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Edward Keenan

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There’s something you might not have noticed about Olivia Chow’s 2026 Toronto budget

13.01.2026 20

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Why does Toronto insist on taking the ‘rapid’ out of rapid transit?

21.12.2025 30

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Toronto’s LRT grand opening was far from grand — but it gives Olivia Chow an opening to make transit better

13.12.2025 30

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There’s a whole lot riding on Toronto’s new Finch LRT — and I don’t just mean the passengers

09.12.2025 20

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Toronto is an expensive place to live, but there’s one type of pad everyone can afford — and we should all be grateful for it

03.12.2025 20

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Most renters in Toronto believe they’ll never own a home. That’s only a tragedy if we choose to make it one

13.11.2025 30

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Zohran Mamdani has advice for progressives everywhere. Is Olivia Chow listening?

07.11.2025 20

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Toronto is building more homes. When will Mark Carney and Doug Ford chip in?

03.11.2025 30

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At last, some good news about housing affordability in Toronto (no, seriously)

25.10.2025 20

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His grandfather introduced this fan to baseball and the Blue Jays. Now they savour the World Series run together

25.10.2025 20

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There are two key lessons Toronto’s traffic czar should take from New York City

21.10.2025 10

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If you’re appalled by Doug Ford’s Home Depot tough guy routine you may never understand his appeal

17.10.2025 20

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Doug Ford’s vigilantism may not be appropriate, or even effective. But at least he’s doing something — right?

17.10.2025 10

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Here’s why Mark Carney’s cozy meeting with Donald Trump was so painful to watch

09.10.2025 20

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It feels like every day is Groundhog Day at city hall in Toronto

04.10.2025 30

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Toronto doesn’t need Doug Ford’s say-so to get things done. We can go right ahead and do them

01.10.2025 20

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Of course speed cameras work. Why else would Doug Ford want to get rid of them?

25.09.2025 20

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It’s tough to be reminded Robert Munsch won’t live forever. But it’s heartening to know his stories will

23.09.2025 30

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It’s tough to be reminded Robert Munsch won’t live forever. But it’s heartening to know his stories will

23.09.2025 20

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Courts might have delivered a not-guilty verdict in Michael Thompson’s sex assault trial. But that’s not the only measure of public discomfort

21.09.2025 30

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Doug Ford’s seat-of-the-pants policy making has the Ontario premier praising criminals

15.09.2025 40

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The old Yonge Street is vanishing, for some good reasons. But take a long last look at what we’re losing

14.09.2025 30

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Every would-be homeowner in Toronto has been waiting for this moment. Now what?

07.09.2025 20

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Mark Carney joins in a shameful Canadian tradition

02.09.2025 30

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Who keeps telling City Hall that diverting Toronto’s busiest streetcar route for TIFF is a good idea?

30.08.2025 20

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These buzzing menaces used to be a problem only for cottage country. Now they’re here in the city

28.08.2025 30

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These buzzing menaces used to be a problem only for cottage country. Now they’re here in Toronto

28.08.2025 20

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On traffic congestion, Doug Ford has tried nothing — and he’s all out of ideas

23.08.2025 20

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On traffic congestion, Doug Ford has tried nothing — and he’s all out of ideas

22.08.2025 30

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His name was JahVai Roy. We cannot forget him

20.08.2025 20

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His name was JahVai Roy. We cannot forget him

20.08.2025 20

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Finally, news involving the Ford government that gives me something to smile about

02.08.2025 20

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Five days, 65 km, 86,000 steps — and one restless city: I walked all the way across Toronto. This is what I saw

21.07.2025 30

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Corporate naming is taking over. Welcome to Toronto, brought to you by Rogers

15.07.2025 30

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I can’t help police catch the Parkside Drive camera vandal. But I can solve the street’s speeding problem

12.07.2025 20

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Allowing sixplexes is a small, easy nudge toward solving Toronto’s housing crisis. But it’s not one city councillors like

05.07.2025 40

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Extreme weather is becoming more common in Toronto — so why does it always catch the city off-guard?

28.06.2025 20

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