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Nominated for: standing up for a city that puts its residents first.
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Todd Aalgaard • Illustration by Brett Lamb
Mayor cancels special meeting on a potential casino, saying the province is "wasting our time."
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Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Andrew Louis
Council might need to decide on a casino without knowing how much money it would be bring in.
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Hamutal Dotan
"Our members are front-line community workers in a city that's already struggling under a social infrastructure deficit. We are worried that the social impacts of a casino could overwhelm Toronto's already strained social support system."
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Steve Kupferman
A giant entertainment corporation wants you to know how much better Exhibition Place would be if there were an enormous resort casino on top of it.
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Steve Kupferman
Kitten Day isn’t a thing, but if it were, we’d suggest that today be the day. In the news: turf-war puns abound at U of T, terrible cab drivers, donate some marrow, and casinos are bad for your health.
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Casey Irvin • Illustration by Brett Lamb
At a public consultation on the possibility of building a casino in Toronto, opinions were mixed.
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Desmond Cole
Nominated for: preserving and renewing where each are needed.
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David Fleischer • Illustration by Jeremy Kai
In a speech yesterday the OLG president warned that a casino may net the provincial government even more money if they put it outside Toronto.
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Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Andrew Louis
Report released on the potential negative effects of expanded gambling.
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Hamutal Dotan
At a committee meeting Wednesday night, politicians, lobbyists, and residents squared off over the idea of a downtown casino.
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Chris Dart
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.
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Jodie Shupac
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.
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Jodie Shupac
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Steve Kupferman
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.
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Jodie Shupac
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