In his decision Superior Court Justice Paul Schabas found that “the government has led no evidence to rebut the applicants’ compelling position, supported by evidence, that removing the protected bike lanes will cause cyclists to ride in more dangerous mixed traffic…and that cyclists will be injured, and worse, if the protected target bike lanes are removed.”
EDITORIAL:Fact over fiction: Ford’s Bill 212 fails on its merits (Aug. 2025)
September 29th, 2025 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL:Fact over fiction: Ford’s Bill 212 fails on its merits (Aug. 2025)
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NEWS: Pushback on Bathurst bus lanes (July 2025)
September 5th, 2025 · 1 Comment
Press conference at Kos Café highlights local opposition to RapidTO By Abigail Harris On Wednesday June 11, over a hundred residents and small business owners gathered on the patio of Kos Café at Bathurst and Dupont to call on the city to pause the proposed RapidTO transit corridor expansion north of Bloor. The event was hosted […]
EDITORIAL: No experience necessary managing a school board (July 2025)
September 5th, 2025 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: No experience necessary managing a school board (July 2025)
Doug Ford has taken over four major school boards citing “financial mismanagement.” It is really nothing more than a power grab from a premier who would prefer you not look at the fact that it’s his own government whose fiscal house is not in order. At the end of June, on the last day of […]
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CHATTER: Esso closes on Harbord (May/June 2025)
September 5th, 2025 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Esso closes on Harbord (May/June 2025)
Toronto has lost another small gas station in the downtown core. Originally a repair shop with two gas pumps, 132 Harbord St. was transformed into an Esso Station after it was sold in 2020. Passersby may have noticed that a fence has recently been erected. Rory Gus Sinclair, past chair of the Harbord Village Residents’ […]
FOCUS: Candidates queried (Apr. 2025)
April 22nd, 2025 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Candidates queried (Apr. 2025)
The Gleaner asked five key questions of four parties competing in University-Rosedale and is publishing each candidate’s answers to help voters make a more informed choice come voting day.
NEWS: The evolution of 364 Huron St. (Apr. 2025)
April 22nd, 2025 · Comments Off on NEWS: The evolution of 364 Huron St. (Apr. 2025)
The building at the corner of Huron and Glen Morris Streets, just west of the Robart’s Library, has been many things, but its built form has been largely unchanged for 140 years—until now.
CHATTER: Presse Internationale finds new digs on Bloor (Apr. 2025)
April 22nd, 2025 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Presse Internationale finds new digs on Bloor (Apr. 2025)
Things looked grim for the award-winning magazine store facing a nearly 50 per cent rent hike. Presse Internationale was on its way to closing because it was unable to negotiate a lower rent, and it was unable to find a new affordable location. For nearly 20 years, Presse Internationale has been located at 537 Bloor […]
CHATTER: Penguin Pick-up packs it in (Apr. 2025)
April 22nd, 2025 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Penguin Pick-up packs it in (Apr. 2025)
The parcel depot Penguin Pick-up which was located at 527 Bloor St. W. closed its doors on March 21, 2025.
EDITORIAL: Bike lane facts Ford knew (Mar. 2025)
April 14th, 2025 · 1 Comment
An MTO briefing from August, 2024, states that there is a “risk of negative impacts on local businesses. Evidence shows that bike lanes have a positive impact on local businesses.”
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EDITORIAL: Poilievre’s perfect storm (Feb. 2025)
February 21st, 2025 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Poilievre’s perfect storm (Feb. 2025)
A unified Canada is a nightmare for the Conservative Party of Canada whose leader excels in practicing the politics of division.
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CHATTER: Protesters disrupt Freeland’s leadership announcement (Jan. 2025)
February 12th, 2025 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Protesters disrupt Freeland’s leadership announcement (Jan. 2025)
Freeland is the member of Parliament for University-Rosedale and until recently the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister. She resigned from those portfolios in December. Her quitting the cabinet in a dramatic fashion may have been the final straw, forcing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to announce his resignation pending a leadership contest.
EDITORIAL: An election designed to distract voters (Jan. 2025)
February 10th, 2025 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: An election designed to distract voters (Jan. 2025)
anticipated federal election this spring. He insists he needs a “mandate from the people” to face off against U.S. President Donald Trump in a trade war. This is both unnecessary and delusional.
