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The great Toronto bridge swap of 1928
The Canadian Pacific Railway had two 243-ton problems in early 1928. Its two newest and most powerful locomotives were due to be ready for the...
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Sir John A. Macdonald, drunk and in flames
It’s one of the best-known facts in all of Canadian history: our first Prime Minister drank. Like, a lot. Sir John A. Macdonald wasn’t just a...
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Remember the greenhouse gases
Toronto’s intense debate about transit and mobility has focused on access, cost and travel speed. Another important issue, one that’s often left out of...
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BURALE: The reality of fighting poverty
If cities had New Year’s resolutions, Toronto’s should be a poverty reduction strategy. According to the new report on child poverty released in...
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Good Reads: Winter Edition of Fort York’s newsletter Fife & Drum
The winter edition of the Friends of Fort York’s quarterly newsletter, Fife and Drum was released recently. It’s been a busy season at the fort...
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The horror of the Rupert Hotel fire still lingers
The fire had been burning out of control at the Rupert Hotel for 17 minutes before someone called 911. As flames and acrid smoke filled the corridors of...
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The Spacing Store’s holiday hours
The Spacing Store has been a very exciting venture for us. Opening during the holiday shopping season has made it all the more fun for us. We have...
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LORINC: Waterfront Toronto two steps ahead of Minnan-Wong’s forced outrage
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 and special...
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YONGE LOVE: Passionate Urban Engagement
As with all things (and people) deemed iconic, Yonge Street’s popularity has experienced its slumps and fair share of competition from neighbourhoods such...
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LORINC: Tory lands in middle of island airport mess
During a campaign-style drive-by in Mississauga last week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, according to reports, sought out Toronto’s newly installed...
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The grim history of the Ku Klux Klan in Toronto
Two men in hooded Ku Klux Klan uniforms flash Nazi salutes on a porch. Beside them, a woman with “white power” tattooed crudely across her chest stands...
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BURALE: Tory needs to repair trust between police and community
Mayor John Tory said he wanted to improve the relationship between the Toronto Police Service (TPS) and the community, and signaled his intention to sit...
By Idil Burale
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered