Canada
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Friday’s Headlines
Mayoral Race • Miller slams ‘irresponsible’ Ford [ Toronto Star ] • For a mayoral pay hike [ Toronto Star ] • Poll gives Ford lead in race for...
By Nicole McIsaac -
Sugar Beach an urban oasis
Toronto’s second waterfront beach officially opened Monday morning with all three levels of government in attendance to celebrate the cooperation that...
By Nicole McIsaac -
Spacing Saturday
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Spacing Ottawa editor Evan...
By Marcus Bowman -
IDEAS FOR TORONTO: Infrastructure referendums
The Toronto City Summit Alliance held a roundtable event last Wednesday to discuss revenue tools that could reliably fund Metrolinx’s The Big Move...
By Adrian Lightstone -
LORINC: 10 more questions about TPSB’s G20 review
In the early 1990s, the Ontario Commission on Police Services conducted an extended probe of the internal affairs unit of the Metro Toronto Police...
By John Lorinc -
SUMMER SHORTS 011: Cyclist Bikelist
CHECK OUT TODAY’S SUMMER SHORTS ON SPACING RADIO Lights? Check. Pumped tires? Check. Helmet? Check. Okay, so many of us don’t need to...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
Blackout • Power outage not due to heat wave [ Toronto Star ] • Ontario’s aging grid puts province at more risk of blackouts [ Globe & Mail ] â€...
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World Wide Wednesday: Transit maps, subway stations, and monorails
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...
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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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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...
By Dale Duncan -
LORINC: The City That Dare Not Speaks Its Name
As has been widely reported, the Canadian government and various provincial tourism agencies have bought all the ads in the current New Yorker, presumably...
By John Lorinc