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Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Billboard Tax

In a 3–0 decision, judges find that the City of Toronto was within its authority to create the tax, and extend the City's scope of application.

By Hamutal Dotan Apr. 2nd, 1:46 pm

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Toronto Public Library Board Decides to Go Ahead with Advertising Plans

By Steve Kupferman Feb. 28th, 9:45 am

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The Toronto Public Library Is Thinking About Getting Into the Ad Business

Why that's a bad idea.

By Steve Kupferman Feb. 27th, 11:30 am

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In Which Astral Media Plays the Goon

Movie posters removed on day of premiere due to extreme puritanism. Why do we hate some ads more than others?

By Emma Woolley (Guest Contributor) Feb. 23rd, 3:00 pm

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Spotted: Disinformation Pillars

Astral Media's blocky advertisements get schooled—literally—by annoyed civilians.

By Kyle Bachan Jan. 8th, 12:42 pm

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Reining in the Info-less Info Pillars

Small steps in the fight against the too-large, too-bright additions to our streets.

By Hamutal Dotan Jan. 4th, 5:00 pm

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2011 Villain: Astral Media Info Pillars

Nominated for: taking up a lot of space to tell us very little.

By Steve Fisher • Illustration by Sasha PlotnikovaDec. 19th, 2:23 pm

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The Information-Free Info Pillar

Why the City's new "InfoToGo" pillars contain no actual info.

By Steve Kupferman Nov. 14th, 9:00 am

Scene: TIFF Reaches for the Skyy

TIFF means many great things for Toronto, and also brings in some of the most irritating PR stunts around. Here was yesterday's, to mark the opening of the festival.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Christopher DrostSep. 8th, 1:00 pm

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SUBWAY^TM Map Not a Joke After All?

By Hamutal Dotan Jun. 14th, 3:30 pm

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TABIA’s “My Neighbour” Double Entendre Campaign Is Back

By Carly Maga May. 26th, 4:00 pm

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Spotted: Money Tree

By Hamutal Dotan Apr. 19th, 10:00 am

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SUBWAY(TM) Stations Now Available for Your Desktop

By Hamutal Dotan Apr. 4th, 1:30 pm

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Welcome to Your New SUBWAY^TM System, Toronto

By Torontoist Staff Apr. 1st, 4:01 pm

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TTC Contemplating Selling Station, Subway-Line Naming Rights

By Steve Kupferman Mar. 30th, 5:35 pm

Culture-Jamming in the Classroom

By Dave Meslin (Guest Contributor) Feb. 23rd, 12:35 pm

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Funeral Company Looks For Customers Among TTC Riders

By Steve Kupferman Feb. 9th, 9:00 am

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Rocket Talk: Can Marketers Hawk Aboard the TTC?

By Torontoist Dec. 22nd, 2:00 pm

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No More Shelter for Gladstone, As A Stray TTC Bus Stop Finally Leaves

By David Topping Dec. 1st, 1:15 pm

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For Some TTC Riders, A Dufferin Slog

By David Topping Nov. 23rd, 3:20 pm

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆)

TTC Service Alerts

• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Eglinton Stn has now cleared and full service has resumed on the Yonge University Spadina line. #TTC | 7:59 PM Apr 5
• Trains are currently holding southbound at Eglinton Stn due to a Passenger Assistance Alarm activated on a train. #TTC | 7:54 PM Apr 5
• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Spadina and Queen has now cleared and full service on the 510 Spadina Streetcar line has resumed. #TTC | 5:50 PM Apr 5

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