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Struggle to live

Struggle to live

Date12/6/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Struggle to live: Regent park resident James McDonald; 56; left; shows documents to royal commission head Donald Macdonald after telling last night's hearing that his welfare payments had been cut to $134 a month and his son may have to drop out of school and get a job to make ends meet.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004147F
Financial struggle: It's hard to live on $426 a month when you have two children, says single mother Thelma Van Ewyk seen here with daughter Laura Jane, 8 in $97-a-month apartment
Financial struggle: It's hard to live on $426 a month when you have two children, says single mother Thelma Van Ewyk seen here with daughter Laura Jane, 8 in $97-a-month apartment
2/23/1981
Michael Lerner, below left, lands a broadbill swordfish off Cape Breton after an exciting struggle
Michael Lerner, below left, lands a broadbill swordfish off Cape Breton after an exciting struggle
7/26/1944
A Wild Struggle erupts as police try to protect self-styled Canadian Nazi Party leader William Beattie (white shirt) from a man who hurled himself thr(...)
A Wild Struggle erupts as police try to protect self-styled Canadian Nazi Party leader William Beattie (white shirt) from a man who hurled himself thr(...)
5/31/1965
Pinned: OPP constable and reporter Russell Cooper hold youthès arms tightly behind his back after they disarmed him of gun and ball bat in struggle on ground
Pinned: OPP constable and reporter Russell Cooper hold youthès arms tightly behind his back after they disarmed him of gun and ball bat in struggle on ground
2/20/1959
Prize-winning author Aritha Van Herk: 'Life's not a struggle
Prize-winning author Aritha Van Herk: 'Life's not a struggle
10/13/1978
Firemen struggle with a hose as they fight a stubborn fire that burned for hours in an abandoned East York factory on Wednesday
Firemen struggle with a hose as they fight a stubborn fire that burned for hours in an abandoned East York factory on Wednesday
2/4/1981
Man and machine: Above, fire fighters struggle to bring a blaze under control
Man and machine: Above, fire fighters struggle to bring a blaze under control
11/7/1983
Despite the bitter struggle for survival, boys of the village find something to smile about
Despite the bitter struggle for survival, boys of the village find something to smile about
4/21/1984
Gearing up for CNE, Mike Laidlaw, 17, struggles with stuffed critters yesterday at the CNE where midway folks are setting up game booths for opening d(...)
Gearing up for CNE, Mike Laidlaw, 17, struggles with stuffed critters yesterday at the CNE where midway folks are setting up game booths for opening d(...)
8/7/1992
After a four-month struggle to gain entry to Canada, professor Istvan Meszaros has landed-immigrant status and will begin teaching at York University tomorrow
After a four-month struggle to gain entry to Canada, professor Istvan Meszaros has landed-immigrant status and will begin teaching at York University tomorrow
1/22/1973
Just horsing around, This may look like a to-the-death struggle between man and animal but it's really only Derek Rosaire and his trained Spanish palo(...)
Just horsing around, This may look like a to-the-death struggle between man and animal but it's really only Derek Rosaire and his trained Spanish palo(...)
3/11/1965
Manhandling a 'Queen', Stanley Deroy and son, Derek, struggle down ship's passageway with wax figure of Queen Victoria which arrived in Toronto Saturd(...)
Manhandling a 'Queen', Stanley Deroy and son, Derek, struggle down ship's passageway with wax figure of Queen Victoria which arrived in Toronto Saturd(...)
5/14/1962