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2 years

Thinking of all the loved ones of people injured in traffic collisions who have to walk around and see this crap.

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Spotted this patch on one of the officers at this morning’s presser. Google tells me this is a motto popular among police, a fuller version of which is “I may walk among the sheep, but make no mistake, I am the sheepdog.” The sheep being civilians, presumably.

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But this one's the clincher. The woman on the left has three arms!! Looks very much like the campaign used AI to generate these. The tech still isn't perfect, it seems.

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When Umar Zameer was granted bail, the most powerful politicians in this city used their positions to criticize the decision. Premier Ford posted a message saying it was “unacceptable that the the person responsible for this heinous crime is now out on bail.”

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I'm grateful for all the people sharing personal stories today. But I don't think I'll ever not be shocked by how successfully a giant telecom has been able to slap its brand on, and profit from, public conversations about mental health.

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3 years

Breaking: Premier Ford says he has accepted Rod Phillips resignation as minister of finance.

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4 years

Has a different ring to it than "To Serve and Protect."

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2 years

York South-Weston Liberal candidate Nadia Guerrera responds to Michael Ford entering the race: "The voters in York South-Weston are not looking for a second Ford at Queen's Park, they want the one already there gone."

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Josh Matlow, who has been frozen out of successive right-leaning administrations at city hall, tells CBC he has a "warm and friendly relationship" with mayor-elect Olivia Chow. "I look forward to helping her any way I can."

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8 months

Without journalists' hard work, the public would never have known the details of what went on behind the scenes of this Greenbelt affair. Today's a great day to subscribe to a news outlet like @thenarwhalca or @TorontoStar

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11 months

Statement from Olivia Chow on the former mayor and current premier endorsing her opponents: "In this election, John Tory and Doug Ford are two votes. They don’t get to decide the next mayor of our city, the people do."

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2 years

TTC says provincial announcement today that vaccine passport system will end March 1 won't affect transit agency's requirement that workers have their shots. "The TTC’s Mandatory Vaccination Policy is still in effect and will remain in place past March 1."

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2 years

Breaking: City integrity commissioner has confirmed he has launched an investigation into Mayor John Tory's ties to Rogers, following a complaint alleging the mayor was in a conflict of interest over a vote last month on ActiveTO. Story at the Star shortly.

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2 years

This is a paragraph written by an adult journalist and published by one of Toronto’s major newspapers.

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3 years

TTC has extended the deadline for employees to disclose their vaccination status to Sept. 30. Original deadline was yesterday, but as of today fewer than 50 per cent of workers have confirmed their status.

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6 years

There may come a day when my mom stops texting me at the crack of dawn every time my byline is on the front page, but I hope it’s not soon.

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Breaking: TTC announces that employees who don't comply with its vaccine mandate will be placed on unpaid leave until they complete their vaccination course. Those who aren't vaccinated by Dec. 31 will be terminated.

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Breaking: TTC announces that as of Sept. 13 vaccinations will be mandatory for all employees and contractors. CEO Rick Leary statement: "This is one more thing we can do for ourselves and each other to limit the spread of COVID-19."

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Politicians are often eager to score political points by criticizing accused being granted bail. Today’s verdict is surely evidence of how unwise it can be to demand someone be stripped of their freedom before the facts are known.

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6 years

Violent attacks are what happens when men don't have partners, says Jordan Peterson. According to Statistics Canada, domestic violence accounts for 1/4 of *all* violent crimes reported to police.

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4 years

She boasted about drunk driving. Then she killed a cyclist. Then she got parole. She was just sentenced to 18 months for driving drunk again

She boasted about drunk driving. Then she killed a cyclist. Then she got parole. She was just...

Darya Selinevich was found guilty Thursday of her third impaired driving offence in five years.

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3 years

‘I’ve never felt such heartbreak and anger’: Family mourns 23-year-old cyclist Alex Amaro, killed last week on Dufferin St.

‘I’ve never felt such heartbreak and anger’: Toronto family mourns 23-year-old cyclist Alex Amaro,...

A Ryerson University student described by family and friends as a kind-hearted and carefree, Alex Amaro was killed cycling home from the Dufferin Mall. She was 23.

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3 years

The National Post ran a front page story today in which they uncritically quoted a "bitcoin entrepreneur" saying sunlight is an effective way to fight COVID and Theresa Tam "is on the World Health Organization’s payroll." What are you doing.

