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What youth want for the 2026 World Cup
This article is published in conjunction with the new issue of Spacing focused on soccer in Toronto. Soccer may be the beautiful game, but this summer’s...
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EVENT: Introduction to Neighbourhood Design (SFU) – May 2026
Scot Hein was one of the most respected planners at Vancouver City Hall. For the last few years, he has been using his skills to train other planners and...
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Walking the City, Together: Jane’s Walk Vancouver Returns This Spring – April 30-May 3
From April 30 to May 3, Jane’s Walk Vancouver returns with a citywide series of free, community-led walking tours that transform everyday streets into...
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NEW ISSUE: Soccer City
The tens of thousands of soccer fans who will descend on Toronto in June for the six World Cup games our city is hosting may not think of Toronto as a...
By Dylan Reid -
Community Centres…and The Costs We Don’t See
On a weekday afternoon, a community centre in Vancouver hums in a way that rarely makes it into policy announcements. A seniors’ exercise class wraps up...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 93, Everything Eglinton
To compliment the latest Eglinton-themed issue of Spacing Magazine, we begin with a celebration. Our regular transit commentators Toronto Star columnist...
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a red rectangle of our urban density hinge-mounted like a stamp
nights, bearings, routes
By Derek DeLand -
Caste, Cities, and the Hidden Architecture of Inequality
Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents offers one of the most compelling reframings of inequality in recent public discourse. Rather...
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Winter soccer
In the leadup to Toronto hosting World Cup games in June 2026, we will be publishing stories about soccer in Toronto, culminating with our upcoming Spring...
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Jimmy Cliff and the roots of Toronto’s reggae scene, Part 2
“A variety of things went wrong.” The Globe’s unflattering verdict noted that Cliff was not as enthralling to watch as Marley, whose two-hour show...
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Jimmy Cliff and the roots of Toronto’s reggae scene, Part 1
On November 24, 2025, Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff (né James Chambers) died at age 81. Twenty years prior, Cliff became only the fourth reggae...
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21st Century Road Allowances
Yvonne was in her early 40s, with short brown hair and a solid build. She was taller than my 5’ 5” frame, but when I met her she was seated on the steps...
By mariastanborough