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Vandalist: Love It or Hate It

Are billboard takeovers good, bad, or irrelevant?

By Stephanie Avery May. 25th, 1:45 pm

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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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LED Billboards Threaten Safety and Public Space, Say Critics

More than mere annoyances, these big signs may have big implications for the future of outdoor advertising in Toronto.

By Graeme Bayliss Dec. 13th, 10:30 am

City May Appeal Court Ruling on Billboard Tax

By Hamutal Dotan Mar. 24th, 3:37 pm

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TOSAT Posts a Comprehensive Gallery of Its Work

By Steve Kupferman Aug. 27th, 3:06 pm

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Signed and Delivered

By Hamutal Dotan Dec. 7th, 3:51 pm

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Billboard Companies Protest Billboard Tax…On Illegal Billboards

By Hamutal Dotan Dec. 1st, 9:00 am

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Sign of the Times

By Hamutal Dotan Nov. 5th, 9:00 am

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Signs but Were Afraid to Ask

By Hamutal Dotan May. 7th, 9:00 am

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Mourning and Loss in the Land of Consumption

By Amanda Happé Apr. 15th, 10:45 am

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Big Wheel of Justice Creaks Slowly Forward

By Robin Rix Feb. 20th, 1:00 pm

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I, Jörg

By Jonathan Goldsbie Sep. 26th, 10:35 am

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Democracy Shock

By Jonathan Goldsbie Sep. 25th, 12:00 pm

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Urban Planner: September 24, 2008

By Robin Hatch Sep. 24th, 8:30 am

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IllegalSigns.ca Gets Billboard Taken Down Less Than A Day After It Went Up

By Jonathan Goldsbie Aug. 2nd, 1:00 pm

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Keyboard In Tree + The Most Obstructed Billboard In Toronto

By Jonathan Goldsbie Jul. 23rd, 3:30 pm

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Is Toronto’s Sign By-law Unconstitutional?

By Robin Rix May. 26th, 10:00 am

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How The Street Furniture Bids Stacked Up

By Jonathan Goldsbie Apr. 30th, 11:00 am

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Bigger Than Billboards

By Robin Rix Apr. 17th, 9:00 am

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Postmodern Cross-promotion

By Jonathan Goldsbie Feb. 20th, 4:00 pm

HOT DOCS 2012

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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☆)

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• 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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