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From the street to the studio Sketch is a Toronto arts studio that has welcomed street youth and the homeless, aged 15-29, into its downtown space for more than 10 years. It's an innovative way to fight poverty and homelessness by building confidence and creating futures. (Sept. 4, 2008)
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An excerpt from a 29 minute video obtained by The Star shows large quantities of tires dumped on...
In 1983, former Northwest Airlines Captain Julie Clark was one of the first women to Captain an...
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Shaun Dacey takes us on a graffiti tour in Toronto's Queen West neighbourhood to see the work of...
Although there are more than three million vehicles on the roads of Beijing, the bicycle still...
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Some drink it for their health; others because it's simply part of tradition. Whatever the reason,...
More than 80 buskers from around the world -- including popper Robert Muraine and b-boy "Gyroe" --...
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About 30 members of the Lopes family gathered in Whitby to watch Priscilla Lopes-Schliep race to a...
It's the hottest art venue in Beijing. If you can imagine Toronto's Distillery District on steroids...
Beijing is changing so fast that some locals joke you need to buy a new map every month. It's...
What’s in your garage? Wheels editor Mark Richardson gets a close look at Robert Herjavec’s...
Omar Khadr's military lawyer, Navy Lt. Cmdr Bill Kuebler, talks about why the Toronto detainee...
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Canadian lawyer Dennis Edney talks about his visit with Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr. The...
In a city of more than 17 million people, you'd think it might be a challenge to unwind. But...
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Thousands of Toronto residents forced from their homes by massive propane explosions early Sunday...
York University's Tait McKenzie Centre acts as an emergency shelter for hundreds of people...
Vivid orange balls of fire lit up the early morning sky in Toronto on Sunday, Aug. 10, as a series...
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The Olympics has accelerated the pace of change in a country already known for its growth. Nowhere...
Raised by a single mother, it hasn't always been easy financially for artistic gymnast Elyse...
It's one of the most iconic of the Olympic venues in Beijing -- the new Beijing National Stadium or...
With just a couple of days left before the Olympic Games open, spirits are high in Beijing. And...
We know Oakville kayaker Adam van Koeverden carried the flag for Canada at the opening ceremonies...
This video, shot last Sunday by Caleb Cooper, shows a large tree branch collapsing in a back yard...
War crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic is in custody in the Hague. The Star’s Bill Schiller,...
Survival expert Gino Ferri shows Toronto Star food editor Kim Honey how to eat wild.
Canadian archers Crispin Duenas, J.D. Burnes and Jay Lyon hope to gain some attention for their...
Canada's sailing team will be in full flight at the Beijing Olympic Games. One potential medallist...
If you want to examine the cost of incarceration, look no further than the Brooklyn neighbourhood...
Kingston-Galloway is one of Toronto's 13 “priority” neighbourhoods, areas badly shortchanged when...
Hobbema, a once oil rich reserve of 12,000 Cree Indians south of Edmonton, is struggling to regain...
Greg Simmons, 40, spent 17 years of his life behind bars, for a laundry list of serious crimes. He...
Critics of minimum mandatory sentences often point to Michigan as an example of their failure....
Former Michigan prisoner Angelita Able was facing 20 to 60 years in state prison due to some of the...
Correctional Investigator Howard Sapers, the federally-appointed prison ombudsman, discusses the...
Millhaven Institution warden Bruce Somers and his staff offer a glimpse of what it’s like to do...
Canada has adopted tougher mandatory minimum sentences, a practice that in the U.S. has led to...
As Glen Abbey prepares to host the 2008 Canadian Open, an expert shows how pin placements are...
Course Superintendent Scott Bowman shares raking techniques from a bunker at Glen Abbey in Oakville...
Glen Abbey golf course superintendent Scott Bowman demonstrates the proper way to repair a pitch...
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A crew at the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre is heading up Canada's first heat registry to...
Al Parkhill, skipper of Soggy Dollars, prepares for the Lake Ontario 300, the longest freshwater...
Members of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority employ an electrofishing technique to...
The Star launches a crime and punishment series July 19, a comprehensive look at who the criminals...
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Coca-Cola Canada announced a free giveaway of tickets for an extra...
An inside look at a sludge incineration plant in Peel Region.
Canadian diving star Alexandre Despatie has formed a remarkable friendship with the Chinese diving...
In lives filled with their share of physical challenges and therapy sessions, the youngsters at...
Jack Freer has been cutting hair at the corner of Woodbine and Cosburn for 57 years. He started...
Toronto architect Roberto Chiotti discusses some of the ideas and design features that went into...
Star business writer Dana Flavelle asks local beer drinkers what they think of The Beer Store....
Scores of spectators, many armed with water cannons, lined the streets to see Toronto's 28th Annual...
About 500 self-identified dykes took to the streets this afternoon to take part in the 13th annual...
Jay Ferguson of Sloan expounds on his songwriting philosophy, and demonstrates how you, too, can...
Help send thousands of children to camp this summer by donating to the Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund.
The Toronto Nautical Festival runs between June 19th and 22nd at the Queens Quay Harbourfront. A...
Several hundred friends and family attended a sombre service at Rosedale United Church for Dylan...
Think of it as football without the helmet and pads. It's Kabaddi, an ancient Indian game...
When John Pelletier was seven years old he was sent to a residential school. After watching the...
In a video released by the courts today, convicted killer Paul Bernardo denies killing Elizabeth...
Bedford Park Public School raised 1 million pennies, or $10,000, in honour of teacher Kristen...
This video was shot by Andre Quenneville near Jarvis and Wellesley Sts. during the night of June 9...
With an extreme heat alert issued for Toronto, health workers are concerned about the city's most...
Jeff Heatherington was wide awake recently, when a neurosurgeon removed a piece of his skull in...
Ngozi, a female gorilla, is being slowly introduced to mate with an older male, Charles. On June 6,...
We asked people what they thought if after four decades, the CBC no longer used the Hockey Night in...
Dr. Sheela Basrur, Toronto's former medical officer of health, has died after battling a rare form...
Perdita Felicien talks about all that she's had to overcome in coming back from her disastrous...
Astronaut Dr. Dave Williams introduces "Facing Mars: Would You Survive the Journey?" the new...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko speaks to the Economic Club of Toronto. In his speech at the...
Members of the CNRA handgun club - located in Union Station - respond to Mayor Miller's bid to...
Canadian track and field athlete Tyler Christopher talks about the importance of eliminating...
Ryoichiro and Kenichi Yoshida show off their skill with the tsugaru-shamisen, a fretless Japanese...
Students from Coronation Public School in Oshawa release Atlantic salmon fry into Duffins Creek, at...
Wheels writer John LeBlanc pilots the 2009 Maserati GranTurismo S through the streets of Modena,...
Debra Black recently went to South Africa and Swaziland to report on two Canadian grandmothers who...
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An undeniable highlight of this year's Doors Open weekend is the Swaminarayan Mandir -- made from...
Designed by Toronto architect Stephen Teeple, the Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church is a...
In the final of our Doors Open tour, architecture critic Christopher Hume takes us to the Islamic...
Join the Star's architecture critic, Christopher Hume, as he reflects on the design of Congregation...
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Ontario dairy farmer Michael Schmidt is fighting for the right to sell unpasteurized milk,...
Avianna Chao came to Toronto from China at age 11 and only picked up a gun seven years ago, but...
The world's largest lilac collection blooms at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington. May 17,...
Bill Schiller, the Toronto Star’s Asian Bureau Chief, filed this audio report from the Mianzhu area...
The new Stingray Bay exhibit at the Metro Toronto Zoo is slated to open to the public May 16....
Thanks to its barrier-free features, Sandra Thompson's new house in Milverton, built by modular...
Excerpt from Unexpected, a video bridge between young mothers who have experienced homelessness and...
Holland's Keukenhof gardens offers a short-lived spectacle of sight and scent that draws visitors...
Manuel Cappel is the keeper of the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, the city's oldest landmark, which...
Virtually every day, Gebhard Thoeny walks for hours, up Toronto's streets, down its ravines,...
Ken Ferguson takes us on a preview tour of Filmport’s facilities designed to accommodate the needs...
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Gary Reed is gunning for gold in the men's 800 metres at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. This is...
It's called "Behemoth," and the new attraction at Canada's Wonderland is the fastest, highest...
Toronto Star photographer Aaron Harris documents slacklining, a little known balancing act, played...
The reverse integration program at Sunny View Public School in Toronto has opened up a new world...
Canadian actors Robb Wells and Julie Stewart are urging the CRTC to resist demands from cable and...
Robert Baltovich was acquitted today of second-degree murder after Crown prosecutors declined to...
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Fourth and fifth graders at Topcliff Public School share their views on what it means to be poor in...
Greg Smith and Catherine Farley report on how a dumpsite turned into a natural wonder in the shadow...
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Occupants of The Beach Arms Retirement Residence were asked to share the most important lesson they...
