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There’s even more at stake than usual in Toronto’s municipal election this year. These two little words explain why

There’s even more at stake than usual in Toronto’s municipal election this year. These two little words explain why
yesterday 10

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Toronto may finally drop this 24-year ban this week. Why we should relish the moment

Toronto may finally drop this 24-year ban this week. Why we should relish the moment
21.04.2026 20

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Why the Waterfront East LRT is a chance for Toronto to show Metrolinx the better way to build a transit project

07.04.2026 10

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Upgrading GO train service should be a no-brainer. So why has it gone off the rails so badly?

31.03.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

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Upgrading GO train service should be a no-brainer. So why has it gone off the rails so badly?

31.03.2026 20

The Star

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Will Toronto’s 2026 FIFA World Cup plans turn out be a game-changer or own-goal?

25.03.2026 40

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How the numbers undermine Doug Ford’s flight of fancy on Billy Bishop and jets

17.03.2026 30

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Why Doug Ford needs to get over his obsession with Toronto and its waterfront

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10.03.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

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Why Doug Ford needs to get over his obsession with Toronto and its waterfront

10.03.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

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Why Doug Ford needs to get over his obsession with Toronto and its waterfront

10.03.2026 20

The Star

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What Doug Ford’s ritzy new Science Centre is really costing us and our kids

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03.03.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

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What Doug Ford’s ritzy new Science Centre is really costing us and our kids

03.03.2026 10

The Star

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Toronto police are doing less — but asking for more money. Why is Olivia Chow determined to give them what they want?

10.02.2026 10

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After Toronto’s snowstorm, the city should look at this wild idea to make clearing sidewalks easier

27.01.2026 10

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Olivia Chow’s low tax hike budget shows she’s skilled at ‘bare knuckle’ politics. There’s just one problem

14.01.2026 10

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Toronto’s new traffic ‘czar’ once unjammed this notoriously traffic-jammed city. Here’s how he did it

07.01.2026 10

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Crime is down, rents are down — there are many reasons for Toronto to feel up about 2026

27.12.2025 30

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A money-back TTC guarantee? Why this councillor’s mayoral campaign stunt is on the right track

17.12.2025 10

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What an Olivia Chow re-election bid might mean for TTC riders and public library users

03.12.2025 10

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What is the ‘dead raccoon test’? And is Toronto passing or failing it?

26.11.2025 10

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Blue Jays’ World Series run shows Toronto is a baseball city. So why are there no batting cages left in our parks?

27.10.2025 10

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How the popping of the condo bubble led to a looming budget crisis in Toronto

08.10.2025 10

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Doug Ford wants to kill speed cameras. Olivia Chow wants to save them. Here are three ways she could change his mind

02.10.2025 10

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A Toronto councillor is experimenting with direct democracy for residents. Doug Ford may have put an end to it

17.09.2025 10

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Toronto’s hunt for the Parkside camera vandal has come up empty-handed. But here’s the real mystery

03.09.2025 10

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Toronto’s hunt for the Parkside camera vandal misses the real problem

02.09.2025 20

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Sorry, Doug Ford – gut feeling isn’t a good enough reason to end hybrid work

27.08.2025 20

St. Catharines Standard

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Sorry, Doug Ford – gut feeling isn’t a good enough reason to end hybrid work

26.08.2025 10

The Star

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Love Park broke the mould with its movable chairs. Toronto’s other public spaces should take note

20.08.2025 10

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Yes, tech can be a force for good. Meet the people hacking Toronto for the better

15.08.2025 20

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Doug Ford helped usher in an era of outsourcing at Toronto city hall. Olivia Chow may be finally pushing back

23.07.2025 10

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Forget speed cameras. It’s ‘ghost cars’ that Doug Ford, Olivia Chow and others need to focus on

02.07.2025 10

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Olivia Chow could do with a big idea to help her keep her job next year. Here are four

25.06.2025 10

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Montreal beats Toronto badly when it comes to bike sharing. Here’s how we can shift gears and grab the crown

18.06.2025 10

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Multiplexes in Toronto neighbourhoods were madness, said critics. Now the city should give in to the joy of six

11.06.2025 10

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Why Toronto’s streets keep ending up as a battleground — and what the fight should really be about

08.06.2025 10

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Toronto’s 2026 World Cup games have just been given a yellow card. Olivia Chow needs to stand tough on the budget

28.05.2025 10

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There was a better way — ‘transit hell’ from streetcar detour is a cautionary tale

20.05.2025 10

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Why is the TTC funding vastly underused parking lots?

15.05.2025 10

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Driverless cars in Toronto could actually make the streets safer — if city hall does the right thing

07.05.2025 10

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City hall finally found a way to help ease traffic congestion — and bring in more money. Not everyone is happy

23.04.2025 10

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