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3 years

The flaw in this logic is that there were always ppl who knew crimes like slavery were wrong and fought against them. Namely, the people being enslaved. Saying "everyone at the time thought it was right" enshrines the values of the powerful while erasing voices of the oppressed.

Lorrie Goldstein

@sunlorrie

3 years

Re renaming Dundas Street: When you judge the past by the standards of the present, pretty much everyone was a racist and sexist more than 2 centuries ago when Henry Dundas was alive. So let's cancel the past because what could possibly go wrong? You know, like in Orwell's 1984.

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This column claiming TO is asking for indoor dining to be suspended "without any evidence" fails, for some reason, to cite the evidence the city has put forward, which is that 44% of new outbreaks in late Sept. were linked to bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues.

Brian Lilley

@brianlilley

4 years

In a spontaneous moment today @fordnation made an impassioned defence of small business owners and restauranteurs against those who want them to shut down without any evidence. Read & RT #onpoli #COVID19Ontario

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2 years

Earlier today mayoral candidate Gil Penalosa released his plan for city parks. Would winterize washrooms, allow alcohol until 9 pm, and install food kiosks.

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11 months

I was just going through Anthony Furey's campaign platform, which he released today, and something was bugging me about the photos in it. For instance, this looks like it could be a street downtown, but I can't quite place it...

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2 years

After six years of covering transportation for the Toronto Star, I'm moving to a new beat. It's bittersweet, because I'm sad to leave such a fascinating job behind. But I'm beyond excited to be joining the city hall bureau.

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@BenSpurr

4 years

This is trauma-inducing.

Stephen Wickens 🇺🇦 🇨🇦

@StephenWickens1

4 years

From the Toronto transit files, 1985.

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6 years

This is vile. My enduring respect for @shanifanasser and all Muslim women journalists, who have to put up with such crap while just trying to do their jobs.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

@elamin88

6 years

This is genuinely despicable.

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At an announcement this morning, mayoral candidate Josh Matlow proposed a $115M "community health and safety fund" for mental health crisis teams, shelter beds, youth spaces and other measures, to be paid for by "stabilizing the annual police budget" at $1.16B for three years.

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4 years

The fare evasion debate in a nutshell.

Jennifer Bethune

@jennAbethune

4 years

@g_meslin @imbobswaget Got on a streetcar today that was completely wrapped in anti-fare evasion ads. Both fare boxes were out of order. 🤷‍♀️

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3 years

Mansbridge took money from the oil industry while working as one of the highest profile journalists in the country, which is the kind of thing that can undermine trust in journalism.

Peter Mansbridge says news media's biggest threat is a lack of public trust | CBC Radio

With the journalism industry in Canada facing a host of challenges, former CBC chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge says it needs to work to regain the trust of the audience.

www.cbc.ca

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5 years

Well lookey here! The first Eglinton Crosstown vehicle has arrived in Toronto from Bombardier's plant outside Kingston. (Photo by @rlautens )

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3 years

Critics might say it doesn’t make much sense to spend billions of dollars on a new transit line and then have its vehicles take a back seat to single-occupancy cars.

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5 years

Hi Councillor, the people packed on platforms at Bloor-Yonge station aren’t “the poor downtown crowd.” The station is the main transfer point for Line 2, which extends into Scarborough and Etobicoke. Riders are from across the city.

Alan Shefman

@AlanShefman

5 years

@BenSpurr C"mom Ben. Not everything is about the poor downtown Toronto crowd. What about the many thousands of people living in the GTA struggling to get around? It's about time to do what every truly great city and region has done, build a regional rapid transit network.

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5 years

Ugghhh you guys can do better than this. There are no plans to eliminate fare inspectors. A single councillor attempted to introduce a motion to defund them last week, but it was ruled out of order. That's it.

blogTO

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Toronto might eliminate controversial TTC fare inspectors

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3 years

If you didn't pay your TTC fare twice, you could theoretically face more expensive fines than the owner of Adamson BBQ has received for operating a restaurant without a business licence for four years.

Original Adamson Barbecue location has operated without a business licence for more than four years

Owner Adam Skelly says zoning “contradictions” have kept him from getting a licence.

www.thestar.com

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5 years

Until pedestrians or cyclists are capable of that kind of carnage it's difficult to believe that unlicensed bikers and distracted walkers are the problems we urgently need to address on our streets.

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6 years

Or a reporter spoke to the guy responsible for of one of the largest wards in the city (as well as other councillors) about what doubling their workload would mean. You know, journalism.

