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Q&A: Cheryl Thompson on her new book about Canadian blackface
"Canada and the Blackface Atlantic" traces the origins of 19th century theatre and dance in Canada and its connection to blackface minstrelsy
By John Lorinc -
Judge puts Ford back in his lane
The bike lane temporary injunction ruling this week offers the Ford government an off-ramp and an opportunity to act like an adult
By John Lorinc -
OP-ED: What’s in a Name?
Lanrick Bennett argues that Toronto should develop Indigenous names for Toronto's municipal wards
By Lanrick Bennett -
Cities are missing topic in the 2025 federal election campaign (UPDATE)
With the debates this week, the parties still have time to advance urban-oriented platform planks
By John Lorinc -
OP-ED: Feeling the thermal comfort
Toronto takes a step towards future-proofing public spaces against climate extremes
By Dorsa Jalalian, Kristina Reinders, Rong Yu -
Toronto, City of Gas, 1909-1936, Part 2
From the commercial photography of F. W. Micklethwaite Studio for the Consumers' Gas Company: day to day operations, and the photographic process
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Toronto in the 2025 Ontario election
After over a decade, the Liberals are back on top of the votes in the city - but not the seats.
By Dylan Reid -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 087, Building housing with election planks
In this episode: campaign promises, court injunctions, and taking Doug Ford to court (again)
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Bringing Poetry Back to the TTC
The story behind "Poems in Passage," the new program once again adding verse to your transit trip
By Shiri Yeung -
The housing sub-plot in the federal election
The race is laser-focused on Trump and tariffs, but the three national parties have trotted out housing affordability strategies
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: The coming American brain drain will be Canada’s gain
U.S. researchers are running for the exits and Toronto will be an obvious destination
By John Lorinc -
Non-profit housing is an economic no-brainer
As the federal parties roll out their housing affordability pledges, let's not forget what worked well before financialization radically distorted the market
By cherise burda
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered