Allison Smith
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Editor of
@torontotoday.ca
, former publisher of Queen’s Park Today, Politics Today
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I created a Starter Pack of Toronto city journos. Follow for all your downtown news needs — and hit me up if you're not in here and want to be!
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Prominent polling firm Campaign Research is surveying Toronto voters on what they think about John Tory entering the mayor's race — and whether they still care about his affair with a staffer.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
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Too old? Too adulterous? Prominent pollster wants Torontonians’ thoughts about John Tory entering mayor’s race
Nick Kouvalis of Campaign Research previously worked for John Tory. His firm wants to know whether Toronto voters think the ex-mayor was wrong to resign
https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-hall/pollster-campaign-research-toronto-john-tory-mayors-race-11480285
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Prominent polling firm Campaign Research is surveying Toronto voters on what they think about John Tory entering the mayor's race — and whether they still care about his affair with a staffer.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
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Too old? Too adulterous? Prominent pollster wants Torontonians’ thoughts about John Tory entering mayor’s race
Nick Kouvalis of Campaign Research previously worked for John Tory. His firm wants to know whether Toronto voters think the ex-mayor was wrong to resign
https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-hall/pollster-campaign-research-toronto-john-tory-mayors-race-11480285
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TorontoToday
3 days ago
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Too old? Too adulterous? Prominent pollster wants Torontonians’ thoughts about John Tory entering mayor’s race
Nick Kouvalis of Campaign Research previously worked for John Tory. His firm wants to know whether Toronto voters think the ex-mayor was wrong to resign
http://dlvr.it/TPDhyd
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The 27 dog sculptures — and one cat — that stand guard at Berczy Park are headed to the groomers
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4 days ago
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TorontoToday
5 days ago
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Toronto housing advocates warn Ford government’s Bill 60 will expedite homelessness
Tenant and housing advocates say changes to the Residential Tenancies Act in Bill 60 will fuel evictions and ‘create encampments faster’
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TorontoToday
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Massive new mural transforms drab stretch of Gardiner Expressway
The new mural was created through a collaboration between The Bentway and Exhibition Place
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TorontoToday
6 days ago
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Residents’ associations rally ahead of neighbourhood retail vote
As the issue of corner stores on residential streets heads to Toronto city council this week, Mayor Olivia Chow says she wants to cut 'red tape' for those businesses
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Jamie Bradburn
7 days ago
NEW! For Toronto Today
@torontotoday.ca
I switch from baseball to hockey history to look at the defection of Vaclav Nedomansky from Czechoslavakia, who chose the Toronto Toros of the WHA to start his North American career.
#TOHistory
#hockey
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How a Soviet bloc hockey player defected to Toronto during the Cold War
In 1974, Vaclav Nedomansky, captain of Czechoslovakia’s national hockey team, made his escape to the WHL’s Toronto Toros
https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/history/vaclav-nedomansky-soviet-bloc-hockey-player-defected-toronto-toros-cold-war-11461514
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TorontoToday
8 days ago
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CARTOON OF THE DAY: Zohran
Cartoonist Steve Nease provides a humorous take on current events
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Century nightclub has terminated its involvement with promoter Mark Holland following TorontoToday’s exposé into the VIP host's criminal history and the sexual assault charges he has been facing since August. Holland was still working at Century as recently as last weekend.
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9 days ago
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TorontoToday
10 days ago
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500,000 free condoms to be distributed during FIFA as part of city’s public health efforts
The initiative will reduce downstream healthcare costs related to sexually transmitted infections, health experts say
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TorontoToday
10 days ago
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How new west end play places are marketing to millennial parents
Adventure Alley and The Willow Play Cafe, new indoor playgrounds on Dupont, aren’t just catering to kids
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"Despite his prior sexual assault conviction, previous breach of bail conditions and Century’s link to the latest sexual assault charges, Holland was granted bail in August and continues to work at the nightclub."
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"Despite his prior sexual assault conviction, previous breach of bail conditions and Century’s link to the latest sexual assault charges, Holland was granted bail in August and continues to work at the nightclub."
