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ON THE COVER: Gardiner Transformed (Jan. 2026)
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NEWS: City to convert former CSI building to homeless shelter (Jan. 2026)
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Near Bloor and Bathurst, shelter will be Indigenous-focused By Rose Haberer The former home of the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), at 720 Bathurst St., has entered a new phase. CSI sold the building for $16 million to an “anonymous social purpose entity,” later revealed to be the City of Toronto, which intends to convert the […]
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK: So many rich and diverse lives lived in these twin houses (Jan. 2026)
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631 and 633 Davenport Rd. hosted a hardware store, cancer care club By Mike Mastromatteo Adjoining homes on the southeast corner of Davenport and Howland—an area once known as Bracondale—have a curious history coloured by the many lives and experiences that graced the homes over the last 140 years. (But the “walls” column parameters are […]
CHATTER: Free repair workshops return to Karma Co-op (Jan. 2026)
March 9th, 2026 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Free repair workshops return to Karma Co-op (Jan. 2026)
This year, Karma Co-op is again hosting Repair Café workshops. The next one is focused on fabric mending. The co-op is located at the rear of 739 Palmerston Ave. (off Karma Lane). Bring your clothing in need of mending and leave with both wearable garb and some new sewing skills. “We aim to provide a […]
CHATTER: Freeland resigns as MP after Ukrainian appointment (Jan. 2026)
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Chrystia Freeland, member of Parliament for University-Rosedale, will be leaving her position to assume other roles including an assignment from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as an economic adviser. Prior to her resignation, Conservative critics said the appointment conflicted with her role as a Canadian MP, even though it is unpaid. Zelensky said Freeland will help […]
EDITORIAL CARTOON: A P.P. easement (Jan. 2026)
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FORUM: Tear up that parking lot and put in housing (Jan. 2026)
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Climate change advocacy and transit improvements are a focus By Dianne Saxe All best wishes for a good new year. So glad to see the days starting to lengthen again. Here are the top three things you should know this month: Speeding up Transit: The mayor and council have finally joined my campaign to speed […]
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FORUM: Our health-care crisis deepens (Jan. 2026)
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The situation only worsens under Doug Ford’s policies By Jessica Bell What is happening to health care? One of the Ontario government’s most important responsibilities is to provide Ontarians with high quality and cost-effective public health care. The Ford government is not effectively delivering on this mandate. Private health care is proliferating. There are about 900 privately […]