Public health officials in Toronto say mosquitoes’ virus has become an issue of concern for Toronto’s Public health officials because many people are still suffering from the virus.

The 2002 official figures claim that due to this virus, Toronto registered 11 deaths but from past some years, the number has turned down.

On Sunday, Toronto police officer Steve Campbell completed the 200 kilometre Ride to Conquer Cancer cycling race --- one year after his wife died of cancer!

After the race, in which 4,610 people participated and which finished in Niagara Falls, Constable Campbell said that he finished this year’s race in his wife's memory. Campbell – whose daughters were cheering him from the stands – added: “I know wherever she was she was, she was saying ‘good job’.”

The main attraction at the June 10-scheduled fundraiser, being hosted by the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer charity, is the screening of Jurassic Park – the movie about a rich man creating a theme park for dinosaurs to roam around in supposedly secure enclosures!

Toronto's main stock index, after witnessing a sharp fall early in the day, ended only slightly lower on Tuesday. The boosting gold mining shares lessened a drop in energy shares, on doubts that Europe's banking troubles could disrupt economic recovery globally.

The Toronto Stock Exchange ended on a high note, extending its winning streak to eight sessions.

Canada's benchmark S&P/TSX composite index rose 14.45 points, or 0.12%, to 11,709.29. The Venture composite index rose 8.22 points, or 0.54%, to 1,531.90.

The Salvation Army after saying that it "wants to get out of the hospital business" has finally decided that it will continue to run the Historic Toronto Grace Hospital. This deal was finalized Wednesday afternoon in the middle of an uncertainty was that prevailed regarding the future of the hospital.