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DesmondCole

the other day I overheard three older folks on the streetcar talking about fare inspection. I listened for a while and at one point asked them if they'd support getting

Jennifer Pagliaro

jpags

BREAKING: For a third and final time, Jim Karygiannis has been kicked out of office. The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected his last-ditch effort to keep his Scarborough seat.

Alyshah Sanmati Hasham

alysanmati

This week I got access to the “virtual courtrooms” at two Toronto courthouses in order to observe how COVID-19 is affecting bail hearings, pleas and sentencings.https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/04/04/can-justice-be-open-in-a-virtual-courtroom-ho

monster femme

cuntext

.@TorontoPolice have BEEN throwing women off balconies. mostly sex workers. mostly Black & Indigenous women. i have heard of multiple stories like this. #ftp forever; love to all Black &

Brian F. Kelcey

stateofthecity

Yes, and yes. Glad to see everyone back in the fight against the toxic damage done by market value property tax assessment in Canadian cities. Most of what I'd normally

Toronto Star

TorontoStar

Wikipedia is one of the most used sites in the world. It has pages about famous figures, history, and even fictional dogs. But the gender and race gap on the

Toronto Star

TorontoStar

A spin class. One COVID-19 positive participant with no symptoms. 51 cases. It is believed to be one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks at any fitness centre in Canada, and

Irene Gentle

IreneGentle

Thread: Can we talk about messaging amid a pandemic? It should be clear and consistent. Has ours been clear and consistent in Canada? It has not, not everywhere. Does it

Extinction Rebellion Portsmouth

XRPortsmouth

We got #4 wrong here. Maybe not capping, but oil wells are being shut down.See this article about Enerplus wells in Montana, North Dakota and Canada: https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/04/22/enerplus-shutting-in-us-and-canadian-wells-due-to-low-cr

Irene Gentle

IreneGentle

With the US election ramping up, the question we often hear ramps up with it: 'why write about the US vote? Why would Canadians care?' Well with a neighbour that

Tara Kiran

tara_kiran

Prioritizing vaccines for those in hot spots is the right move and arguably an easy decision.The hard part—implementation.How do we make sure that action matches intention and that those most

Ben Spurr

BenSpurr

The first car crash redefined the life of Jill Le Clair. The second, last Saturday, ended it.https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/10/30/the-first-car-crash-redefined-the-life-of-jill-le-clair-the-second-last-saturday-ended-it.html Those wh

Fatima Syed

fatimabsyed

My friend's brother is in the ICU in Pakistan from Covid. She was meant to fly out yesterday but all flights to India/Pakistan were cancelled.Meanwhile, I have received 8 DMs

Toronto Star

TorontoStar

NEW: $40-million worth of potentially life-saving treatment that could keep COVID-19 patients out of hospitals is sitting unused in Canada despite being approved by this country’s medical regulators. Doctors don’t

Heidi Matthews

Heidi__Matthews

The @UofT @UTLaw school dean is alleged to have rescinded an offer to @ValentinaAzarov of @GLAN_LAW to direct @IHRP_UofT after being improperly influenced by a sitting judge. If true, this

Crystal Tai

crystalpher_

I wrote about the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across Canada; the perceived dichotomy of being Chinese-Canadian, and what it means in times like these. Ty @Yves_Global @keixote #COVID19 #canada