Archive for 'Terri Coles'
Soooo...read anything interesting last night? In the news: serious allegations against the mayor, you can still buy booze this weekend, the OLG fires its chair, Catholic school trustees are looking to ban GSAs, and home sales are down in the GTA.
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Terri Coles • Illustration by Jeremy Kai
You didn't have a nightmare; the Leafs really did give up that lead last night. In the news: TTC's CEO says Toronto needs to pony up for transit, TDSB is launching a second Afrocentric program, Chris Hadfield is back from space, and the Leafs can get ready to golf now.
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Terri Coles • Illustration by Jeremy Kai
There was a frost alert last night. A frost alert! In May! We're indignant. In the news: watch out if you're crossing one of these top-10 unsafe intersections, Chris Hadfield heads back to earth, 20K run the Sporting LIfe 10K, and the Leafs take a must-win game at home.
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Terri Coles • Illustration by Jeremy Kai
Friday! What else is there to say about that? In the news: Wynne won't set a deadline for auto insurance cuts, a Hamilton-area man remains missing, there are a lot of rich people in Toronto, and the Leafs had better win tonight.
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Terri Coles • Illustration by Jeremy Kai
The sun keeps shining! What is this awesome weather we are having? Could it be...spring? In the news: Ford gets shirty with councillors who support a debate on transit funding, McGuinty is set to testify about cancelling power plants, Porter could be on the hook for a report on airport expansion, and an OCAD student has a proposal to prevent bike theft.
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Terri Coles
Lovely weather we've been having, eh? In the news: Ford wants the NDP to force an election, charges of TDSB misspending for underprivledged students, and sad news from the Toronto Marathon.
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Terri Coles • Illustration by Jeremy Kai
Looking for a way to plan your Hot Docs viewing? We're breaking down some of the festival's 11 film programmes for you, one by one.
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Kiva Reardon, Angelo Muredda, Terri Coles, Kevin Scott and Natalie Zina Walschots
Music Monday, an annual event, is getting some help from outer space this year.
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Terri Coles
Friday is even more pleasant when the sun is out. In the news: defibrillators could be better placed to save lives in Toronto, the fight over David Dunlap Observatory ends peacefully, one Toronto councillor wants a passing rule for cars and bikes, and Ontario has a new budget.
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Terri Coles • Illustration by Jeremy Kai
Where'd our sunshine go? In the news: Scarborough councillors want Ford's support for a subway, the city ponders what to do about Bixi, Toronto may force restaurants to post calorie counts, and the Royal Canadian Mint is looking into electronic money.
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Terri Coles • Illustration by Jeremy Kai
This animal-rights doc is tough on the heart, but more than worth it.
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Terri Coles
A pop-up marketplace showcased a range of Toronto-made gluten-free products.
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Terri Coles
Hope you enjoyed the lovely weekend weather! In the news: low-income high-school students still suffer from streaming, the Leafs have their first-round match-up, changes to the foreign-worker program are coming, and police issue an alert.
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Terri Coles • Illustration by Jeremy Kai
Friday, I'm in love...especially this week. Oy. In the news: A Ford ally flip flops on transit funding sources, the zoo and its union reach an agreement, Toronto police will consider putting armed cops at the island airport, Leafs fans can't win even when the team does make the playoffs, and progress for City trustee Irene Atkinson.
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Terri Coles • Illustration by Jeremy Kai
Looking for a way to plan your Hot Docs viewing? We're breaking down some of the festival's 11 film programmes for you, one by one.
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Kiva Reardon, Terri Coles and Angelo Muredda
A look at two very different brothers—one famous, one not—and the family ties that hold them together.
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Terri Coles
Supposed to have another nice day! In Toronto this counts as patio weather. In the news: police are looking for two bank robbers, the mayor's executive committee will talk transit funding, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid is up for debate (again), and fewer and fewer kids are getting music classes at school.
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Terri Coles • Illustration by Jeremy Kai
A touching and sometimes fascinating look at the people behind a Guelph strip club.
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Terri Coles