Canada
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Wednesday’s headlines
FORD • Mayor Rob Ford says of reading while driving: ‘Yeah, probably. I’m busy’ [Toronto Sun] • Toronto police to Mayor Rob Ford: Get a...
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Monday’s headlines
GARBAGE • Private garbage pick-up not so bad: Poll [Toronto Star] • Private trash collection gets a few more weeks to prove it isn’t a mess [National...
By Amber Daugherty -
Wednesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Rob Ford’s ancestor landed in Canada for being ‘unruly’ [Toronto Sun] • Councillor targets gangsters [Toronto Sun] • Adviser...
By Mairin Piccinin -
Complete streets coming to a Canadian city near you
The Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT) has launched a nationwide campaign that promotes cities to adopt “complete streets”...
By Matthew Blackett -
Revue Cinema: A century of moving pictures
Occasionally, Spacing editors share content on our blogs that have originally appeared in our print magazine. This is an extended version of an article...
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Wednesday’s headlines
CRIME • Toronto, Canadian crime rates decline but more homicide reported [Toronto Star] • Stephen Harper urges tougher crime laws, meets with Rob Ford...
By Mairin Piccinin -
Monday’s headlines
ROB FORD • Toronto mayor’s new Cadillac Escalade a birthday gift [Toronto Star] • Chris Selley: Rob Ford out of his depth when he starts talking about...
By Amber Daugherty -
Does Toronto need another car sharing company?
I’ve never used a car sharing program in my life. I’ve been vaguely aware of the fact that they exist, but it was never anything I saw a real need to use...
By Amber Daugherty -
20 interesting public benches from my travels
Since I helped launch Spacing back in 2003, I’ve had the chance to travel to a lot of cities and examine the things that turn my urbanist crank...
By Matthew Blackett -
Event guide — Parler Fort at Fort York — Let’s talk about the War of 1812 on Wed. July 4th @7:30pm
Editor’s Note: Our friends at Fort York are hosting another Parler Fort event tomorrow discussing a new book and exhibit exploring the War of 1812...
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Exploring Osgoode Hall
Editor’s note: Spacing was invited by the Law Society of Upper Canada to tour Osgoode Hall and its new exhibit, “Fact or Fiction: Deciphering...
By Claire Nelischer -
War of 1812: The Story behind the Brock Monument
To help mark the War of 1812’s bicentennial year, staff from the Archives of Ontario will be posting a series of articles highlighting their related...
By Archives of Ontario