Mark Towhey

@towhey

6 years

In other news... @TorontoStar endorses Joe Cressy for God.

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3 years

The second pedestrian to be killed in Toronto today. Hard to understand why our leaders aren’t doing everything possible to prevent this.

Toronto Police Operations

@TPSOperations

3 years

@TorontoMedics COLLISION: O'Connor Dr + Pape Av - Victim removed from under car - Succumbed to injuries - Pronounced deceased on scene - Traffic Services will investigate - Roads in area will be closed overnight ^dh

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4 years

I wanted to learn more about how the Ontario Line was planned. So I filed an FOI request for internal Metrolinx records. I got back more than 5,600 pages. Metrolinx completely redacted nearly 4,000 of them. From what was left, I wrote this story:

How Ford’s Ontario Line plan came together in just three months — with secrecy, a shifting route...

More than 5,600 pages of internal Metrolinx documents reveals the Ontario Line was dreamed up by a private consultant, who pitched the concept in January 2019. Three months later the premier would...

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4 years

TTC is recommending exclusive bus lanes on five busy routes: Eglinton East, Dufferin, Jane, Steeles West, and Finch East. Move follows the success of the King pilot downtown.

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11 months

New: Mayor-elect Olivia Chow has appointed Michal Hay, who served as her campaign director, as her chief of staff.

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3 years

Trying to think of the last time I’ve seen this many cops deployed at once in Toronto.

Carrianne Leung

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3 years

This is Toronto. WTF, @JohnTory

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If you're looking for proof that the project once known as the King Streetcar Pilot is dead, surely this is the nail in its coffin.

CityNews Toronto

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Toronto police say while they stand behind an officer's decision to ticket a TTC streetcar operator for blocking an intersection during rush hour, traffic congestion should have been considered.

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2 years

Some personal news. @JoannaCollaton and I got married! Twice! First a civil ceremony at city hall, followed by a big bash with family and friends on the island. Thanks to everyone who helped make it a special weekend.

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3 years

The 18-year-old cyclist who died on Avenue Rd. yesterday was killed in a collision with a cement truck. At least two pedestrians have been killed by cement or dump trucks in TO this year, meaning these trucks make up 1/4 of vulnerable road user deaths so far in 2021.

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6 months

Today I learned that Cincinnati's old city hall looks almost exactly like Toronto's, and I am livid.

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2 years

The Toronto Police have been telling reporters they couldn't say how many tickets they've given to cyclists in High Park without reporters submitting an FOI. Yesterday the mayor said he hoped TPS would release those figures. Lo and behold, today TPS published the numbers.

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4 years

The first car crash redefined the life of Jill Le Clair. The second, last Saturday, ended it.

The first car crash redefined the life of Jill Le Clair. The second, last Saturday, ended it

Friends are mourning a woman who found the strength to work and advocate for the disabled for years, despite constant pain resulting from being T-boned by a driver in the 1990s. She died when a...

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1 year

A scarf that Toronto’s medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa wore at city hall during the earliest days of the pandemic is now on display in the building’s rotunda.

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Scoop: Toronto signed secret deal in 2018 allowing it to back out of World Cup 2026 if it didn't get fed and prov funding by mid-2020. It didn't get funding agreements by then, but didn't pull out. The costs have now grown from $45 million to $380 million

Toronto signed a secret deal that would have let it back out of hosting the 2026 World Cup

Emails obtained by the Star show how the city came to be on the hook for hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup without money from Ottawa or Queen’s Park.

www.thestar.com

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2 years

This is why cops can never stop people with open liquor containers.

Glen McGregor

@glen_mcgregor

2 years

The cop told me the cans could be filled with water so they aren't doing anything. They aren't.

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New: Ontario Place group seeks court injunction to stop Doug Ford’s redevelopment plan

Ontario Place group seeks court injunction to stop Doug Ford’s redevelopment plan

Ontario Place for All announced Tuesday it has filed an application for an injunction to halt construction of a “mega spa” on the site’s West Island.

www.thestar.com

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11 months

Crowd goes wild at Chow HQ as CP24 declares her Toronto’s next mayor.

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4 years

Metrolinx reneges on plan to donate land for Jane-Finch community centre, will instead sell to highest bidder

Metrolinx reneges on plan to donate land for Jane-Finch community centre, will instead sell to...

Coun. Anthony Perruzza says his North York residents feel “duped” by the transit agency’s decision to pull out of a plan for a new arts and culture hub on land now being used for construction of the...

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4 years

I've written a few stories about the effects of traffic collisions, but this one absolutely broke my heart. Please take a moment to read about Julia Cawse.

She was paralyzed in a Toronto bike lane by a careless driver. Her family wants to know why he...

Government statistics show many drivers charged under the new offence of careless driving causing bodily harm or death have faced none of the stricter penalties afforded by the legislation.

www.thestar.com

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1 year

At least three Toronto councillors have issued similar statements urging Mayor Tory to withdraw his request to the province to be able to pass measures by minority rule.

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2 years

Mayoral candidate Gil Penalosa is making an announcement about housing policy in front of city hall. He’s brought big letters!

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@BenSpurr

4 years

I wonder if it's news to unionized Sun journalists that their editor-in-chief thinks they're not professionals.

Mark Towhey

@towhey

4 years

a) "Professionals" – by definition – don't have unions and don't strike. b) If they can make more money as babysitters – they should become babysitters. c) Once again... it's all about the money.

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Chow tells CBC that she doesn't consider her mandate weakened by the fact she won by less than 5% and lost to Bailao outside of Scarb. and the core. "No, not at all. Because we are united in this city of wanting to have a life that is secure, that is safe, that’s affordable."

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Coun. Paula Fletcher tells me not only did John Tory show poor judgment by having a relationship with his staffer, but by running for re-election in October knowing it could put him in political jeopardy. She said his resignation means turmoil ahead of next week's budget mtg.

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3 years

This man needs a barber.

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6 years

Jennifer Keesmaat's road safety plan proposes to reduce speed limits to 30 km/h on all residential streets, revamp TO's 100 most dangerous intersections within two years, ensure school zones are "safe by design" within two years, and to take Vision Zero approach to new projects.

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4 years

The Spec reports that the $5 billion figure that apparently led to the Hamilton LRT cancellation includes "capital and operating costs... over 30 years."

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Mayor Chow now speaking to reporters. Says she inherited “a huge financial mess.” City is failing to provide basic services, roads are crumbling, transit is inadequate.

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@BenSpurr

9 years

Someone buy this Star headline writer a drink http://t.co/2VFHaOLjIi

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@BenSpurr

4 years

Black doubles down on Murphy’s earlier column and claims not only that there’s no systemic racism in Canada, but none in the US either. Did this one also slip through the Post’s editorial process?

National Post

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Conrad Black: Two neighbours, not so much alike

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@BenSpurr

3 years

What, I wonder, is a serious journalist supposed to look like?

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@BenSpurr

5 years

Fuck you, whoever you are.

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Ben Spurr

@BenSpurr

9 months

Reporting this story took a lot of work. If journalism is going to survive readers need to pay for our labour. A subscription to the Star costs 50 cents a week. Please consider subscribing, I guarantee it's worth it.

Monica de Vera (she/her)

@monicakdv

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@BenSpurr Can the paywall be removed for this article? Everyone should have access given the nature of the content.

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5 years

This story is now online: For years TTC officers have been documenting the personal information of transit users who aren't charged with any offence. A Star analysis suggest they have documented Black people in disproportionately high numbers.

TTC officers have collected more than 40,000 records on riders who weren’t charged with an offence

The information, gathered when issuing a “warning” to transit users suspected of fare evasion and other misconduct, is kept for 20 years — a practice that’s raising alarm among civil rights experts.

www.thestar.com

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Then mayor John Tory posted: “It is almost impossible to imagine a circumstance in which an accused in a case of first-degree murder would be granted bail.”

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@BenSpurr

11 months

The party at Chow HQ doesn’t look like it’s stopping any time soon. (That’s Coun. Alejandra Bravo grooving on the right.)

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4 years

TTC workers' union issues statement on fare evasion report, says TTC's approach of pointing finger at riders is "wrongheaded" and urges agency to "advocate for fair government funding to lower fares."

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1 year

The city's compulsion to shoehorn "TO" into the name of every municipal initiative has surely reached psychotic levels with "eglintonTOday"

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1 year

Chow has arrived. Telling the story of growing up in Toronto in an immigrant family. She says when her mother fled her abusive husband, she was able to come live with Chow because even as a young person Chow could afford an apartment of her own. City is no longer that affordable

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@BenSpurr

1 year

Breaking: Mayor John Tory has officially resigned. He will leave office effective Friday at 5 p.m.

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3 years

Honestly, my heart cracked a little writing this. Amaro died on a stretch of Dufferin that I have ridden many times and never felt safe on. Others have been seriously injured on the same stretch of road.

