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LORINC: Trying to police the way cops use AI-based investigation tools

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Late last month, the Toronto Police Services Board released a new policy meant to guide the agency’s future procurement and use... Read More

LORINC: The paradox of the City’s new sidewalk snow removal program

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A question for the immediate aftermath of the heaviest snowstorm in ten years: Following years of resident complaints and half-hearted... Read More

Anishnawbe Health finds a new home

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On Indigenous People’s Day, June 21, Anishnawbe Health Toronto held its ground-breaking ceremony for the Indigenous Hub that will... Read More

LORINC: Is the new federal budget green or red?

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After the federal Liberals’ $10/day childcare pledge, there’s no doubt that climate spending was the other big political bell-ringer... Read More

LORINC: A first-responder service for mental health crises

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This column was originally published in Spacing‘s fall, 2020, edition. City council’s executive committee yesterday voted... Read More

LORINC: Calculating the pandemic’s carbon footprint

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Does your Blue Bin runneth over? On my morning dog walks, I’ve noticed in the past several months that a growing number of blue bins... Read More

Re-purposing Toronto’s city-owned golf courses

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Public space has never been so popular. Over the summer in Toronto, we saw streets closed for active recreation, parks filled with... Read More

Parks, policing, and the pandemic

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Park People’s national COVID-19 survey shows that parks have become more important than ever to Canadians during the pandemic. While... Read More

Farewell, Regent Park

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By Lena Sanz Tovar and Keisha St. Louis-McBurnie Farewell Oak Street, produced by the National Film Board of Canada in 1953, presents... Read More

RECYCLING WOES: Toronto struggles to adapt to increased contamination and lower prices

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Recycling programs across North America are struggling to cope with rising costs and declining revenues, and Toronto’s program is not... Read More