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Celebrittorney Clayton Ruby’s best media-baiting manoeuvres
Clayton Ruby may not be the winningest lawyer in Toronto, but he gets more ink than a tattoo junkie on a bender. It’s all in his...
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Bill Blair finally admits that “things were not done well” at the G20 summit
Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair was initially defensive about Gerry McNeilly’s scathing Independent Police Review report on G20...
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Senior commanders and front-line constables facing disciplinary charges over G20 tactics
Now that the Independent Police Review Director’s report on G20 policing has been released, both top brass and front-line...
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A report slams the G20 police response—but says most officers acted properly
Another long-awaited report on G20 policing—the second this week— is out, and it details some egregious behaviour, including...
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Sad news: one of the Occupy Toronto yurts is gone for good
We’ve been following the fate of one of the humble Occupy Toronto yurts since it was still bravely standing in St. James...
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Reaction roundup: city hall votes on the budget
A no-confidence vote, pepper spray and jellyfish; in other words, a look at what the media, protesters and the Twittersphere had...
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Judge upholds city’s eviction order for Occupy Toronto; Doug Ford muses about the end of “Woodstock Toronto”
If last week’s eviction notice was the beginning of the end for Occupy Toronto’s scrappy camp in St. James Park, today’s...
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Rob Ford threatens to remove Occupy Toronto; Anonymous threatens to remove Ford from the Internet
Last week Rob Ford proclaimed that it’s time for the Occupy Toronto protesters to leave St. James Park. The announcement...
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Member of the one per cent goes to St. James Park, yells at Occupy Toronto
“You couldn’t cut the hypocrisy with a chainsaw in this park.” That was Brad Geddes , managing partner and chief executive...
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Presidential hopeful Rick Perry tricked by the Globe and Mail, cites fake Occupy Toronto protester
A clueless Occupy Toronto protester was easy prey for Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry, who cited the dunce last Friday...
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Joe Fiorito predicts activist baby boom after Occupy Toronto camp-out
Joe “Have I ever told you kids about the ’60s?” Fiorito might be Occupy Toronto’s biggest fan among major media in the...
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G20 Aftermath: the Toronto Star makes the police look silly (yet again)
The Star has been like a dog with a bone when it comes to the fallout from last summer’s G20 summit, diligently following the...
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Paintings of G20 riot police get in on the action in Cairo
With revolution breaking out on the streets of Cairo, who would have thought that Toronto’s own police force would be keeping a...
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G20’s most wanted: a look behind the cops’ photos
Last week, the Toronto Police G20 Investigative Team released photographs of the top 10 most wanted individuals who caused...
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G20 reviews just keep on coming
Speaking on CBC's Metro Morning earlier today, Councillor Adam Vaughan announced that the Toronto Police Services Board would...
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Reaction roundup: the papers respond to the cops’ “lies,” protestors’ “weapons” and the “wimps” of Toronto
Yesterday was not a great day for the Toronto police. First, they unveiled the stash of weapons that they confiscated over the...
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Five things we learned from Jon Stewart’s coverage of G20 Toronto
We’re as guilty as anyone for noting that coverage of the G20 was kind of sparse in the international media, but we knew that...
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Best signs from the G20 weekend
Hey, it wasn't all hooligans and mayhem. Most of the protestors at this past weekend's G20 summit had a peaceful message to...
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Amnesty International calls for inquiry into police tactics during G20
Probably the most questionable police decision coming out of the G20 is the “kettling” of a large crowd in the rain at Queen...
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New York Times on G20 riot violence: meh
While this weekend’s orgy of vandalism may have been earth shaking for Torontonians, the event left the New York Times decidedly...
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World media not really bothering with Toronto’s G20 riots
Canadians will have to wait and see if Jon Stewart picks up the G20 story tonight, but so far the international media's attention...
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Toronto G20 photo gallery: a surreal Sunday
Yesterday, protests throughout the city remained peaceful. Security officials, however, were taking no chances, breaking up groups...
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The postmodern protest: for all the cops and protesters, cameras are the most ubiquitous things in Toronto this G20 weekend
As the police surged into Queen's Park last night to confront violent protesters, the front line wasn't made up of the black bloc...
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G20 Toronto photo gallery: after the riots
In the wake of yesterday's violent anti-G20 protests in downtown Toronto, police attempted to regain control of the streets while...
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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
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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
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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