Quinn arrived at High Park Day School (HPDS) with a strategy. The energetic eight-year-old, who had received many time-outs for failing to focus, had learned that sitting under a table and cradling a book would keep him out of trouble.
Many residents of neighbouring communities say they’re used to the rumble of airplane engines, and few look skyward when planes travel overhead.
But the same aircraft noise has been turning heads in more central parts of Toronto.
Have you ever wondered how journalists prepare for difficult interviews?
Or how reporters train for the dangers of conflict reporting?
Perhaps you’re curious about how a key investigation came together.
This is it. This is the final list of stories that I worked on in the Toronto Star radio room. I trained some new interns on the 30th and 31st — forcing them to… Read More
My latest list of news stories from the Toronto Star radio room. Boy, 4, in hospital after fall from window A 4-year-old boy is suffering from life-threatening injuries after falling from the second… Read More
The latest collection of breaking news stories from the Toronto Star radio room, all authored by yours truly. Food bank volunteers shocked at break-in A food bank was hit in an early morning… Read More
One dead, one arrested after ‘spectacular’ residential crash Man not wearing seatbelt was ejected and killed; car looks like “it went through a war,” investigator says. Toronto man charged with online luring A… Read More
Keeping cool in the world’s hottest spots Think it’s sweaty in Toronto? Try taking a vacation to El Azizia, Libya. The small desert town has the distinction of dealing with the highest temperature… Read More
Previously published at the Toronto Star’s Intern Blog Stop the presses! This just in… Ottawa is making headlines in Washington, D.C.’s largest and oldest newspaper, even winning out over Toronto when it comes to subcultural kudos.… Read More
It was a very grim series of shifts this time around. Many tragedies and close calls. Here’s the latest list of breaking news stories that I authored. Child choked by window blind cord… Read More
