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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Editorial
EDITORIAL: Someone needs to get the lead out
It killed the ancient Romans. And now it’s killing us? Lead, that is.
Read moreEDITORIAL: Big letdown after food trucks buildup
Maybe the fault for the disappointment lies with us — the local media. When it was being proposed the city change its bylaws to allow food trucks to serve their wares by the roadside in midtown Toronto, we didn’t quite see how it would work.
Read moreEDITORIAL: The provincial election — so far
It’s always struck us at the Town Crier that it’s a little presumptuous of us to tell readers who they should vote for — especially so in provincial and federal elections.
Read moreEDITORIAL: Don’t give up on transit
Have we “transited ourselves to death,” as one journalist has put it?
Read moreEDITORIAL: Another new old vision for transit still needed
Little-known mayoralty candidate David Soknacki has suddenly taken centre stage by laying out a provocative transit platform.
Read moreMIHEVC: Wychwood Library about to get a facelift
Next time you happen to use Wychwood Library be sure to admire this historical and architectural gem in the midst of our community.
Read moreEDITORIAL: Lessons of the ice storm
It’d be tempting to call the ice storm a wake-up call for Torontonians.
Read moreEDITORIAL: So much for Ford
So let’s get this clear. Much of Toronto thinks Rob Ford is a disgrace as mayor and should resign.
Read moreRecycled lines about bike lanes
Bikes lanes are back in the news, thanks to a recommendation to assess proposed lanes on Bloor Street, along with an already scheduled study of Dupont Street.
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