The Big Five: May 1-3 Every Friday, Torontoist provides a not-so-scientific roundup of the best people, places and things to check out over the weekend. The result: The Big Five. By Kelli Korducki May. 1st, 3:44 pm
Scene: Marching for Justice May Day marchers demand more support for temporary foreign workers and undocumented immigrants. By Sarah Sweet • Photos by Giordano CiampiniMay. 2nd, 12:15 pm
4 Comments Protesters Demand Better Labour Practices from Joe Fresh After a catastrophic structural collapse at a Bangladeshi garment factory, protesters flocked to a Joe Fresh store to demand better treatment for workers. By Desmond Cole May. 2nd, 1:45 pm
12 Comments May Day Starts With Chess, Ends With Arrests Tuesday's May Day events had everything from human chess to civil disobedience, and saw the re-emergence of Occupy Toronto after a quiet winter. By Chris Dart • Photos by Dean Bradley and Christopher DrostMay. 2nd, 9:30 am
14 Comments Newsstand: May 2, 2012 Somehow, it's already Wednesday. Creepy. So anyhow: Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam wants Ontario to join up with Quebec in the fight against long-gun registry data deletion (say that 5 times fast); surveyed TTC riders are strangely content with transit service; Doug Ford is pro property tax freezes; Toronto roads account for half of the province's worst; families of individuals shot by police meet to discuss better police handling of those with mental health issues; and Occupy Toronto up to slightly different tricks. By Jodie Shupac May. 2nd, 8:00 am
3 Comments Activist Groups Plan “Re-Occupation” for May Day Occupy Toronto, No One is Illegal and the May 1st Movement announce 24-hour "re-occupation," giant chess game in celebration of International Workers Day. By Chris Dart Apr. 26th, 4:00 pm
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