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Ontario Budget 2013: One Small Step Forward for Transit Funding
Liberal government takes the a tentative first step towards new revenue for transit, with a proposal for high occupancy toll lanes. Ontario’s still new-ish premier, Kathleen Wynne, wants us to know that she takes transit, and our lack thereof, seriously. Show More Summary
Toronto Invents: Insulin
How did the press cover one of our city's major medical discoveries? We look at concepts and products that, for better and worse, were developed in Toronto. We face a daily barrage of media stories about “amazing” medical breakthroughs. Show More Summary
Protesters Demand Better Labour Practices from Joe Fresh
After a catastrophic collapse at a Bangladeshi garment factory, protesters flocked to a Joe Fresh store to demand better treatment for workers. On Wednesday, protestors rallied in front of the Queen Street location of Joe Fresh to memorialize...Show More Summary
Hot Docs Daily: The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear, A Dream in the Making, Mistaken for Strangers
As Hot Docs 2013 shifts into weekend mode, there are plenty of films worth seeing. On the eighth day of Hot Docs, the film gods gave to thee…three docs that got our reviewers’ thumbs up. Straight from Sundance, The Machine Which Makes...Show More Summary
A Few Brittle Leaves, One Strong Play
Inspired by Barbara Pym's comedic tales of quiet life in the British countryside, Sky Gilbert's latest work is uproarious, touching, and poignant. In A Few Brittle Leaves, when the lights came up on the quiet, conservatively decorated...Show More Summary
Protesters Want Queen’s Park to Rethink Food Policy
Occupy Gardens Toronto took to Queen's Park to advocate for community gardens and changes to the food system. Occupy Gardens Toronto really likes puns. City Hall is known as “Seedy Hall,” “peas” is employed as a substitute for both “please”...Show More Summary
Newsstand: May 2, 2013
At long last, it's budget day. Only a few hours from now, the finance minister will ride through town showering us all with coins. In the meantime, here's some news: the Leafs get rocked, the mayor gets in hot water, the city gets its delayed casino meeting, and shark fins get un-banned. Show More Summary
Urban Planner: May 2, 2013
In today's Urban Planner: a close look at Ken Russell's The Devils, Graydon James launches his book, and "a sensible gathering" of improv comedy troupes. Theatre: Life x 3 presents the tale of Henry and Sonia, who have to deal with a couple that unexpectedly shows up to dinner a day early. Show More Summary
Photoist: May 2, 2013
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Extra, Extra: Stamps, Street Names, and Sales Pitches
Every weekday’s end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss. Once in a while, we all still need to send things by snail mail. As of today, if you do, you can pay for that mail with some pretty new stamps, which celebrate the various arches that [...]
Duly Quoted: Metrolinx on a Scarborough Subway vs LRT
Regional transit agency not interested in reopening the debate about Scarborough transit. “I think we keep going [with the existing LRT plan]. I think that’s the responsible thing to do.” —Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig, on the prospect...Show More Summary
Kensington Brewing Company Gets Ready to Come Home
Kensington Brewing Company is finally getting ready to set up shop in its namesake neighbourhood, after two years in business. On the surface, it doesn’t quite make sense that a brewery named Kensington Brewing Company—which has beers...Show More Summary
I Want Your Job: Colin D’Mello, News Anchor
For CTV's young weekend newsman, your television's a stage. I Want Your Job finds Torontonians who make a living doing exactly what they love to do, in any field, and for any salary, and asks them how they did it. Colin D’Mello is one of those rare and fortunate souls who made the right post-secondary education decision off the bat. “When I went to [...]
Sound Advice: Us Alone by Hayden
Born Paul Hayden Desser, the internationally recognized singer-songwriter Hayden has been composing lyrics about sadness, heartbreak, and loss for a full two decades. His soul-baring, gritty tunes and emotion-choked baritone have helped define Canadian indie rock since his first song, “Take,” hit the airwaves in 1993. With his latest release, Us Alone, Hayden continues to [...]
Hot Docs Daily: The Ghosts in our Machine, Buying Sex, After Tiller
One week gone, but Hot Docs is going strong! A week into Hot Docs 2013—my how time flies when you’re having a doc of a good time!—today’s offerings keep up the pace. Torontonian Liz Marshall’s The Ghosts in our Machine (, 6:30 p.m.
Feeling Pug-ish About Toronto Architecture
Voting is now open for the ninth edition of the Pug Awards. It’s time for the architectural debate to begin. Online voting opened yesterday for this year’s ninth edition of the Pug Awards, which allow the public to decide which buildings completed in 2012 they like (or hate) the most. Show More Summary
Newsstand: May 1, 2013
Happy birthday, May. Another year older, but as sunshiny as you have ever been. In the news: school bus drivers not ready to strike, Ford not ready to take the casino vote to council, car insurance rates set to drop, and a public health report on getting your kids vaccinated. Show More Summary
Urban Planner: May 1, 2013
In today's Urban Planner: a photography show that highlight's Toronto's architectural heritage, The Playwright Project, and Star Trek improv. Photography: David Kaufman’s Early Sunday Morning photography exhibit simultaneously celebrates...Show More Summary
Photoist: May 1, 2013
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Extra, Extra: BlackBerries, Pink Slips, and Famous Mayors
Every weekday’s end, we collect just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss. It looks like Toronto users will be the first in North America to get their hands on the BlackBerry Q10. The new smartphone—which has a physical keyboard, unlike the recently released BlackBerry Z10—will launch in the GTA on [...]
