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William Lyon Mackenzie is one of the few truly legendary characters who stand out in the usually lifeless annals of Canadian history. While he was not the only reformer who railed against the disproportionate privileges of the Family Compact, he was certainly the most colourful. Mackenzie was critical of the structure and operation of government, in which the Family Compact's control of political offices excluded newer American immigrants, and the Anglican Church enjoyed power...

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In the 1978 book, Lost Toronto, William Dendy wrote that in the 20th century, many Georgian and Victorian buildings were fated to a date with the wrecking ball because of neglect and "changing tastes." Now, the architecture that took their place has fallen out of favour and structures such as the Massey Ferguson plant and Riverdale Hospital (pictured above), have been torn down or are slated for demolition.

Happy Groundhog Day! Wiarton Willie, Shubenacadie Sam and Punxsutawney Phil did not see their shadow this morning and thus we should expect an early spring. Should we trust our weather report to the groundhogs? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change seems to agree with our furry friends, also predicting hotter climates and sea level rise.

Next month Toronto will be holding municipal elections, in which, statistically speaking, the vast majority of you reading these words will not bother to vote. So in honour of all 38 mayoral candidates, and to encourage you hipsters to get out and rock the vote, Torontoist offers a brief history of some of Toronto’s most interesting mayors. If your favourite is missing or misrepresented, please let us know.

The Sun is reporting that the City may be owed millions of dollars in uncollected rent from its 905 properties. An audit discovered that the city also hasn't been raising rents with market rates and also asking for a part of business revenues from establishments that rent out spaces.

star Paul Gross, have lobbied for the Brier to come back to the Toronto since it left the city in 1941. Former Premier Mike Harris, father of the Common Sense revolution, has also raised eyebrows at the prospect of more curling in the GTA. If the plan follows through to bring the Brier back to its roots (it started here in 1927), longer than average line-ups are expected at local neighbourhood Tim Horton's.