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TorontoToday
13 days ago
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GALLERY: Blue Jays fans head home with a whimper after World Series loss
Fans hung their heads after the Toronto Blue Jays lost the final game of the World Series on Saturday night
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Gabe Oatley
15 days ago
NEW: What’s an appropriately scary Halloween display, and what’s offside? Residents of a west end toronto neighbourhood are debating just that, after a homeowner created a display that included a realistic female mannequin with an axe to the head.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/family...
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Some locals upset over Halloween display they say is ‘too real’ and ‘over the top’
The neighbourhood Halloween display features a graphic mannequin of a woman with a pickaxe to the skull
https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/family/locals-upset-halloween-display-too-real-violent-11427273
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@willsloanesq.bsky.social
is back in the pages of TorontoToday with his rep cinema screening series 'series'
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17 days ago
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TorontoToday
17 days ago
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Vape detectors will be coming to four TDSB high schools
The detectors, which identify the presence of chemicals found in e-cigarettes, will be installed in washrooms at Etobicoke Collegiate Institute and three other TDSB high schools
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He’s out here wearing a DODGERS hat, while his DAD is on our MONEY
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18 days ago
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TorontoToday
20 days ago
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Province pulls funding for Parkdale supervised consumption site, forcing closure
The move follows a spike in the number of clients using the west end site — and an increase in complaints from its neighbours
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TorontoToday
20 days ago
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Ford government calls off consultations on ending indefinite leases for Ontario tenants
Last week, Attorney General Doug Downey suggested Queen’s Park could eliminate ‘evergreen’ month-to-month leases
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Jamie Bradburn
21 days ago
NEW! For Toronto Today
@torontotoday.ca
I look at how Blue Jays fans celebrate when the team won their first World Series in 1992.
#TOhistory
#bluejays
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
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How Toronto celebrated the 1992 Blue Jays World Series win
Historian Jamie Bradburn takes a look back at the pandemonium that followed the Jays' first World Series victory 33 years ago
https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/history/how-toronto-celebrated-blue-jays-world-series-win-1992-11396375?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Stolen Etobicoke valour from a Forest Hill kid. Don’t make me take Rob Ford’s side.
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22 days ago
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~rgh~
22 days ago
😍⚾️
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Happy 1 year anniversary to our little newspaper!
22 days ago
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TorontoToday
23 days ago
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Against the odds, 80 per cent of World Series gamblers in Ontario betting on Jays to win Game 1
Are hometown fans voting rationally or just based on Toronto Blue Jays mania?
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TorontoToday
23 days ago
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Ford government opens door to ending indefinite leases for Ontario tenants
Attorney General Doug Downey says current system discourages landlords from renting out vacant units
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New: The City of Toronto is implementing hiring "slowdown" as a budget balancing measure.
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Toronto institutes city-wide hiring ‘slowdown’ ahead of 2026 budget
This follows a similar move by the TTC, with both the transit agency and the city citing financial constraints
https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-hall/toronto-institutes-city-wide-hiring-slowdown-ahead-of-2026-budget-11384658
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Call out: Seeking Torontonians abroad who have been adjusting their sleep schedules to watch the Blue Jays. Is this you? Or your friend/family member? Hit me up!
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Shawn Micallef
26 days ago
At Yonge & Dundas Jays fans are obeying the pedestrian scramble, as is the custom & returning to sidewalk each light cycle.
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Angie K.: Quiet star of October baseball
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Justin and Katy get the Naomi Fry treatment
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Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry’s Teen-Age Dream
The pair, spotted together on a yacht, seemed to represent a romance for an era of celebrity politics, when a former President has Netflix deals and the current President is a reality star.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/justin-trudeau-and-katy-perrys-teenage-dream
28 days ago
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Between Mahashmashana, new Whitney, Geese and Mac DeMarco, I’m obsessed with indie rock men again???
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🎃godless dustbin⚰️
about 1 month ago
hoping to see my former coworkers' new publication, a nonprofit news co-op to replace the Glacier papers that closed earlier this year, flourish and help prove a different model for journalism
www.freshetnews.ca/a-new-beginn...
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A new beginning for local news in Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities - Freshet News
The Freshet News is a new voice for Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities with a mission to put community back in community news.
https://www.freshetnews.ca/a-new-beginning-for-local-news/
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TorontoToday
about 1 month ago
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Parkside Drive speed camera records drivers going as fast as 154 km/h, says new data
The 10 highest speeds recorded by the speed camera on Parkside Drive were over 100 kilometres per hour, according to a freedom of information request (FOI) filed by Safe Parkside
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Glyn Bowerman
about 1 month ago
Absolute banger of an episode of The Hatchet.
@arshy.bsky.social
interviews
@nolore.bsky.social
about the (mostly designed) decline of Canada. If you’re mad as hell, this is likely why:
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The Decline and Fall of the Canadian State (w/ Nora Loreto)
Podcast Episode · The Hatchet · 2025-10-08 · 1h 6m
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-hatchet/id1782338231?i=1000730792134
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TorontoToday
about 2 months ago
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Dropout’s Vic Michaelis is in town and wants you to annoy your boss
The ‘Game Changer’ and ‘Very Important People’ star on growing up as a young comedy fan in Toronto, the allure of brown power suits and why it’s worth it to needle Sam Reich
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TorontoToday
about 2 months ago
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Protester arrested at TMU student walkout
Students organized the walkout to protest the handcuffing of a pro-Palestine demonstrator by campus security guards last week
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TorontoToday
about 2 months ago
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Construction proceeds on 5G tower in Etobicoke amid resident outrage
Some residents have protested the tower over alleged health concerns, but Health Canada denies 5G technology poses any threat
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Gabe Oatley
2 months ago
NEW: Residents of the longstanding Dufferin Grove homeless encampment are fearful they could face a forced clearing as soon as tomorrow morning. In an emailed statement, city spokesperson seemed to suggest this could indeed occur. Full story:
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Dufferin Grove homeless encampment residents fear imminent forced eviction
Encampment residents have received trespass notices from the city saying tents must be removed from the park by Tuesday
https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-hall/dufferin-grove-homeless-encampment-residents-fear-imminent-forced-eviction-11214956
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TorontoToday
2 months ago
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RapidTO compromise takes shape for traffic-plagued Bathurst Street bus
The city’s new proposal aims to speed up bus service on Bathurst with parking and turning restrictions, rather than dedicated lanes
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TorontoToday
2 months ago
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Meet the new, ‘hippie’ Jewish congregation that’s drawing a millennial crowd
Jewish affiliation in Canada has been on the decline, but a new Toronto congregation is helping a young people reconnect with the faith
http://dlvr.it/TMyHVH
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I daresay I might have written a 'dudes rock' piece. My ode to summer, swimming and the funnest guys in Toronto.
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Future Toronto mayoral candidates should not underestimate how much the city's contingent of pool 'regulars' love Mayor Chow for extending the swimming season. “If you listen to this, Olivia Chow,” Rafael Mendes said directly into my recorder. “We love you here. Come to join us one day.”
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I daresay I might have written a 'dudes rock' piece. My ode to summer, swimming and the funnest guys in Toronto.
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3 months ago
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TorontoToday
3 months ago
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TTC eyes capping monthly fares, making rides free after 40 trips
Fare capping could boost the city's annual transit ridership by 17 million, a new report projects, but would cost $35 million
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Gabe Oatley
3 months ago
NEW: In a city with more than half a million renters, hostility between landlords and tenants often simmers just below the surface. But rarely do disputes become as heated and have such significant consequences for both sides as this one has.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/real-e...
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Landlord-tenant mess: How a multi-year ceiling leak spiralled into assault allegations, a lost job and eviction threats
Tenants claim their landlord’s negligence has left them living in slum-like conditions, but the landlord denies it, alleging tenants have blocked much-needed repairs
https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/real-estate-housing/landlord-tenant-eviction-threat-toronto-11134665
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NEW: The City of Toronto has scrapped plans to construct new bike lanes on Eglinton West this fall.
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3 months ago
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TorontoToday
3 months ago
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Will Toronto’s civil servants return to the office full-time?
The City of Toronto has been shedding municipal office space since before the pandemic, saving millions of dollars — but costing it thousands of desks
http://dlvr.it/TMhxJn
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