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Wednesday’s Headlines
G20 Aftermath • Calls for G20 inquiry ratchet up [ Toronto Star ] • G20 detainees gather to heal [ Toronto Star ] • Demonstrators storm police pride event...
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G20: Hitting us where it hurts
It was an eerie experience traversing Toronto’s should-be-bustling downtown streets in the days leading up to the G20. But it wasn’t freedom I...
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G20: The revolution will be televised (on YouTube)
Last week, social media demonstrated that Toronto is a quite a plugged-in city: Twitter, Flickr and Facebook quickly confirmed that an earthquake had...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
G20 Aftermath • Cabinet secrecy opens doors to legal challenge [ Toronto Star ] • Pressure builds on Ottawa for compensation [ Toronto Star ] • Menon...
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G20: A few questions to ask organizers of G20
Simply put, this weekend in Toronto was horrible on every level. All of the events that transpired need to be examined with critical eyes — from...
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G20: When peaceful protests turn ugly
EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing’s Nicole McIsaac spent time Saturday at the rallies downtown; here are some of her observations. WHOSE STREETS? THEIR...
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STREET SCENE: Like Beetles
A couple of floors above the sidewalk but avoiding the summit. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Monday’s Headlines
G20 • Walkom: G20 flounders on economy after floundering start [ Toronto Star ] • Goar: Skills training, good jobs and growth [ Toronto Star ] • Armed...
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G20: Police tactics must be questioned
Dale Duncan is a former editor of Spacing. The opinions expressed in this article represent her personal views on this weekend’s events. Leading up...
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G20: Aftermath on Spadina
In the aftermath of the Queen-Spadina mass arrest, Spadina north of Richmond was littered with the plastic cuffs used on those who were detained and then...
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G20: Dept. of Funny Signs: We Sell Police
We are clearly eating crow over Friday’s post about Urban Outfitter’s boarded-up windows, so we’re making it up to our readers with this...
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IDEAS FOR TORONTO: Blue bike lanes
This new, regular feature will offer up an idea for how to improve Toronto’s public spaces. Some of the concepts discussed will have implementation...
By Adrian Lightstone
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered