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Hero who safely stopped a bus after the driver collapsed at the wheel, Rajbir Bobby Maharj Singh, 23, came to Canada from his native Trinidad two years ago
Hero who safely stopped a bus after the driver collapsed at the wheel, Rajbir Bobby Maharj Singh, 23, came to Canada from his native Trinidad two years ago

Hero who safely stopped a bus after the driver collapsed at the wheel, Rajbir Bobby Maharj Singh, 23, came to Canada from his native Trinidad two years ago

Date6/16/1970
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0133859F
Going home: Wheel-Trans driver Ron Vaillancourt checks that Frank Mariani is safely strapped in as daughter Simonetta Mariani looks on
Going home: Wheel-Trans driver Ron Vaillancourt checks that Frank Mariani is safely strapped in as daughter Simonetta Mariani looks on
4/26/1984
Holding his award as Natinal Truck Hero of the Year, before it official presentation today, driver Ted Daubreville, 53, of Toronto, shows it to Carol MeCheshey, 10, of Grimsby, one of children in school bus he swerved to avoid.
Holding his award as Natinal Truck Hero of the Year, before it official presentation today, driver Ted Daubreville, 53, of Toronto, shows it to Carol MeCheshey, 10, of Grimsby, one of children in school bus he swerved to avoid.
11/21/1971
Greg Dixon: Hero bus driver didn't have time to think. I just reacted.
Greg Dixon: Hero bus driver didn't have time to think. I just reacted.
4/10/1989
Family Reunited At Last, The tiny daughter of Rajbir Kaur Randhawa and husband, Vijay, arrived unexpectedly in an airplane 30,000 feet above the Soviet Union last month
Family Reunited At Last, The tiny daughter of Rajbir Kaur Randhawa and husband, Vijay, arrived unexpectedly in an airplane 30,000 feet above the Soviet Union last month
3/6/1989
Travel agent Leonardo Cianfarani with his family, left to right, daughter Gina, 23, son Roberto, 20, wife Maria, and son Marco, 22. Leonardo came to Canada 33 years ago and says: We are quite satisfied to be part of the Italian community of Toronto and we are very proud.
Travel agent Leonardo Cianfarani with his family, left to right, daughter Gina, 23, son Roberto, 20, wife Maria, and son Marco, 22. Leonardo came to Canada 33 years ago and says: We are quite satisfied to be part of the Italian community of Toronto and we are very proud.
11/27/1985
Avtar Singh: He and his brothers had a few hundred dollars among them when they came to Canada. Now, they control a grocery chain worth millions.
Avtar Singh: He and his brothers had a few hundred dollars among them when they came to Canada. Now, they control a grocery chain worth millions.
8/1/1989
Bay St. Wheel: Jack Mosevich biked to his job as president of Burns Fry Analytics every day in the last year but two: only an ice storm and a blizzard stopped him. Of course he doesn't always wear a business suit and carry a briefcase in city traffic.
Bay St. Wheel: Jack Mosevich biked to his job as president of Burns Fry Analytics every day in the last year but two: only an ice storm and a blizzard stopped him. Of course he doesn't always wear a business suit and carry a briefcase in city traffic.
6/3/1991
Behind counter of his flagship Diana Sweets stores, company president George Boukydis ponders the future of his $6 million a year enterprise. Stores stopped selling candy some years ago when firm's key candy maker retired after 45 years of service. An adequate replacement was not found and now, says Boukydis, it's getting tough to find pastry cooks. The supermarkets are stealing what few there are left.
Behind counter of his flagship Diana Sweets stores, company president George Boukydis ponders the future of his $6 million a year enterprise. Stores stopped selling candy some years ago when firm's key candy maker retired after 45 years of service. An adequate replacement was not found and now, says Boukydis, it's getting tough to find pastry cooks. The supermarkets are stealing what few there are left.
12/23/1977
Highway hero: Pat Delgludice, shown in his car today, braved flames to cut the seatbelt of a driver trapped in his car last night after an accident on Highway 27.
Highway hero: Pat Delgludice, shown in his car today, braved flames to cut the seatbelt of a driver trapped in his car last night after an accident on Highway 27.
12/10/1992
Antonio Scopelliti: A gentle shepherd who came thousands of miles from his native Italy, only to find himself embroiled in a killing, was acquitted of murder when a jury believed that he was just defending himself
Antonio Scopelliti: A gentle shepherd who came thousands of miles from his native Italy, only to find himself embroiled in a killing, was acquitted of murder when a jury believed that he was just defending himself
4/10/1980
I don't talk about it, 26-year-old Pat Ciccone says of his job as driver-clerk to North York Mayor Mel Lastman. He drives Latsman 300 to 400 miles a week, and handles telephone complaints when he's not behind the wheel.
I don't talk about it, 26-year-old Pat Ciccone says of his job as driver-clerk to North York Mayor Mel Lastman. He drives Latsman 300 to 400 miles a week, and handles telephone complaints when he's not behind the wheel.
12/29/1975
Driver, 23 praised for fire alert
Driver, 23 praised for fire alert
7/22/1990