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Apparently, mere conversations are now evidence of progress in the city labour dispute
Negotiations between city hall and CUPE Local 416 are continuing this week, as the city creeps slowly toward an ever more likely...
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Sue-Ann Levy insists the budget is a victory for Rob Ford—so what’s she so upset about?
Although the budget vote didn’t go his way, Rob Ford can take solace knowing he still has the support of his friends—political...
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Rob Ford and his allies continue to control the PR game over contract negotiations with city unions
The Rob Ford administration has already fired the first volleys of the New Year in the ongoing public relations battle with CUPE...
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Rob Ford’s left-wing opponents are taking him to the cleaners in the office football pool
We suspect this news cut right to the core of Rob Ford’ s heart (in a way that nutrition programs for needy children never...
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Rob Ford looks to contract out more city jobs; Doug Holyday finds out from the newspaper
Mayor Rob Ford is continuing his quest to build a city where the private sector cleans your streets, cuts your grass and...
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Doug Holyday has no problem with service cuts—except for services he likes
Apparently, fiscally conservative councillor Doug Holyday doesn’t quite get the concept of a double standard. He’s all for...
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Next year could see the return of chickens to Toronto’s backyards after a 29-year hiatus
An end to Toronto’s backyard chicken prohibition could be in sight, depending on the contents of a city staff report expected...
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City contemplating washing away Occupy Toronto with a deluge of bylaw infraction tickets
The city is poised to take serious action against the Occupy Toronto protesters next week—or it might just write a whole bunch...
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Rob Ford says it’s about time Occupy Toronto protesters moved on—but can the city actually evict them?
Mayor Rob Ford’ s mysterious plan regarding the Occupy Toronto protesters is taking a while to hatch, but we do have some hints...
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In quintessentially Canadian fashion, city staff prepare for looming lockout by learning to maintain hockey arenas
One sure sign things are going poorly at city hall: management types are learning to drive Zambonis. The Globe and Mail reports...
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Doug Holyday basically says firefighting is safe and easy; meanwhile, Nick Kouvalis is up to his old tricks
We already knew that the man behind Rob Ford’ s gravy train campaign is now working for the opposite side by running a PR...
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Rob Ford and co. decide to defer selling a stake in Toronto Hydro, leaving big bucks on the table (at least until January)
Mayor Rob Ford and his friends on the executive committee voted yesterday to delay the decision to sell 10 per cent of Toronto...
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Toronto Sun and Doug Holyday leading the charge to oust Occupy Toronto protesters from St. James Park
Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday has heard from people—both local residents and people who work in the area (oh my!)—who want Occupy...
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Toronto bans shark fin products; sharks everywhere rejoice
Yesterday city council voted in favour of banning the sale of shark fin products within the limits of Toronto. The proposal passed...
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City council considers toll roads (very, very briefly)
Two city councillors have an idea to increase city revenues and—oh, wait, forget it. Councillors Josh Matlow and Doug Holyday...
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Doug Holyday on de-amalgamation and the prospect of no longer being just a deputy
“Well, if they give me my job back.” That was Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday (apparently no fan of his deputy status) when asked...
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Apparently, executive committee member Jaye Robinson doesn’t like mega-malls, Ferris wheels or monorails
Mayor Rob Ford ’ s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week continued today, as a member of his executive...
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City politicians ask: how were we supposed to know how a city works?
Budget chief Mike Del Grande stopped by the CBC’s Metro Morning yesterday and had to answer for the bevy of proposed cuts to...
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Are Giorgio Mammoliti’s incendiary outbursts helping or hurting the Rob Ford regime?
Last week was a busy one for Giorgio Mammoliti. The right-wing councillor and prominent member of Rob Ford’ s inner circle spent...
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Giorgio Mammoliti wants panhandling banned from Toronto’s streets—but encouraged at Queen’s Park
Taking a break from sniffing out wayward communists on Facebook, Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti has joined forces with fellow...
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Mission: Possible? Mammoliti’s crusade to cut funding for any Toronto group with a political message
While Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti ’s guerilla tactics at Saturday’s Dyke March left us both scratching and shaking our head...
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Nobody missed Rob Ford at Pride—but his absence is still significant for the city
Despite a somewhat dramatic game of last-minute will-he-or-won’t-he speculation , just as he promised, Rob Ford no-showed at...
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Doug Holyday wants to fight panhandling—also, party—like it’s 1999
Reviving measures from the Mel Lastman era probably isn’t a good idea on principle. But apparently at least one member of the...
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Pride Festival still in Mammoliti’s crosshairs despite city staff declining to call “Israeli Apartheid” hate speech
One of the actions the city has undertaken in relation to the annual Pride Festival is to ask its staff to determine if the use of...
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Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
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Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
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Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
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Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
Deep Dives
The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
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The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
Deep Dives
Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
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Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
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alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
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Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
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Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
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Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
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The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
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Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
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“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
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“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
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Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
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“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon
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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative