Window and door locks may keep kids safer Unlike most little boys asked to take out the trash, Latuan Danaja Chambers was grinning as he pushed the bags down the garbage chute the morning of his death. “He was really smiley and helpful,” said neighbour Thriu Vasan, 21, who saw the 4-year-old on Monday, just hours before he plunged to his death while playing on his mother’s 21st-floor... 

‘Build a better world,’ graduates told In accepting an honorary doctorate yesterday, one of Canada’s foremost writers on economic affairs reminded new graduates that progress does not exist in a vacuum. “Those that came before you carved out a country, built a democratic society and established the basis for social, technological and economic progress,” Toronto Star economics... 

Two young women follow path of Lincoln Alexander by promoting racial harmony Kike Ojo and Manprit Virdi share a common goal: They believe they can change the world. In fact, these two young women have already made a difference through their exhaustive work in encouraging racial unity and eliminating discrimination. As a result, Ojo and Virdi are recipients of the 2000 Lincoln M. Alexander Awards. The... 

Public warned to stay away from toxic spill Authorities are warning the public to stay away – and keep their pets away – from Etobicoke Creek after a potentially hazardous chemical spill. “It is a toxic substance that can seriously irritate the skin and eyes,” Steve Shaw, vice-president of corporate affairs and communication at Pearson International Airport, said yesterday. Shortly...