Benefits of the pandemic: new bike lanes and closed roads
If there is one benefit we have received from the pandemic and lockdown over the past year or so, it’s the rapid extension of our bike lanes.
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VIEWS
Is this the winter of the gun?
Trudeau government’s expected gun control on military-style weapons does not go nearly far enough to deal with Toronto’s handgun violence.
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Feeling the loss of East York Chronicle founder Gary Webb-Proctor
Writer began the year with the news her employer and mentor, East York Chronicle publisher Gary Webb-Proctor, had died.
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Kathleen Wynne on girls, women and politics
Former premier Kathleen Wynne recalls her experiences showing misogyny still exists and how much further we have to go to achieve equality.
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Rules suggested for dog owners in park
Off-leash dog parks have their problems, including a sheer lack of etiquette and respect for fellow dog owners, according to one.
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New streetcar tech could get traffic moving
Our leaders at City Hall know all about the new technology that can get Toronto’s traffic moving faster. So why aren’t we using it!?
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Danforth experiment proved benefits of bike lanes
A pop-up demonstration of bike lanes gave us a glimpse of what Danforth could look like, reconfigured to give cyclists and pedestrians priority over cars.
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Catching your neighbourhood’s vibe in photos
Have you ever wanted to take better photos of your neighbourhood’s vibe? Whatever your goals may be, match your camera’s settings to your subject.
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Potholes on the mind when spring is in the air
It’s obvious that when spring comes for good, we’ll be faced with having almost every road in the city pockmarked wioth potholes as badly as ever.
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Eastern Commerce’s memory kept alive in documentary
Columnist sat down with Luke Galati to talk about why a Riverdale alum would take such interest in Eastern Commerce, a school that closed down in 2016.
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Heads up, pedestrians! Taking that call not worth your life
Every day pedestrians are seen with their heads in their cellphones strolling down the sidewalk or crossing the street without paying attention.
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When do we get upgrade to Bloor-Danforth subway line?
The Bloor-Danforth subway line s being sorely neglected by the city while the Yonge-University-Spadina line gets all the improvements, rider says.
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Musical comedy updates Shakespeare featuring Donald J. Lear
The brilliant idea of the North Toronto Players is to update the tragedy of King Lear by replacing the king with a figure based on Donald J. Trump.
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Potholes have gotten worse despite all the roadwork
Wherever you try to drive, traffic is tied up by construction — and not all of it to do with transit projects. Much of it has just been ongoing road repair work — filling potholes and so on.
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When will you be ready for the big move?
Retirement homes are for people who enjoy mental and physical health. They’re for people who can live there as autonomously as in their own houses or semi-autonomously — perhaps requiring a little assistance for a few daily tasks like housekeeping and shopping trips.
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