Speakers Corner

Displaced by war, a 20-year-old is earning worldwide praise for helping others

At only 20, Nebiyou Timotewos has had quite a life journey so far. “I have been through so much trauma, the road here wasn’t easy,” he said from a Toronto apartment he now shares with his parents...

Calls for more government oversight of the appliance repair industry go unanswered

In a follow up to a Speakers Corner story about a GTA appliance repair business facing multiple accusations of unfair business practices, calls increase for the government to step in. Earlier this month,...
Drivers in Toronto's east end speak out on commute chaos

Two words sum up how many drivers who live east of the Don River feel abut their commute lately. “It's brutal,” a driver told us. Both for the morning commute heading west -- to either downtown...
'How are they still in business?': Scorned customers of appliance repair company speak out

More than 100 GTA appliance repair company customers are banding together to take legal action after they say their numerous consumer complaints alleging shoddy repair work and requests for refunds have...
Illegal tree cutting a big problem in Toronto, advocates say. Residents in one neighbourhood witnessed it in action

Around 8 a.m. on Sunday, November 30, residents on Gamble Avenue in East York awoke to sounds of chainsaws and a large chipper machine running full blast. “I went outside to see what was going on...
'Maybe they got the wrong address?': Whitby family says home raided by Durham police

A family in Whitby is sharing their story after members of the Durham Regional Police Services Tactical Support Unit broke down their front door and forced them outside to search their Kantium Way home. "On...
Couple’s home was listed as an Airbnb rental. Only problem: They didn’t list it

Homeowners Paul and Christina Wrabko live in a well-maintained bungalow in Markham’s Thornhill area, near Yonge Street and the 407. It’s an area they love to call home. “It's peaceful, quiet,...
After a brief pause, Toronto-area lawyer says cases of mover scams are increasing again

When you hire a mover and they don't hold up their end of the bargain what legal ground do you have to stand on? In a follow up to a previous Speaker's Corner report, we speak with a lawyer who specializes...
'Just give me my stuff': Whitby woman says movers took her cargo months ago but never delivered

A woman in Whitby reached out to Speakers Corner after failing to get answers from the moving company she hired to track down the items they picked up. Jolette Samuels says she hired Torex Moving for...
Sellers of RV trailer say they were scammed despite taking precautions

Bob Francoeur, and his wife Kim, love the outdoors and have visited different locations around Canada, with their RV trailer in tow. “It’s a Keystone residence, a 40-foot trailer and when we bought...