Still on the hunt for that dream job? The one that pays more than $150,000 a year, but your work day doesn’t start till noon-ish? The one where you get to dictate your own schedule, meet with whomever you choose, blow off meetings with colleagues, stakeholders, and just whoever you don’t feel like meeting with? [...]

Sorry to disappoint you casino conspiracy theorists, but according to the president of Waterfront Toronto, a casino is not on the radar for the Port Lands. Instead, they are more preoccupied with finding the funding for the massive redevelopment plan. Hmmmm. A massive redevelopment plan. This still sounds a little fishy. If not for a [...]

City staff say they need more time to sketch in a casino work on plans for the redevelopment of the Port Lands. The City decided to take another look at the plans for the site that were put together by Waterfront Toronto, and planned to have the new plan ready to present next month. But [...]

The City’s cultural grant of more than $100,000 is not a sure thing for this year’s Pride. City Councillor James Pasternak (Ward 10, York Centre) said if Queers Against Israeli Apartheid registers to march in this year’s parade, city council will have to rule on whether or not to fund the massive annual event. Last [...]

There are royals in our midst, as Prince Charles and Camilla are in town royally visiting things and taking flowers from children. For day two of their visit, the pair took in a fireworks show at Ashbridge’s Bay. On Tuesday’s agenda for the royals: handing out medals, looking at some guns, lunch, a visit to [...]

Mayor Rob Ford has pledged to contract out all garbage collection east of Yonge Street should he be re-elected next term. Mayor Ford, who seems to be perpetually campaigning (though perhaps not as diligent at following through on previous campaign promises) said on his weekly talk show that completing contracting out of Toronto’s garbage collection [...]

It’s looking like misconduct charges may actually be faced by 45 police officers implicated in the allegedly shoddy and unlawful policing that went down during the G20. The Office of the Independent Police Review Director’s report pegs Supt. Mark Fenton, the supposed orchestrator of the infamous “kettling” fiasco, as being primarily responsible for the breakdown [...]

The Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) released its report on G20 policing. And it’s a doozy. Basically, the provincial police watchdog was not impressed with the law enforcement tactics over the summit weekend. Stay tuned to Torontoist for more on the report later today. You say Gardiner Expressway, we say Shmardiner Nexpressday, [...]

There’s a new billionaire on the block, boys and girls. Well, he’s not actually new, but he is the latest well-endowed candidate to join the lofty ranks of prospective bidders for the Toronto casino. Larry Tanenbaum, who you may remember from such illustrious positions as chair of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment (his current position), [...]

A new report from an RCMP watchdog lets the RCMP off the hook for its involvement in the giant policing fiasco that was the G20 weekend. The report says Toronto Police and OPP were calling most of the shots on the front line, including at Queen and Spadina for the kettling incident. In fact, the [...]

At today’s executive committee meeting, Mayor Rob Ford will urge members to get rid of the 2009 bylaw that introduced the five-cent plastic bag fee. The mayor used his weekly radio talk show to discuss his feelings about the tax, saying that the fee is unnecessary and that retailers should have the option of not [...]

On Monday, Mayor Rob Ford’s executive committee will consider two anti-casino motions. One to potentially reaffirm the City’s 1997 referendum result rejecting a casino, and one requesting that the province not put a casino at Ontario Place. Also happening at this meeting, deputy mayor Doug Holyday (Ward 3, Etobicoke Centre) will make a request to [...]