Politics
LRT Trillium Line Extension enters Stage 2
By SpacingThe second open house for the Stage 2 project’s Trillium Line took place last Thursday night at the St. Anthony’s Banquet Hall in... Read More
An Equal Partnership? Weighing the Merits of an Urban Core Community Council
By Sam Austin
DARTMOUTH – The urban/suburban divide that often plagues Halifax was on full display last week when Regional Council approved... Read More
LORINC: Tory needs to use new traffic data to fight congestion
By John Lorinc
To absolutely no one’s surprise, Mayor John Tory has emerged as the kind of leader who looks both ways — all puns and double entendres... Read More
LORINC: What the Hebdo killings, and their aftermath, say about global cities
By John Lorinc
Yesterday’s massive demonstrations — in Paris, as well capitals around the world, including Toronto – offered a vivid reminder... Read More
BURALE: The reality of fighting poverty
By Idil Burale
If cities had New Year’s resolutions, Toronto’s should be a poverty reduction strategy. According to the new report on child poverty... Read More
The horror of the Rupert Hotel fire still lingers
By Chris Bateman
The fire had been burning out of control at the Rupert Hotel for 17 minutes before someone called 911. As flames and acrid smoke... Read More
LORINC: Waterfront Toronto two steps ahead of Minnan-Wong’s forced outrage
By John Lorinc
One of the great fictions of the Rob Ford era is that only a tiny clutch of politicians kept watch over all the devious civil servants... Read More
LORINC: Tory lands in middle of island airport mess
By John Lorinc
During a campaign-style drive-by in Mississauga last week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, according to reports, sought out Toronto’s... Read More
The grim history of the Ku Klux Klan in Toronto
By Chris Bateman
Two men in hooded Ku Klux Klan uniforms flash Nazi salutes on a porch. Beside them, a woman with “white power” tattooed crudely across... Read More
BURALE: Tory needs to repair trust between police and community
By Idil Burale
Mayor John Tory said he wanted to improve the relationship between the Toronto Police Service (TPS) and the community, and signaled... Read More