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3 years

Breaking: TTC confirms it will cut service next month because a significant number of employees will not have complied with its vaccine mandate. Agency says it will institute "varying levels of temporary service changes" but will protect service on busiest routes. Story to come.

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2 years

Yesterday Premier Doug Ford criticized the NIMBYism he encountered while a Toronto councillor, which he said prevented housing being built. In 2012, he joined local residents in opposing a major development in his Etobicoke ward, saying it would "destroy the area."

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3 years

Ontario government is expanding GO service to London. The trip between Toronto and London will take about 4 hrs. It is roughly a 2 hr drive.

GO Train service expanding to London, Stratford and St. Marys

The Ontario government is expanding GO Train service to London, Stratford and St. Marys.

www.thestar.com

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10 months

Olivia Chow is holding a press conference ahead of this morning’s council meeting, where she’s made a motion on asylum seekers her first order of business. She’s joined by 18 councillors.

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@BenSpurr

5 years

I wonder if the thousands of people packed onto the platform at Bloor-Yonge station yesterday think this is exciting news.

bryan fróis

@bryan_frois

5 years

Exciting news for #Markham . Geotechnical work starting next week for Yonge North Subway Extension. Another positive step to get shovels in ground ASAP. Info: #YongeSubwayNow #TOpoli #ONPOLI

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I am covering the controversy around Minister Rod Phillips' trip to St. Barts today. His office confirms he took a separate personal trip to Switzerland in August. They did not provide dates, but said he quarantined 14 days on his return.

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New from @MarcoOved and me: The company awarded a $750-million contract to tunnel the Scarborough subway is partially owned by a Russian oligarch sanctioned by Ottawa following the invasion of Ukraine

How this Russian oligarch sanctioned by Canada stands to benefit from the Scarborough subway...

Oleg Deripaska, who is reportedly close to Russian President Putin, has said he has never been charged or investigated in connection with a crime.

www.thestar.com

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3 years

How a Toronto researcher is helping to identify those who attacked U.S. Capitol

John Scott-Railton, a University of Toronto researcher, has been scouring images and crowdsourcing tips through social media in an effort to identify people who took part in last week’s deadly mob...

www.thestar.com

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3 years

I’m off work this week so took a long walk along Davenport. No street like it in Toronto, a time capsule of 70’s era European-looking storefronts and San Fran houses on a hill.

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2 years

The scene at the Imperial Room at the Fairmont Royal York, where John Tory is holding his election night party. His main competitor is holding his party in the backroom at Clinton’s.

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6 years

Breaking: TTC says that King St. pilot has resulted in 25 per cent ridership increase in first two months.

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@BenSpurr

5 years

Food for thought as the TTC considers implementing surface priority measures for transit vehicles.

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@metrolosangeles

5 years

A bird's eye view of a dedicated bus lane in action. We're moving nearly 70 buses an hour through the Flower Street bus lane each evening!

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Ben Spurr

@BenSpurr

5 years

Warren Kinsella threatens a Star reporter with legal action over tweet about bike lanes.

David Rider

@dmrider

5 years

Kinsella writes me to say that, contrary to my tweet, he didn't lead the charge to remove the Woodbine bike lane. So noted.

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Ben Spurr

@BenSpurr

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The weather is fine for biking today, but this is the state of the bike lane on Dundas, full of snow and ice. Winter riding isn’t for everyone but the city could do more to encourage it and make it safe.

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@BenSpurr

4 years

Is it possible to weep vomit?

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@BenSpurr

7 years

I visited the Presto test lab last week. This was the funniest room.

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@BenSpurr

5 years

NDP is calling on province to allow cameras installed on streetcars to be used to catch drivers who blow past the vehicles' open doors

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@BenSpurr

11 months

And this looks like it might be Trinity Bellwoods, but I don't recall that many tents being there, or them being spaced out like that...

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Ben Spurr

@BenSpurr

4 years

"It’s obviously a crazy thing to do." Meet the 24-year-old transit fan who bought himself a TTC streetcar

Track of dreams: 24-year-old transit fan buys himself an old TTC streetcar

Decommissioned Canadian Light Rail Vehicle 4187 will be the last of its kind to leave the TTC’s property Friday. It’s bound for the family farm of Alex Glista 150 km away, where a short section of...

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@BenSpurr

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New: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tells reporters he is "really excited to have a strong progressive as the mayor of Toronto." Says he'll work with her and Premier Ford to deliver housing, work on transit and mental health.

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