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Photo credit: Toronto Today A new city staff proposal recommends a significant rewrite of Toronto’s rules governing street vending and busking. If approved by the city council in April, the change would cut permitting costs, reduce outdated restrictions and spell the end of a 24-year ban on new vendor licences in the downtown core. Toronto…

Photo credit: AP News A night attack on a community in Nigeria’s north-central region left at least 20 people dead, residents and authorities said. The Independent reports that the attack occurred on Sunday night in Gari Ya Waye community in the Jos North area of Plateau State, Joyce Lohya Ramap, according to the state commissioner for information….

We used to sing “Now the Day is Over” in my elementary school. Considering the global situation, methinks the song was predicting the future, which is now. But we could have an everlasting day if we are willing. I mean, when we stop the avoidably needless wars, which will stop the unnecessary killings and maimings,…

Photo credit: CBC Ontario and Ottawa will spend billions to help cut municipal housing development charges in an effort to spur new builds across the province. Prime  Minister Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford announced Monday. RCI reports that the federal and provincial governments will each spend $4.4 billion on housing-related infrastructure over the next 10 years. Carney announced…

Photo credit: MSN New Data, released to mark World Bipolar Day (March 30th), suggests unemployment among people with the mental health condition has more than doubled in a decade. Metro reports that Charity Bipolar UN analyzed data from NHS England Digital’s latest Adult Psychiatrist Morbidity Survey (APMS) to uncover how the current system is failing to…

Photo credit; The Guardian Dozens of clowns marched through the streets of Bolivia’s capital on Monday to protest a government decree that limits extracurricular activities, threatening their livelihoods. The Associated Press reports that the clowns, wearing full-face paint and their signature red noses, were gathered in front of the Ministry of Education in La Paz to protest a…

Photo credit; Toronto Today Over 250 artists gathered at the Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place this weekend, showcasing their creations for Toronto’s Artist Project art fair. Toronto Today reports that for art appreciators and buyers, the convention floor became a maze of visual stimuli – aisles of booths featuring paintings, sculptures and textiles lined up in rows, each manned…