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Polls Open in TDSB By-Elections

Residents in in Don Valley East and Scarborough-Agincourt have until 8 p.m. to cast their ballots for new school board trustees.

By Hamutal Dotan Feb. 27th, 10:00 am

Whacking Whitney While Keeping Drew Out

Promises of coloured margarine, demonizing drink, and men of action in a gallery of past provincial election ads.

By Jamie Bradburn Oct. 5th, 2:15 pm

All Haile Ontario’s First Female MPP Candidate

In a time when the right to vote was exclusively male, Margaret Haile was determined to be the first woman to earn a seat at Queen's Park.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 27th, 11:00 am

Historicist: How Not to Run a Liberal Election Rally

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 30th, 12:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: A Checklist for Discriminating Voters

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 26th, 1:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: The Rise and Fall of a Diefenbaker MP

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 19th, 1:00 pm

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Historicist: York South or Bust

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 16th, 12:20 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Ensure Stable Government

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 12th, 1:00 pm

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Historicist: Looking for a Liberal to Lead Us

By Jamie Bradburn Oct. 16th, 12:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Who’d Make a Better North York Controller than Mel Lastman? NOOOBODY!

By Jamie Bradburn Oct. 12th, 1:30 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: The Greatest Canadian of All Times Wants Your Vote

By Jamie Bradburn Oct. 5th, 2:30 pm

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Signing Up for the Election

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

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Historicist: The Loyal Orangeman Versus the Mayor of All the People

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 18th, 12:25 pm

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Representative Democracy

By Hamutal Dotan Apr. 27th, 12:35 pm

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The Nine Lives of Stephen Harper

By Todd Aalgaard Sep. 16th, 5:15 pm

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Sun on the Run

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 15th, 11:00 am

Election Aught Nine?

By Todd Aalgaard Sep. 14th, 1:05 pm

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Take One Vote and Pass It On

By Hamutal Dotan Mar. 19th, 2:30 pm

The World Forgetting, by the World Forgot

By Jonathan Goldsbie Jan. 26th, 9:00 am

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Historicist: A New Year’s Reduction

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 27th, 12:00 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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David Chang Talks About His Upcoming Toronto Debut The celebrity restaurateur says plans for the Toronto branch of his Momofuku empire are still in flux, and he likes it that way.	Lights, Camera … And Everything Else
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