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Friday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • Mayor Ford wants Ward 9 byelection [The Star] • Residents of Ford country back killing Cadillac snow removal [The Star] • Toronto Podcast...
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Hot Docs: Foreign Parts
Foreign Parts has the aura of a Discovery Channel special: the audience’s job is to watch and learn. The tone and pace of the film make it feel like an...
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STREET SCENE: Pizza
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Jane’s Walk this weekend: program
I was visiting Israel for the first time last week, and had the pleasure of meeting Nisan, the graduate student who is organizing the first Jane’s...
By Dylan Reid -
Tapping Norway Maples in Toronto
Walking towards Dufferin Grove Park on a chilly Sunday in March I could smell camp fire smoke and hear the sounds of kids laughing and, of course, an...
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Thursday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • Ford’s approval rating at 70 per cent, poll finds [The Star] • More residents claim Ford went way over campaign spending limit [The Star...
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World Wide Wednesday: Portland-Squared, Parking Science, Pigeons
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • Ford allies tout ‘direct line’ to Harper [The Star] • Ford campaign overspent by $70,000, complaint says [Globe & Mail] • Ford’s gamble...
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Hot Docs: The Interrupters
Thoughout The Interrupters, the streets of Chicago are repeatedly called a “war zone.” While this is a phrase repeated by wide-eyed, blonde Fox reporters...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
FEDERAL ELECTION • Polling station snags reported across city [The Star] • Liberals crushed in GTA [The Star] • James: GTA boosted Tories but will they...
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Hot Docs: St-Henri, the 26th of August
In 1962, three Quebec filmmakers collaborated on St-Henri, le cinq Septembre, a project documenting working class life in the Montreal neighbourhood of...
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LORINC: following Ford’s campaign money trail
The three members of council’s compliance audit committee will convene Friday morning to consider item EA2.2, a.k.a. Ted Ho’s application to review Mayor...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered