They didn’t lose. They played like heroes. #bluejays #worldseries #toronto @torontobluejays.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM
They didn’t lose. They played like heroes. #bluejays #worldseries #toronto @torontobluejays.bsky.social
What should we name the new electric ferries in Toronto? When NYC asked second-graders to pick names for their ferries, they came up with Tooth Ferry, because: "Losing teeth is one of the exciting things that happen to 2nd graders."
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What would you name Toronto’s new electric ferries? Why the city may come asking
A new report suggests asking the public to help name the two new vessels — and updates when they are due to arrive.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
What should we name the new electric ferries in Toronto? When NYC asked second-graders to pick names for their ferries, they came up with Tooth Ferry, because: "Losing teeth is one of the exciting things that happen to 2nd graders."
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Let’s go Blue Jays! Yonge and Front at 5 p.m.
October 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Let’s go Blue Jays! Yonge and Front at 5 p.m.
"Worse than the 1990s."
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‘It’s worse than the 1990s:’ Just 28 new condos sold in city of Toronto in September, new data shows
The industry group says prices in September were flat compared to last year while sales continued to drop over 2024 numbers.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"Worse than the 1990s."
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Toronto, population three million, at sunset.
October 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Toronto, population three million, at sunset.
This Brian Wilson obit, by Hillel Atalie of Associated Press, is excellent. www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82
Brian Wilson, one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82.
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June 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This Brian Wilson obit, by Hillel Atalie of Associated Press, is excellent. www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
This piece, about Ontario Place and the spa company that won the right to redevelop the property, is a must-read. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
European Spa Company Therme Misrepresented Itself in an Effort to Expand Into Canada
A Times investigation shows Therme, a European firm, exaggerated its track record in securing a deal with Ontario, and government auditors found that the process had been unfair and opaque.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This piece, about Ontario Place and the spa company that won the right to redevelop the property, is a must-read. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
This is the kind of journalism we need to make informed decisions on election day. 👏 to @moirawelsh.bsky.social www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
I fact checked what Pierre Poilievre said for a week this election campaign. He has a flair for the dramatic — but here’s how many false claims he made
While Poilievre is right on some, not all points fit his overarching campaign premise that Canada went to hell during the “Lost Liberal Decade.”
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April 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is the kind of journalism we need to make informed decisions on election day. 👏 to @moirawelsh.bsky.social www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Reposted by Francine Kopun
What happened on a Toronto ferry the night it hit Billy Bishop airport property. Based on more than 500 pages of documents released under Ontario FOI legislation. By @kopunf.bsky.social
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What happened on a Toronto ferry the night it hit Billy Bishop airport property
The City of Toronto tried to downplay an accident April 30 that involved the Thomas Rennie ferry hitting Billy Bishop airport near the runway. Documents obtained under Freedom of Information
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February 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What happened on a Toronto ferry the night it hit Billy Bishop airport property. Based on more than 500 pages of documents released under Ontario FOI legislation. By @kopunf.bsky.social
thestar.com/news/gta/wha... #cdnfoi #ontfoi #ontpoli
thestar.com/news/gta/wha... #cdnfoi #ontfoi #ontpoli
@steverussell.bsky.social worked flat-out for three days to capture Canadian snowbirds in Trump’s America, for @thestar.com My favourite is the sign pointing to the Gulf of Mexico, referring to it as the Gulf of America. A slice of life in Trump country.
In case you missed it, the Saturday edition of the @thestar.com featured reporting by @kopunf.bsky.social & photos by me from Fort Myers, Florida on snowbirds reaction on the threat of tariffs.
#snowbirds #tariffs
#snowbirds #tariffs
February 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
@steverussell.bsky.social worked flat-out for three days to capture Canadian snowbirds in Trump’s America, for @thestar.com My favourite is the sign pointing to the Gulf of Mexico, referring to it as the Gulf of America. A slice of life in Trump country.
Some good news: Toronto is hoping to spend more on parks in 2025. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Matt Elliott: Mayor Olivia Chow is spending big to make sure you notice Toronto’s parks are improving. But there’s one thing that won’t change
Toronto’s proposed 2025 budget contains an ambitious spending plan for parks, giving voters a metric for measuring the mayor’s tax-and-invest strategy.
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January 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Some good news: Toronto is hoping to spend more on parks in 2025. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...