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- Toronto’s too loud
By Laura Hull – Our city, particularly downtown, has a constant hum of cars, people, animals, motorcycles and construction, among other things. The constant everyday noise, and noise spikes, have … Read more - Ignored but not forgotten: The Tadman legacy at 339 Queen
By Andre Bermon, Publisher – History is a collection of narratives woven together to evaluate the importance of a person, place or event. Stories get left out, sometimes arbitrarily. At … Read more - Safety concerns arise near supervised consumption sites
By Emma Johnston – Wheeler – Following a July 7 shooting that took the life of a bystander near the South Riverdale Community Health Centre in Leslieville, neighbours are expressing … Read more - Bill C-18 and the Canadian news social media blackout
By Megan Bocchinfuso – Meta and Google blocked Canadian news outlets from posting news content on their platforms starting August 1. National, provincial, independent and even school news channels were … Read more - Renaming Dundas Street: Calling on Mayor Chow to get it right
By Lynn McDonald, Op-ed – Olivia Chow made a strong start and received favourable coverage for her first moves on being sworn in as Toronto’s mayor. However, on renaming Dundas … Read more - Toronto’s Cyclorama Building
By Bruce Bell, History Columnist – At one time Toronto had a fantastic 16-sided domed structure called the Cyclorama – the ROM, AGO and IMAX theatres all rolled into one. … Read more - $46.5 billion over 10 years –Toronto’s fiscal hole
By Daryl Gonsalves – Mayor Olivia Chow officially took office on July 12 and quickly got to work. At her first City Council meeting she addressed the shelter crisis faced … Read more - St. Lawrence community celebrates Bob Kemp’s life
By Megan Bocchinfuso – On August 18 at David Crombie Park, the St. Lawrence community celebrated the life of active member Bob Kemp, who died on May 29. Family, friends, … Read more - The Queen’s Hotel
By Bruce Bell, History Columnist – The most famous hotel in York’s early years was Jordan’s York Hotel, first built in 1805, and it stood near where the new Globe … Read more