Belgian bread maker Alain Coumont flew in from France to help open the popular bakery-cafe Le Pain...
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Go Transit will have 12 double-decker buses operational between the Oakville GO station and York...
Toronto prides itself on being a city of trees ... but is it? The non-profit group LEAF plants...
Videographic shows how visible minorities in the GTA have grown from just 5% of the population in...
The Star's Peter Calamai takes us aboard the Amundsen, an icebreaker on a scientific expedition in...
Toronto turned out its lights Saturday night as part of Earth Hour -- a world-wide initiative to...
Toronto is one of 24 global cities that will participate in Earth Hour on March 29th, 2008 (March...
While demonstrating the martial art Kalaripayat, Gitanjali Kolanad is tackled by Leo the Lion...
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Diagnosed with a brain tumour, four-year-old Caiden Steinhoff must endure four chemotherapy...
Alex Pace works hard to get better and actor Chris Bolton is there to support him. March 20, 2008.
Metro Toronto Police released this video of the suspect in the shooting death of Abdikarim Ahmed...
Home ice is no advantage for Canadian hockey players as studies show the nation's arenas are...
Justin Hines would far rather that you listen to his voice than look at his wheelchair. After all,...
Winter weary Canadians got a welcome dose of spring today as Canada Blooms opened its doors to the...
Porter Airlines has taken off with passengers since it launched service out of Toronto's Island...
A short drive from Toronto lies a small natural wonder. John Goddard takes us to Hilton Falls.
It's maple syrup season in Ontario. John Goddard checks out one of many festivals in the province.
Kerry Joseph was officially announced today as the new Toronto Argonauts quarterback, following a...
Rogers Centre is hosting Canada's largest indoor carnival for March break.
Canadian musician Jeff Healey dies of cancer at age 41.
The anatomy of a triple bypass: St. Michael’s Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Subodh Verma performs a triple...
Toronto Zoo launches conservation initiative to promote awareness of possible extinction of frogs.
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The Toronto Public Library has launched several reading programs for young children. The idea is to...
Queen St. W. was closed near Bathurst St. as firefighters tried to contain a 6-alarm blaze that...
Dave Bradley speaks about his work as a hall monitor at Earl Haig Secondary School. Part bouncer,...
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Toronto actor and fashion designer Laurie Maher played a crucial role in the making of Madame...
The Star's Michelle Shephard is in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, following the case of Canadian Omar Khadr....
In Owen Sound, a northern terminus on the Underground Railroad, the local black community...
The Star's urban affairs and architecture critic Christopher Hume, highlights the transformation...
Twenty days. Twenty thousand still images. A single message. Toronto Star photographer Lucas...
An inside peek at Nanticoke, North America's biggest coal-fired generating plant. (Feb. 1)
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Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment CEO Richard Peddie ended weeks of rumours by firing GM John...
The family of Hou Chang Mao speaks out about the pain and suffering they have endured after the...
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The renovation of the Royal Ontario Museum means that for the first time in roughly 40 years, the...
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Will that be small, medium, or large? A peek at Toronto's new recycling bins.
Milt Dunnell was in a league of his own as a sports columnist for the Toronto Star. The legendary...
“My job was to kill Pierre Trudeau,” Mike Craft said in a recent interview with the Star. The...
Herb Carnegie was once told he could play for the Toronto Maple Leafs -- if someone could turn him...
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The Star's multimedia editors take a look at some of Toronto's more memorable stories from 2007.
Atkinson Fellowship recipient Ed Struzik spent a year documenting and photographing the effects of...
A Newmarket man transformed his home last year into a holiday spectacle with a computer-driven...
We asked William Underwood, Heloise Bourgeois, Gisle Henriet and Bradley Henderson, the energetic...
This is no ordinary reading of "In Flanders Fields." The three people narrating are all World War...
The Dalai Lama says he sees a future for Tibet within the People's Republic of China -- but only...
Maher Arar sat on a panel at the Criminal Lawyers' Association Conference in Toronto. He spoke...
Cooler temperatures and northwest winds trigger the fall hawk migration, prompting raptor...
In the midst of a neighborhood that often gets attention for all the wrong reasons, there's...
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See Toronto Star editorial cartoonist Patrick Corrigan go from idea to finished toon in two...
Toronto Star Video: During a recent trip to Indonesia, the Star's John Goddard purchased a...
Single moms living in Toronto Community Housing speak about their present and past relationships...
Using light emitting diodes and something called Chromacore technology, the CN tower lights up...
Karan Arora, of CWC Immigration Solutions Inc., is an agent who works with a registered immigration...
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