In the news: controversy arises over YorkU "anti-Israel" mural, Toronto-York United Way reaches halfway point of its fundraising goal, and a Toronto drag queen gets a much-deserved award. A Toronto film industry executive has withdrawn thousands of dollars from York University’s film program due to a mural he says is “anti-Israel.” The mural, which is currently on display at YorkU’s student centre, depicts a person holding what appears to be a Palestinian flag with a borderless map of Israel. Paul Bronfman said of the mural, “It made me sick to my stomach and very angry. We live in an amazing city, an amazing country, and to have this happening under our noses is disgusting. It’s subtly anti-Semitic and anti-Israel. It’s anti-Canadian.” Bronfman withdrew funding from the program last Friday. The United Way of Toronto and York Region has reached the halfway point of its $100 million fundraising goal , the charity announced yesterday. In a celebration gala at the Metro Convention Centre, president and CEO Susan McIssac said, “Everybody’s feeling really great about it. It was a tough year so people are really, really pleased,” citing 170,000 individual and corporate donations as the key to its success. The funds raised benefit charity and more than 200 partner agencies, including the Rexdale Women’s Centre and York Region’s Alzheimer Society. Toronto performer Michelle DuBarry has received the Guinness World Records title of oldest
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