber%e2%80%99-hackers/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:54:18 +0000 admin http://ontariosite.com/student-council-vote-at-western-nullified-by-%e2%80%98justin-bieber%e2%80%99-hackers/

The University of Western Ontario has scrapped two days of voting for its student president, a position worth $39,000, because of allegations of vote rigging.



http://www.thestar.com/article/1132162

]]> http://ontariosite.com/student-council-vote-at-western-nullified-by-%e2%80%98justin-bieber%e2%80%99-hackers/feed/ 0 Portrait of Mayor Rob Ford selling for $5,555.55 (U.S.) on eBay http://ontariosite.com/portrait-of-mayor-rob-ford-selling-for-5555-55-u-s-on-ebay/ http://ontariosite.com/portrait-of-mayor-rob-ford-selling-for-5555-55-u-s-on-ebay/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:39:11 +0000 admin http://ontariosite.com/portrait-of-mayor-rob-ford-selling-for-5555-55-u-s-on-ebay/ This portrait of Rob Ford by local artist Stephanie Kervin is for sale on eBay.

A Toronto artist’s painting is listed on eBay at a price cheekily tagged to Ford’s opposition to the bag tax.



http://www.thestar.com/article/1131462

]]> http://ontariosite.com/portrait-of-mayor-rob-ford-selling-for-5555-55-u-s-on-ebay/feed/ 0 GTA women charged with cocaine smuggling behind bars in Dominican Republic http://ontariosite.com/gta-women-charged-with-cocaine-smuggling-behind-bars-in-dominican-republic-2/ http://ontariosite.com/gta-women-charged-with-cocaine-smuggling-behind-bars-in-dominican-republic-2/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:24:09 +0000 admin http://ontariosite.com/gta-women-charged-with-cocaine-smuggling-behind-bars-in-dominican-republic-2/

Three GTA women were arrested in the Dominican Republic Monday for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine to Toronto.



http://www.thestar.com/article/1132189

]]> http://ontariosite.com/gta-women-charged-with-cocaine-smuggling-behind-bars-in-dominican-republic-2/feed/ 0 Jim Curran to retire from CBC Radio One http://ontariosite.com/jim-curran-to-retire-from-cbc-radio-one/ http://ontariosite.com/jim-curran-to-retire-from-cbc-radio-one/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:39:06 +0000 admin http://ontariosite.com/jim-curran-to-retire-from-cbc-radio-one/

Veteran radio reporter Jim Curran announces he’ll be retiring from CBC at the end of March.



http://www.thestar.com/article/1132238

]]> http://ontariosite.com/jim-curran-to-retire-from-cbc-radio-one/feed/ 0 The Fixer: Stripped down shelters provide scant cover for TTC riders http://ontariosite.com/the-fixer-stripped-down-shelters-provide-scant-cover-for-ttc-riders/ http://ontariosite.com/the-fixer-stripped-down-shelters-provide-scant-cover-for-ttc-riders/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:54:08 +0000 admin http://ontariosite.com/the-fixer-stripped-down-shelters-provide-scant-cover-for-ttc-riders/ New transit shelters that have only a roof and one wall, like this one on Broadview Ave., just north of Queen St., are a source of complaints from readers who say they offer far less protection than the old shelters they replaced.

New accessibility rules require more room on sidewalks, which reduces the space available for full-sized shelters.



http://www.thestar.com/article/1131718

]]> http://ontariosite.com/the-fixer-stripped-down-shelters-provide-scant-cover-for-ttc-riders/feed/ 0 GTA women charged with cocaine smuggling behind bars in Dominican Republic http://ontariosite.com/gta-women-charged-with-cocaine-smuggling-behind-bars-in-dominican-republic/ http://ontariosite.com/gta-women-charged-with-cocaine-smuggling-behind-bars-in-dominican-republic/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:23:58 +0000 admin http://ontariosite.com/gta-women-charged-with-cocaine-smuggling-behind-bars-in-dominican-republic/

Three GTA women were arrested in the Dominican Republic Monday for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine to Toronto.



http://www.thestar.com/article/1132189

]]> http://ontariosite.com/gta-women-charged-with-cocaine-smuggling-behind-bars-in-dominican-republic/feed/ 0 Rick Vaive not drunk during trip, former Leaf teammate tells trial http://ontariosite.com/rick-vaive-not-drunk-during-trip-former-leaf-teammate-tells-trial-2/ http://ontariosite.com/rick-vaive-not-drunk-during-trip-former-leaf-teammate-tells-trial-2/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:23:59 +0000 admin http://ontariosite.com/rick-vaive-not-drunk-during-trip-former-leaf-teammate-tells-trial-2/ Former Toronto Maple Leafs player Bill Derlago leaves Newmarket court, where the impaired driving trial of former teammate Rick Vaive continued Thursday. Derlago testified that Vaive was not drunk when he left drove home from a two-day golf tournament in Gravenhurst in July 2009.

The impaired driving trial of former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Rick Vaive continued in a Newmarket court Thursday, with a well-known former NHL star taking the stand in defense of his former teammate.



http://www.thestar.com/article/1132502

]]> http://ontariosite.com/rick-vaive-not-drunk-during-trip-former-leaf-teammate-tells-trial-2/feed/ 0 Rick Vaive not drunk during trip, former Leaf teammate tells trial http://ontariosite.com/rick-vaive-not-drunk-during-trip-former-leaf-teammate-tells-trial/ http://ontariosite.com/rick-vaive-not-drunk-during-trip-former-leaf-teammate-tells-trial/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:24:05 +0000 admin http://ontariosite.com/rick-vaive-not-drunk-during-trip-former-leaf-teammate-tells-trial/ Former Toronto Maple Leafs player Bill Derlago leaves Newmarket court, where the impaired driving trial of former teammate Rick Vaive continued Thursday. Derlago testified that Vaive was not drunk when he left drove home from a two-day golf tournament in Gravenhurst in July 2009.

The impaired driving trial of former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Rick Vaive continued in a Newmarket court Thursday, with a well-known former NHL star taking the stand in defense of his former teammate.



http://www.thestar.com/article/1132502

]]> http://ontariosite.com/rick-vaive-not-drunk-during-trip-former-leaf-teammate-tells-trial/feed/ 0 Paramedic blames inexperience for failure to treat dying patient http://ontariosite.com/paramedic-blames-inexperience-for-failure-to-treat-dying-patient/ http://ontariosite.com/paramedic-blames-inexperience-for-failure-to-treat-dying-patient/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:23:58 +0000 admin http://ontariosite.com/paramedic-blames-inexperience-for-failure-to-treat-dying-patient/ James Hearst, 59, died in the lobby of his apartment building near Yonge and College Sts. on June 25, 2009, after collapsing and then waiting for more than half an hour for paramedics to arrive.

A paramedic said a strike by his union had no impact on his decision to refuse to attend to a man who was dying of a heart attack for more than 35 minutes while waiting for police backup.



http://www.thestar.com/article/1131708

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