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Weary furrier: Paul Magder shows signs of stress yesterday after another visit from police who told him he will be charged with opening illegally on Boxing Day
Weary furrier: Paul Magder shows signs of stress yesterday after another visit from police who told him he will be charged with opening illegally on Boxing Day

Weary furrier: Paul Magder shows signs of stress yesterday after another visit from police who told him he will be charged with opening illegally on Boxing Day

Date12/26/1989
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Still fighting: Furrier Paul Magder got a visit from police again yesterday as he opened his store in defiance of Ontario's Sunday closing law
Still fighting: Furrier Paul Magder got a visit from police again yesterday as he opened his store in defiance of Ontario's Sunday closing law
12/21/1986
He'll be back: Toronto furrier Paul Magder says he'll appeal the $50,000 contempt of court fine levied against him yesterday
He'll be back: Toronto furrier Paul Magder says he'll appeal the $50,000 contempt of court fine levied against him yesterday
2/23/1990
With more than 200 charges against him, furrier Paul Magder is the grandaddy of Metro's fight against Sunday closing
With more than 200 charges against him, furrier Paul Magder is the grandaddy of Metro's fight against Sunday closing
9/18/1986
Smile stifled: David Middleton shows one of the signs he used to display at his ticket booth in the Sheppard station before the TTC told him to take them down
Smile stifled: David Middleton shows one of the signs he used to display at his ticket booth in the Sheppard station before the TTC told him to take them down
4/5/1989
Defiant Storeowner: Furrier Paul Magder, a strong opponent of Sunday closing laws, is pictured today vowing he will open on Sunday.
Defiant Storeowner: Furrier Paul Magder, a strong opponent of Sunday closing laws, is pictured today vowing he will open on Sunday.
3/20/1991
Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
1/29/1986
Paul Magder: Furrier is exercising right to oppose bad law, his lawyer says.
Paul Magder: Furrier is exercising right to oppose bad law, his lawyer says.
12/18/1986
Paul Magder: Furrier vows to continue crusade against Sunday laws.
Paul Magder: Furrier vows to continue crusade against Sunday laws.
12/23/1989
Paul Magder: Furrier says laws on Sunday and holiday closing are confusing
Paul Magder: Furrier says laws on Sunday and holiday closing are confusing
12/8/1980
Paper chase: A weary looking shopper goes in search of more Boxing Day bargains after having nabbed an armful of discount Christmas wrapping paper
Paper chase: A weary looking shopper goes in search of more Boxing Day bargains after having nabbed an armful of discount Christmas wrapping paper
12/28/1987
World-weary rake: George Jones gave two sold-out shows yesterday at Massey Hall and critic Craig MacInnis reports that he delivered the goods in a faultiness, phenomenal manner
World-weary rake: George Jones gave two sold-out shows yesterday at Massey Hall and critic Craig MacInnis reports that he delivered the goods in a faultiness, phenomenal manner
10/22/1989
Border suspects: U.S. marshals escort Chinese nationals from a Buffalo courthouse after they were remanded in custody yesterday. They are alleged to have tried to enter the U.S. illegally
Border suspects: U.S. marshals escort Chinese nationals from a Buffalo courthouse after they were remanded in custody yesterday. They are alleged to have tried to enter the U.S. illegally
2/9/1999