Oren Lefkowitz, Author at The True North Times

Canadian Painter Howard Fox Nearly Dies Before Toronto Exhibit

"Lending a Hand" Howard Fox Cézanne. Gauguin. Van Gogh. One need not dig very deep through the canon of classic art to realize that many of the people we consider legends of the craft never had...

Wrongfully Convicted Man Permitted To Sue Prosecutors

Every dog has its day, and in the case of the wrongfully accused Romeo Phillion, that day could mean $14 million in damages. Yesterday, Ontario’s Court of Appeals ruled that Romeo Phillion, a man who was wro...

Mr. Big Is Not Okay: Supreme Court Rules Against Sting Operations

As cool as undercover police operations seem on TV, the Supreme Court of Canada isn’t such a fan. Today in a majority decision, Canada’s top court ruled that so called Mr. Big sting operations, also known as “T...

3 (Possible) Reasons Bill Blair Is No Longer Toronto Police Chief

Ah Toronto, the "safest large city in North America," with the overall crime rate dropping severely in the past 10 years. Yet, Bill Blair, the Toronto Chief of Police just got canned, with his contract expiring...

New Detroit-Windsor Bridge Team Announced

Sorry, Matty Maroun, but the Detroit-Windsor bridge is going ahead as planned. In a press conference today in Windsor, ON, Canadian Transit Minister Lisa Raitt and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder named their r...

Chinese Hackers Try To Infiltrate National Research Council

Dammit China, if you wanted our maple syrup recipe, you could have just asked. Earlier today, our government announced that state-sponsored Chinese hackers have been spending the last month trying to infiltr...

Humans Of Ford Nation

Of all the political niches active in Canada today, there is arguably no group as intriguing, confusing and misunderstood as the supporters of Rob Ford. On July 25, photographer James Hunter and I...

From Hanover to Hangover: Mennonite Community Gets Wet

Things might get a bit too turnt up in Hanover, Manitoba this weekend. After more than a hundred years of staying ‘dry,’ this week the predominately Mennonite community in Southeastern Manitoba has discovere...

Ford Fest Gets Violent: Queeruption and the Counter-Protest

If a protester’s worth is judged by the violent insanity of their opponents, then the LGBT movement at last night’s Ford Fest achieved a state of excellence. Donning rainbow garlands and pride flags, a group o...

Alberta Refuses Flood Compensation to DiPoce Family

For a booming province getting filthy rich in oil money, Alberta sure can be stingy. In the aftermath of the 2013 flood that destroyed more than $5 billion worth of property and displaced over 100,000 people, t...

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