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Four acquitted of manslaughter in Creba case

M anslaughter charges have effectively been dropped against four men charged in the shooting death of Jane Creba, a 15-year-old Toronto girl whose slaying on Boxing Day, 2005, caused a sensational outpouring of anger over gun violence in Canada's ...

From ANTHONY REINHART, Globe and Mail,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Andrew Smith

Probes uncover ethical breaches at Niagara Parks Commission

T he Ontario government must act “decisively” to restore public confidence and rectify problems at the Niagara Parks Commission, according to a governance review that uncovered ethical breaches, perceived conflicts of interest and other questionable ...

From ANTHONY REINHART, Globe and Mail,  20 Nov 2009

Heritage advocates seek new mission for historic Second World War hangars

T hey went up quickly for the most pressing of reasons: to provide airplanes for the Allies in the Second World War. In the process, the de Havilland hangars at Downsview became integral if inelegant symbols of a young country's best efforts in the ...

From ANTHONY REINHART, Globe and Mail,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Peter MacKay,  David Crombie,  Art Eggleton,  Ken Dryden

Oakville's wealthy fight the power

T he power is palpable all over town, from the executive waterfront estates that give way to the sparkling blue beyond of Lake Ontario, to the sumptuous boutiques in the old core, to the stately spreads that surround the Glen Abbey golf course. When it ...

From ANTHONY REINHART, Globe and Mail,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ford Motor Company,  Greenpeace,  Microsoft Corporation,  Peter Power (politician),  Ben Chin

His work begins when a Canadian soldier's life ends

I n the darkness before dawn, the call of duty comes to Wayne Johnston's bedside table in Brooklin, Ont., where his BlackBerry is always turned on. The news is never good. “When that damn thing rings at three o'clock in the morning, I know they're not ...

From ANTHONY REINHART, Globe and Mail,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Wayne Johnston,  NATO

Swine flu ‘wearing the face of our beautiful son'

For whatever comfort it might have brought to family and friends of Evan Frustaglio, the rites of the Catholic funeral mass also offered a stark reminder of the disquieting way in which the 13-year-old Toronto boy died last week. The sign of peace, ...

From ANTHONY REINHART, Globe and Mail,  2 Nov 2009

Rare coyote attack claims rising singer-songwriter

If a career in folk music hadn't come along, Taylor Mitchell might have spent the day training horses in Ontario, not walking a sun-kissed seaside trail between gigs in Nova Scotia. Life is unpredictable that way, and Ms. Mitchell, a rising young ...

From ANTHONY REINHART, Globe and Mail,  28 Oct 2009

Province request Maid of the Mist lease be re-opened

A fter allowing the Maid of the Mist to enjoy a decades-long monopoly on boat tours below Niagara Falls, the Ontario government has asked the Niagara Parks Commission to open up the tours to competitive bidding. “Our government believes opening the ...

From ANTHONY REINHART, Globe and Mail,  28 Oct 2009

Province orders Maid of the Mist lease re-opened

T he Niagara Parks Commission is being ordered to re-open a lease for the famous Maid of the Mist tour boats to get competitive bids. The commission came under fire for giving the American holders of the lease a 25-year renewal without putting the ...

From ANTHONY REINHART, Globe and Mail,  28 Oct 2009

Province orders end to Maid of the Mist monopoly

A fter allowing the Maid of the Mist to enjoy a decades-long monopoly on boat tours at Niagara Falls, the Ontario government will force the Niagara Parks Commission to open up the tours to competitive bidding. The change of course announced at Queen’s ...

From ANTHONY REINHART, Globe and Mail,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Jim Williams (politician),  Dalton

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