The combination of an untimely injury to their cleanup hitter, some abysmal pitching, and an unrelenting Red Sox offense proved insurmountable for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday as they fell to Brantford 21–7 at Dominico Field.

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BARRIE BAYCATS 7, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 2

The top of the order for the Barrie Baycats were too much for the Toronto Maple Leaf ball club on Sunday, as Toronto was handed their second loss of the weekend at Dominico Field.

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At city hall in April, councillors weighed in on human trafficking in Toronto, and sport fishing on the city’s lakeshore. But, a motion for new robocall rules for future elections especially stood out.

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As part of Luminato 2012, Stewart Goodyear is set to perform all of Beethoven’s masterpieces in a marathon-style concert beginning June 9 at the Royal Conservatory of Music.

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For three consecutive days in March, Unit 102 (376 Dufferin St.), a tiny theatre space in Parkdale, shook from the Theatre Lab’s experiment in storytelling.

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Band leader of Neon Windbreaker meandered between journalism and music. Read more about this dose.ca editor.

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SPUD COUNTERS WAR ON GRAFFITI WITH GALLERY EXHIBIT   By Jelena Subotic For the first time ever, SPUD, one of Toronto’s most reputable graffiti artists, opened a show of recent works focused on Mayor Rob Ford’s war on graffiti. Censored, a show of his work that appeared at the Don’t Tell Mama gallery (108 Ossington […]

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EMERGING ANNEX ARTIST IS GAINING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION By Jelena Subotic Suritah Teresa Wignall, an emerging African-Canadian visual artist and Annex resident, is an accomplished painter who also takes time to volunteer in the community. Wignall has earned local and international recognition for her Afrocentric paintings—portrayals of women who define beauty and strength. “I […]

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LOCAL AUTHOR TO BE FEATURED AT TORONTO WOMEN’S BOOKSTORE BOOK LAUNCH By Jelena Subotic With her first book published, and a launch scheduled for the end of April, Eva Salinas is excited about the opportunities coming her way. The local resident and journalist Salinas is now an author of a children’s book, Latin Americans Thought […]

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CITY WIDE POSTERING BYLAW SLAMS LOCAL BANDS AND VENUES By Jelena Subotic It looks like Mayor Rob Ford has picked another fight. A city bylaw created by Municipal Licensing and Standards is cracking down on posters taped or glued on hydro poles, bus shelters, and parking meters. This has bands, venues, and even event organizers scared […]

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TAKING A FIRST LOOK AT THIS YEAR’S JANE’S WALKS By Whitney French Lace up your sneakers and get ready to walk it off! Since 2007, the first weekend of May has been slated for the annual Jane’s Walk, an urban neighbourhood walking tour that honours urban advocate and author Jane Jacobs.  In the spirit of […]

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By Lee Zaslofsky On March 24, just as the NDP was choosing its new Leader, Alice Heap passed away. I learned of it on Facebook, from a short message posted by her son, David. Alice Heap was married to Dan Heap, who represented Downtown Toronto at City Hall and then in Ottawa as the NDP […]

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