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By Kelly McParland, Toronto Star, Little has been the same for the Robinson family since the police came last Easter Sunday to take their son away.
By Kelly McParland, Toronto Star, Little has been the same for the Robinson family since the police came last Easter Sunday to take their son away.

By Kelly McParland, Toronto Star, Little has been the same for the Robinson family since the police came last Easter Sunday to take their son away.

Date12/7/1983
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132884F
School principal wilson Brooks is occasionally asked where he came from. His family's been in Canada since 1840
School principal wilson Brooks is occasionally asked where he came from. His family's been in Canada since 1840
4/27/1979
Hendryk Feld, 72, has always enjoyed sharing his knowledge of history and the arts with the young people he meets. Since he came to Toronto from Connecticut two years ago, he has put pu displays in the foyer of the University Settlement. This one commemor
Hendryk Feld, 72, has always enjoyed sharing his knowledge of history and the arts with the young people he meets. Since he came to Toronto from Connecticut two years ago, he has put pu displays in the foyer of the University Settlement. This one commemor
3/16/1971
They lost of wife and mother 5 1/2 months ago and life has been a struggle since, Kevin Murphy and sons, from top, Sean, 10, Mike, 9, and Steven, 7, have difficulty coping with mundane, day-to-day things
They lost of wife and mother 5 1/2 months ago and life has been a struggle since, Kevin Murphy and sons, from top, Sean, 10, Mike, 9, and Steven, 7, have difficulty coping with mundane, day-to-day things
11/29/1977
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
4/10/1974
Hollcopter flight instructor Peter Crry pilots a Robinson R22 overr the Toronto waterfront. Curry, who has logged a lengthey 10,000 flying homourse in his career, has been beachig at toronto Island Airport of about years. Total cost to earna private helicopter licence is about $15,000 triple the cost in other aircraft.
Hollcopter flight instructor Peter Crry pilots a Robinson R22 overr the Toronto waterfront. Curry, who has logged a lengthey 10,000 flying homourse in his career, has been beachig at toronto Island Airport of about years. Total cost to earna private helicopter licence is about $15,000 triple the cost in other aircraft.
8/21/1990
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Officers assaulted me man tells police panel, By Chris Welner, Toronto Star, A Scarborough steamfitter was handcuffed and beaten by police after swearing at them for ticketing a friend who had been drinking on the street, a public complaints tribunal has
Officers assaulted me man tells police panel, By Chris Welner, Toronto Star, A Scarborough steamfitter was handcuffed and beaten by police after swearing at them for ticketing a friend who had been drinking on the street, a public complaints tribunal has
6/4/1987
The last dancer: Pat O'Sullivan, who has been caretaker of the Winter Garden since 1952, picked up his broom yesterday and did a fast shuffle across the stage
The last dancer: Pat O'Sullivan, who has been caretaker of the Winter Garden since 1952, picked up his broom yesterday and did a fast shuffle across the stage
5/19/1981
Success story: Paul Fishman's Protect-A-Stick, aimed at making hockey sticks last longer, has been on the market since the end of November . He invented Dr. Grout an says his next product is a dishwasher agent.
Success story: Paul Fishman's Protect-A-Stick, aimed at making hockey sticks last longer, has been on the market since the end of November . He invented Dr. Grout an says his next product is a dishwasher agent.
2/1/1993
Back in business: Half the sewing machines have been carted away to be sold and company is moving to smaller premises. But Leon Benoliel has National Drapery - a leaner, trimmer version of the company - in operation again after last February's bankruptcy.
Back in business: Half the sewing machines have been carted away to be sold and company is moving to smaller premises. But Leon Benoliel has National Drapery - a leaner, trimmer version of the company - in operation again after last February's bankruptcy.
5/3/1982
Star reporter Kelly McParland also took the plunge and found the suit, shown in inset, is as warm as its designers say
Star reporter Kelly McParland also took the plunge and found the suit, shown in inset, is as warm as its designers say
2/23/1983
Star reporter Kelly McParland also took the plunge and found the suit, shown in inset, is as warm as its designers say
Star reporter Kelly McParland also took the plunge and found the suit, shown in inset, is as warm as its designers say
2/23/1983