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Newsstand: April 18, 2012

Wednesday: the beginning of the end. So sit tight. But also: Woodbine racetrack vies for the casino; some neighbours of Harbourfront threaten to ruin the fun for everybody; the City will keep some TDSB pools afloat for now; and U of T law students attempting to chill out causes stress for some.

According to Woodbine racetrack operator Woodbine Entertainment Group, what better place to stick a Toronto casino and entertainment complex than…(wait for it)…Woodbine! And, according to two recent opinion polls—one commissioned by the good people at Woodbine themselves—Etobicoke is one of the top preferred sites to put the thing (y’know, the casino…thing). Should they push forward [...]

Newsstand: April 11, 2012

Hey. Bet you're all tired right now. Pretty cute. News, then: council debates casino-related questions; sick stuff goes down at a Pickering playground; federal heritage minister announces money for TIFF; Rob Ford's election audit gets explained; and sports-field fees are waived.

To casino or not to casino? But also, when to vote on it, should Ontario Place be banned as a possible site, and is it legit for the city to spend $7 million on a should-we-casino referendum when fat/gravy/what have you is being trimmed like nobody’s business? These are, well, the questions. Today, city council [...]

OLG Says it Wants to Build a Casino in the Greater Toronto Area

Following months of rumours to this effect, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation announced today that it will be asking municipal politicians to allow the construction of a new casino somewhere in the Greater Toronto Area. This will no doubt be immensely gratifying to city councillors like Giorgio Mammoliti (Ward 7, York West) and Doug [...]

Newsstand: March 2, 2012

Happy first Friday of March, you. In the news: the subway-versus-light-rail race may be closer than anticipated; library workers could be going on strike; a teenaged boy is punished for praising women's inner beauty; and Doug Ford sure does love casinos.

Apparently, the mayor has snagged two additional votes for city council’s final showdown to determine what now feels like the age-old question: to subway or to light-rail? Former LRT loyalist North York councillour James Pasternak has defected to the subway side, and Ford ally Ron Moeser promises not to be ill this time. While the [...]