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Ah Saturday morning, when the summery smell of fresh cut grass comes at the cost of early-morning lawn mower wake-ups. Focus on the news instead: The mayor's itinerary reveals not much work is being done, Liberals force Catholic schools to say the word "gay," TTC ridership is up and they're looking to expand service, a new streetcar line is being built anyway, and road closures.
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Sarah-Joyce Battersby • Illustration by Brian McLachlan May. 26th, 10:00 am
Every weekday's end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.
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Steve Kupferman May. 25th, 4:45 pm
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Steve Kupferman May. 25th, 11:00 am
The centre would be the latest in a string of drop-in closures.
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Desmond Cole May. 25th, 10:00 am
As a famous snake once said, TGIF! Thank goodness I've fangs! If you're TGing today, let it be for Friday. We've had enough of the whole vampire craze. In the news: No casino plans for the Port Lands (or so they'd have us believe); road hockey will continue to be prohibited; inspection of the perfectly safe Gardiner has seemingly become more urgent; a bar in an unlikely place; more G20-related embarrassment for the Toronto Police; and no subway service from Bloor Station to Union Station this weekend.
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Jess Davidson • Illustration by Brian McLachlan May. 25th, 8:00 am
Every weekday's end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.
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Hamutal Dotan May. 24th, 5:30 pm
"We’re having additional crews go in there to make sure it is safe. I don’t want to be alarmist and I don’t want to create any level of hysteria that the sky is falling, because it’s not."
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Steve Kupferman May. 24th, 3:15 pm
Residents of the genteel east-end nabe are bitterly divided over a proposed six-storey condo development.
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Bronwyn Kienapple May. 24th, 2:00 pm
What our latest opportunity to host the royal family says about the emerging Canada of Stephen Harper.
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Todd Aalgaard • Photos by Christopher Drost May. 24th, 12:30 pm
Yes, it is already Thursday, and you are not losing your mind. Stay anchored to reality with some news: delayed Port Lands report raises casino questions, parents of teen killed by a TTC bus sue police and transit commission, Conrad Black's night on the town, St. Lawrence Market's old supervisor not going away silently, and Schoolhouse shelter shutdown.
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Sarah-Joyce Battersby • Illustration by Brian McLachlan May. 24th, 8:00 am
Every weekday's end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.
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Steve Kupferman • Photo by Corbin Smith May. 23rd, 5:00 pm
Path to popular support for a casino looking unclear.
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Hamutal Dotan May. 23rd, 2:00 pm
Weston-Mount Dennis residents say police carding is hurting their community.
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Desmond Cole May. 23rd, 11:30 am
Happy days are here again, it's Wednesday! Do the Hump Day dance! Well, no. Actually, don't, you might get charged with a crime and end up on a registry for the rest of your life. Instead, read some nice, harassment-free news: Pride funding may be in jeopardy; one city councillor says the mayor isn't doing his job (no word on how many other councillors are thinking it); more chunks of concrete crumble off the Gardiner Expressway; the royals have come and gone; ball hockey is prohibited on Toronto streets (what?!) but maybe not for long (phew) but it's not as simple as you think (what?!); a new cause for NIMBYs: the proposed casino; and Toronto's newest multimillionaire.
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Jess Davidson • Illustration by Brian McLachlan May. 23rd, 8:00 am
Scotiabank unloads its namesake complex.
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Hamutal Dotan May. 22nd, 6:02 pm
Every weekday's end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.
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Hamutal Dotan May. 22nd, 5:00 pm
Slap some aloe on that shoulder burn (that you deserve for getting too ambitious with the tank tops so early in the season) and get back to business, it's Tuesday now. In the news: royal tour trots on, the City says no to turning Woodbine into soccer central over Canada Day, U of T's neighbours don't want a new private student residence in the 'hood, YWCA opens housing for women, and more robocalls in Etobicoke Centre.
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Sarah-Joyce Battersby • Illustration by Brian McLachlan May. 22nd, 8:00 am
Dust off those white shoes, starch those cream-coloured capris, and pour yourself a nice, cool bevy right out of that 2-4. It's Victoria Day! Hurray! Also happening: a new campaign promise made (or an old one broken?) by the (already in office) mayor; 2025's World Expo could be landing at our waterfront if one city councillor has her way; a new report suggests that police were provoked and attacked at the 2010 G20; and valuable information for Toronto's royal watchers.
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Jess Davidson • Illustration by Brian McLachlan May. 21st, 10:00 am
Two years later, we finally have OIPRD's comprehensive assessment of police action during the G20. It's a report that tries to be fair to all sides, but ends up being too generous to police on some key points.
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Christopher Bird May. 18th, 4:45 pm
In the last federal election the incumbent, Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Liberal) lost to Conservative challenger Ted Opitz by 26 votes. A judge today declared that election invalid.
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Hamutal Dotan May. 18th, 2:25 pm
