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LORINC: Have Toronto police learned anything at all about de-escalation?

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The shouting about Paris and the ugly political aftermath has made it difficult to hear almost everything else that’s taking place in... Read More

SUMMER OF THE GUN: 10 years later, conclusion

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 By John Lorinc and Idil Burale In 2005, the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Task Force made the following call to action: “No one... Read More

SUMMER OF THE GUN: 10 years later, pt. II

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The response to the summer of the gun has been characterized as a combination of prevention (i.e. place-based investment) and... Read More

SUMMER OF THE GUN, 10 years later: Part I

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In a four part series, Spacing’s senior editor John Lorinc and columnist Idil Burale look back on the “summer of the... Read More

PARKS IN CRISIS part 4: A tale of two parks

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By John Lorinc and Alex Steep Over the past few years, the city has seen a handful of examples of park construction that offer... Read More

BURALE: What we don’t talk about when we talk about carding

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This week, Toronto Police Board (TPSB) chair Alok Mukherjee broke his silence and admitted to The Toronto Star that he was cornered... Read More

PARKS IN CRISIS part 2: How the money flows

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By John Lorinc and Kimberley Noble The information shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the numbers are nonetheless startling. According... Read More

LORINC: This ice isn’t transparent

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Here’s my question about last week’s deal to have two private firms ante up funds to keep some of the City’s rinks open: Is there any... Read More

Exploring “downtown” Centreville in the winter: A ghost town in more ways than one

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At the peak of it’s population in the 1950s, homes, cottages, and mansions lined the entirety of Toronto Island from... Read More