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Toronto police fatally shoot man reportedly seen carrying rifle near schools in Scarborough
Police officers work at the scene where police shot and injured a suspect who was walking down a city street carrying a gun, as four nearby schools were placed on lockdown, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
report on business
Succession isn’t just for sons: More women are taking the reins of the family business
President of Armour Valve, Liz McBeth, poses for a photograph with the company's founder and her father, Ian Braff, at their office in Scarborough, Ont., on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
screen time
2022 Canadian Screen Awards: Scarborough’s big win, Kim’s Convenience’s last hurrah, and gala’s other best, worst and weirdest moments
Barry Hertz
film
How Scarborough’s filmmakers overcame a pandemic, Plexiglass and a pint-sized budget to make a new Canadian masterpiece
SCARBOROUGH (2021). The film explores over the course of a school year the struggles, endurance, and resilience of the culturally diverse Toronto community through the lives of three children growing up within a system that has set them up for failure. Courtesy of levelFILM
film review
Tremendous coming-of-age drama Scarborough is a micro-budget masterpiece of Canadian film
SCARBOROUGH (2021). The film explores over the course of a school year the struggles, endurance, and resilience of the culturally diverse Toronto community through the lives of three children growing up within a system that has set them up for failure. Courtesy of levelFILM
hockey
Leafs fans love Michael Bunting’s scrappy side
Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Michael Bunting, right, smiles as he skates past Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39) after scoring his third goal of the night during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
toronto
Woman dead after apartment building fire in Scarborough
Police tape cordons off a crime scene in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday April 9, 2015. A first-degree murder charge has been laid in what Vancouver police said was a "shocking and unnerving" shooting in a busy city neighbourhood last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
basketball
Canadian Elite Basketball League adds Scarborough Shooting Stars as eighth franchise
Basketball on the floor of a indoor court with players in the background.
canada
Ottawa funnelling $12-billion into Toronto and area transit projects
View looking east on King St. East in Hamilton, Ont., which was supposed to the site of a proposed LRT line, is photographed on Feb 12 2020. In December 2019, the provincial government cancelled $ 1 billion in funding for the 14km route.
toronto
Two Toronto health networks forced to limit or close COVID-19 vaccine clinics due to shortages
Francesca Paceri, a registered pharmacist technician carefully fills the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine at a vaccine clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Some residents of Toronto and Peel Region who are aged 50 and older can begin to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointments today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
toronto
TTC recommends shutting down Scarborough Rapid Transit in 2023
done deal
Scarborough condo offers more space and lake views outside the core
Done Deal, 22 East Haven Dr., No. 1007, Toronto
canada
Ontario rejects extension for probe into LTC homes after commission blames province for ‘significant delays’
A person looks out of a window at the Tendercare Living Centre, a long term seniors care facility which is the site of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada December 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
first person
Best of 2020: First Person essays on racism in Canada
canada
Urgent plea for doctors goes out at Toronto-area nursing home hit by COVID-19
People wearing personal protective equipment are seen in the Tendercare Living Centre, a Scarborough long-term care home on December 23, 2020. Carlos Osorio for The Globe and Mail
toronto
Mayor Tory confirms Scarborough RT will shut down before subway extension is built
The SRT is seen near the Scarborough Towne Centre in Scarborough, Ontario Friday, September 27, 2013. (Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail)
canada
More Scarborough elementary schools losing teachers to virtual learning than elsewhere in Toronto, data show
Grade two teacher Vivian Mavraidis looks out into the hallways at Hunter's Glen Junior Public School during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scarborough, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2020.
toronto
Part of Scarborough Bluffs collapses onto Toronto beach; no one injured
A couple looks out over Lake Ontario from the Scarborough Bluffs in Toronto, Ontario on Oct. 28, 2013. (Peter Power/The Globe and Mail)
toronto
Toronto teacher charged with sexual assault; cops believe more victims possible
Exteriors of the Royal Crown Academic School, located at 3080 Bayview Ave., is photographed on Jan 09 2018. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
toronto
Toronto police charge suspect in 2018 playground shooting that wounded two girls
Police mark bullet holes in a fence where two young girls were shot at a playground in Scarborough, Ont., on June 15, 2018.
toronto
Man surrenders to Toronto police after double shooting leads to homicide
Man surrenders to Toronto police after double shooting leads to homicide
toronto
Three charged in Toronto hit-and-run that critically injured child
Toronto police say three people have been charged and another is being sought after three people were injured in a hit-and-run, including a 10-year-old boy who’s now in life-threatening condition.
toronto real estate
By the (pattern) book: How the humble mid-century bungalow shaped Canadian neighbourhoods
Ledbury Park is a Toronto neighbourhood in transition, lying to the west of Avenue Road and north of Lawrence Avenue. The homes on Woburn Avenue are a mixture of older bungalows and large multi-level houses. Woburn Avenue between Avenue Road and Bathurst Street is seen on November 13, 2010. JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Man dead in Scarborough neighbourhood shooting late Saturday
Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders delivers remarks and takes questions from reporters at a press conference in Toronto, on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
toronto real estate
A relaxing ‘forever home’ atop the Scarborough Bluffs
Scarborough home of Jesleen Rana and Jihad Abouali, by Taylor Smyth Architects.
opinion
Planners face huge hurdles in trying to create ‘vibrancy’ in Scarborough’s quasi-downtown
Alex Bozikovic