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Municipal Election 2014
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#TorontoIsFailingMe: I ran against Rob Ford and suffered the consequences
My parents came to Toronto from Somalia during the civil war. I’m the fourth of nine children: eight girls and one boy. I still...
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The best way to fix city council’s diversity problem? More money.
Over the last couple weeks, I’ve had brief conversations with black candidates who, like me, ran in the last election. We’re a...
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Voter turnout for this year’s municipal election was really good
—The unofficial number of votes cast for mayor in Monday's election. That accounts for about 60 per cent of eligible...
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Rob Ford says he’ll run for mayor again in 2018
Rob Ford was seemingly in good spirits last night after winning back the Ward 2 council seat he'd held for a decade prior to being...
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John Tory has plenty of breathing room, according to the final Forum poll of the mayoral campaign
Today is election day, which means this Forum Research survey of 986 "likely, decided and leaning" voters, conducted on October 25...
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With three days to go, a new poll gives John Tory a decisive lead
This Ipsos Reid poll, conducted on behalf of Global News , is an important one. Not only does it come just three days before the...
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If John Tory is elected, will he really be able to build SmartTrack?
THE IDEA Since he unveiled it in late May, SmartTrack has been the centrepiece of John Tory ’s One Toronto transit...
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Ten fact-checked statements from Thursday’s mayoral debate
Candidates John Tory, Doug Ford and Olivia Chow made a lot of claims during Thursday night’s debate on CityTV, the last one of...
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Doug Ford has had more illegal campaign signs removed than any other candidate
Doug Ford , true to family tradition, appears to be having trouble following Toronto's strict election laws. The Star reports that...
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With advance voting over, John Tory is still ahead in the polls
This new Forum Research poll , conducted on October 20, gives John Tory his biggest lead over Doug Ford to date. What's more, the...
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Four things we learned from Monday’s
Toronto Star
mayoral debate
After dozens of mayoral debates, the gruelling campaign season is finally coming to a close as Monday's election...
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Rob Ford just can’t stop campaigning at voting locations
Reports of Rob Ford being kicked out of an advance polling station began making the rounds on Friday , and now we know that the...
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Could Olivia Chow really force city contractors to hire young people?
THE IDEA Back in May, Olivia Chow made a proposal that she continues to tout at debates and other publicity stops. Her idea is to...
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Rob Ford breaks another election rule
Rob Ford , who is no fan of the many rules that govern politicians' behaviour during election periods, was, according to the Globe...
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Olivia Chow’s campaign says John Tory’s transit-funding proposal falls short
—The maximum amount of revenue that could be generated through tax increment financing (also known as TIF) for John Tory ’s...
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In a last-minute attempt to soften his image, Doug Ford reveals that he loves chocolate milk
Doug Ford is warming up his final pre-election charm offensive. The mayoral candidate gave a sit-down interview to CityNews...
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A new Forum poll gives John Tory his lead back
This latest Forum Research poll , conducted with input from 1241 Toronto residents on October 15, shows results consistent with...
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A huge number of Torontonians have already voted
—The number of people who voted on Tuesday, the first of six days of advance polling for the 2014 municipal election. The city...
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A lot of city council candidates don’t live in the wards they’re running in
—The percentage of city council candidates running in the 2014 election who don't live in the wards they hope to...
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Nobody wants to endorse Doug Ford
This morning, Doug Ford gathered reporters for what he said would be an endorsement announcement. Except, there was no...
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Costume Drama: Olivia Chow’s many vote-courting fashion statements
Sartorially speaking, Olivia Chow has the edge this election season. Fashion is one of her shrewdest political weapons: she goes...
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Morgan Baskin: “The Taylor Swift album comes out on election day”
—Nineteen-year-old mayoral candidate Morgan Baskin , telling Shameless what she's planning on doing after all the ballots are...
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Doug Ford sets off a chain reaction of debate-related childishness
After Sunday's controversy, Doug Ford vowed not to participate in any future debates with lesser-known mayoral candidate Ari...
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Dear Urban Diplomat: can I get my lefty tenants’ Olivia Chow sign off my lawn?
Dear Urban Diplomat, I rent the upper floor of my semi to a young couple and was dismayed to find an Olivia Chow sign on my front...
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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,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
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
Deep Dives
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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Almost
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
Deep Dives
“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
Deep Dives
Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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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
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These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions
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“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
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Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand