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Why they’re still voting for Rob Ford: Ford Fest attendees in their own words
Rob Ford greets supporters at Ford Fest 2014. (Image: Kayla Rocca) Each year, Rob Ford hosts Ford Fest, a giant public barbecue that he swears, for legal reasons, is not technically a campaign event....
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Good smells, big windows and 13 other things people love about the TTC’s new...
(Images: Kayla Rocca) The first two of the TTC’s anticipated fleet of new streetcars—complete with low floors, bike racks, a new proof-of-payment system and plenty of other, lesser-known...
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“It reminds me of a winery”: people try to explain the meanings of Nuit...
(Image: Giordano Ciampini) On Saturday, almost a million people flooded downtown Toronto for the all-night art crawl known as Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. In between navigating the crowds and filling up on...
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Torontonians from every walk of life tell us who they voted for, and why
(Images: Giordano Ciampini) Toronto had the highest voter turnout in recent memory yesterday—980,177 people showed up at schools and churches and apartment party rooms and cast ballots for mayor, city...
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“It happened to me once”: five Regent Park carding stories
(Images: Giordano Ciampini) On January 1, police chief Bill Blair quietly suspended “carding,” the Toronto police practice of routinely stopping, questioning and logging the personal information of...
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“We got our LCBO, so we’re good”: Liberty Villagers on their neighbourhood’s...
(Image: Giordano Ciampini) Liberty Village takes a lot of flack, and it’s easy to see why. It’s a heavily developed condo community that’s cut off from the rest of the city by railroad tracks, leaving...
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“I’m probably going to be playing video games”: how York University students...
(Images: Giordano Ciampini) For the fourth time since 1997, York University is on strike. With all classes cancelled and 3,700 contract faculty and teaching assistants on the picket lines, nobody is...
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“We’re on the bandwagon no matter what”: Leafs fans on what it would take for...
(Images: Giordano Ciampini) It takes a lot to get Toronto Maple Leafs fans to stop supporting their team, but they may have finally started to give up. Last week, only 18,366 paid ticket-holders showed...
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“Getting cussed out comes with the job”: Ten parking enforcement officers...
(Images: Giordano Ciampini) John Tory’s “zero tolerance” policy on illegal parking during rush hour has a lot of Torontonians seeing red—or, rather, yellow, on their windshields, in the form of parking...
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“I’m not going anywhere”: what West Don Lands residents are doing during the...
(Images: Giordano Ciampini) In July and August, the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games will descend upon Toronto, along with thousands of athletes from 41 countries. Most of these visitors will be housed...
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“We know the city better than they do”: Toronto taxi drivers on what makes...
(Images: Giordano Ciampini) Uber is in court this week defending its right to flood Toronto’s streets with semi-pro drivers, who use its UberX service to hire out their private cars to...
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“The price is a bit high, but it’s worth it for the peace of mind”: why...
(Images: Giordano Ciampini) The long, anxiety-ridden journey to Pearson Airport is a Toronto tradition—but now, for some people, it’s a thing of the past. On June 6, Metrolinx launched its long-awaited...
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