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How the CN Tower killed Toronto’s rooftop lookouts
There was a time when observation decks were all the rage in Toronto. The designers and developers of tall buildings like TD Centre, Commerce Court, and...
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A.Y. Jackson paints for his life
It was 1916. The First World War was in full swing. And while men were dying in the trenches all around him, A.Y. Jackson was about to save his own life...
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LORINC: Class divisions at heart of this campaign
During the scrum following Friday night’s shouty debate about priority neighbourhoods, a Global News reporter asked John Tory if he believed that white...
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LORINC: Doug Ford’s $400,000 question
Amidst media reports that he misled voters about his wife’s allegedly Jewish ancestry and then mischaracterized John Tory’s stint on a U.S. corporate...
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LORINC: Should Doug Ford prove he’s donated four years of salary to charity?
During his pugilistic interview with Matt Galloway on CBC Metro Morning on Friday, mayoral candidate Doug Ford repeated his oft-made claim that he’s...
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Toronto’s swelling bedrock
In general, Toronto is a relatively easy place to build underground. Our glacial history left the city with stiff clayey soil and our earthquakes are...
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LORINC: The real Olivia Chow just stood up
Throughout this gruelling campaign, voters have been treated to the uninspiring spectacle of a progressive candidate who has spoken to them – us – in...
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In memory of the St. Lawrence Market canopy
In 2012, National Geographic ranked the St. Lawrence Market the best in the world. The vendors on both sides of Front Street were lauded for the quality...
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William Lyon Mackenzie’s mission to London
It was 1832. William Lyon Mackenzie was fed up. He’d spent the last decade fighting for democratic reform in Upper Canada. He’d founded a...
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SPACING PARTY: Come to our release party on Wednesday!
WHAT: Fall 2014 issue release party! Our special city hall edition WHEN: Wednesday, october 1st, 7:30pm-midnight WHERE: Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave....
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LORINC: Lawsuits are no way to conduct a campaign
In an election featuring several highly competitive ward races, few have the mood of a grudge match quite as distinctively as the latest show-down between...
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10 NO BRAINERS: Pop-Up Event Oct. 9!
Over the last week on Spacing Toronto, the Centre for City Ecology pitched 10 No Brainers to make Toronto more awesome. To recap: a No Brainer is a small...
By Claire Nelischer
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered