Arson blamed for Scarborough playground fire
Police are investigating after vandals allegedly set fire to a school playground in Scarborough, which took years of fundraising to build. Parent Mary McIntyre-Rafter was coming out of a nearby drug...
View ArticleCouncillor proposes Sharon, Lois & Bram playground
Toronto Coun. Josh Matlow wants to name a playground after iconic Canadian children’s entertainers Sharon, Lois and Bram. “I grew up with their music and so did so many Canadian children. Any one of us...
View ArticleRooftop cat playground opens at Toronto Humane Society
The Toronto Humane Society has jumped on the rooftop bandwagon, opening a new garden playground for its feline residents. The enclosed rooftop garden actually opened last month as a result of a...
View ArticleScarborough playground to reopen after fire
The playground at Mary Shadd Public School in Scarborough will reopen on Tuesday after it burned to the ground this spring. Parents at the school had raised $20,000 for the initial playground, but on...
View ArticleCity playground to be named after Sharon, Lois & Bram
A playground at Toronto’s June Rowlands Park will be named after iconic Canadian children’s entertainers Sharon, Lois and Bram. The Toronto and East York Community Council approved the proposal from...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Icy conditions at Toronto schools
Icy conditions are being reported at some Toronto schools, with recess being held indoors due to the slippery conditions on Thursday. In another case, a path remained blocked due to debris from last...
View Article4 arrested after weekend stabbing at Etobicoke playground
Toronto police have arrested four men after a weekend stabbing at an Etobicoke playground. Emergency crews were called to the Rathburn Road and West Mall area around 6:20 p.m. on Sunday. Police say the...
View ArticleCity unveils Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground
A playground named for beloved children’s performers Sharon, Lois & Bram officially opened Saturday. The playground in June Rowlands Park is now known as the Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground,...
View ArticleFord & Stintz help open 2 new playgrounds
CityNews reporter Cynthia Mulligan says Mayor Rob Ford and mayoral candidate Karen Stintz helped open two new playgrounds in Toronto. Ford also spoke about his nephew running for council.
View ArticleArson suspected after North York school playground set on fire
Toronto police are asking for the public’s help after a playground in North York was set on fire. Just before 2 a.m. on Friday, emergency crews were called to Norman Ingram Public School, in the Don...
View ArticleSuspect in Toronto playground shooting to plead not guilty, lawyer says
The man charged with attempted murder after two young sisters were shot at a Toronto playground will plead not guilty, according to his lawyer. Sheldon Eriya, 21, of Markham is facing seven charges...
View ArticleSecond arrest made in brazen playground shooting
Toronto police have made two arrests in connection with a brazen playground shooting in Scarborough earlier this summer. On June 14, two sisters, aged five and nine, were injured when shots rang out at...
View ArticleLocal businesses to rebuild Scarborough playground destroyed by fire
A school playground destroyed by fire will be rebuilt thanks to donations from local businesses. It appears vandals torched the playground at Mary Shadd Public School in Scarborough — built with...
View ArticleDonations pour in to rebuild burned down playground
A school playground destroyed by fire will be rebuilt thanks to donations from local businesses.
View Article3 charged with arson in Scarborough playground fire
Two men and a young offender have been charged in connection with a fire that burned down a Scarborough playground. It took parents at Mary Shadd Public School in Scarborough five years to raise...
View ArticleArson blamed for Scarborough playground fire
Police are investigating after vandals allegedly set fire to a school playground in Scarborough, which took years of fundraising to build. Parent Mary McIntyre-Rafter was coming out of a nearby drug...
View ArticleCouncillor proposes Sharon, Lois & Bram playground
Toronto Coun. Josh Matlow wants to name a playground after iconic Canadian children’s entertainers Sharon, Lois and Bram. “I grew up with their music and so did so many Canadian children. Any one of us...
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