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“Mayor Rob Ford’s office!” “Hi, there. Is it true that the mayor just fired his chief of staff?” “Um… I’m a little unclear on that myself at the moment.” “Well, he’s been escorted out of the building, and says he didn’t resign.” “Uh…” “Will the mayor be making a statement?” “Are you a member of […]
Tags: Mark Towhey, politics, Rob Ford, Toronto
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The “Rob Ford’s House” protest has been moved to a much better location
I’m glad to be able to tell you that the Rob Ford protest I mentioned this morning has officially been moved to the offices of Newstalk 1010, the station that airs the mayor’s radio show. “It is a place where the mayor regularly takes questions from the public,” the official statement reads, “and it is […]
Tags: Doug Ford, Newstalk 1010, Peter Worthington, politics, protest, Rob Ford, Toronto
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Whose house? Not Rob’s House!
Last night, there was an uneasy new development in the hullabaloo over Rob Ford. No, I don’t mean the coverage on The Daily Show, or the sexist jackass from the Huffington Post who accused a much more accomplished and reputable journalist of being “cute as a button” but not very good at her job. I’m […]
Tags: Daily Show, Huffington Post, politics, protest, Rob Ford, Robyn Doolittle, Toronto
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I don’t want to do this anymore, Toronto
I don’t want to get into it again today, you guys. I really don’t. I don’t want to spend another day at the office checking the news and social media for the latest speculation. I don’t want to contend with the puns and the punditry. Inevitably, I will, but I promise I’ll hate myself for […]
Tags: politics, Rob Ford, Toronto
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“Tell my wife I love her very much.” “We don’t have the funding!”
Two Canadian institutions came plummeting back to Earth last night: the fragile hopes and dreams of every Leafs fan, and astronaut Chris Hadfield. Canadian Prime Minister and noted Leafs fan Stephen Harper didn’t have much to say about Game Seven, but he did take to Twitter to congratulate Hadfield and welcome him home. “A reminder,” […]
Tags: Chris Hadfield, Conservatives, Leafs, science, Stephen Harper
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Help fill a truck for the Canadian Diabetes Association this long weekend
On Saturday, 18 May 2013, the Canadian Diabetes Association is asking Canadians in seventy communities across the country to make a donation through its Clothesline program. As part of their third annual “Fill a Truck” event, Clothesline hopes to collect one million kilograms of used clothing and goods, with all proceeds to benefit the association […]
Tags: Canadian Diabetes Association, diabetes, donate
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Five easy ways to support RaBIT and reform local democracy
The good people at the Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto have been making some real gains in their campaign to improve our city’s voting system, and they need our help to maintain that momentum. A vote on these issues is expected “sometime soon” at City Hall, so the folks at RaBIT sent out an email […]
Tags: democracy, politics, RaBIT, Toronto
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Today is World Press Freedom Day
“Every year,” UNESCO explains on its World Press Freedom Day website, “May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of […]
Tags: journalism, united nations
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