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A tamer, gentler George Smitherman

A stone's throw from Church Street and Maple Leaf Gardens, George Smitherman's condo is a peculiar paradox. Modern with traditional elements, the home of Toronto's latest mayoral hopeful also feels sparse, the refuge of a workaholic who has little time ...

From BRODIE FENLON, Globe and Mail,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: George Smitherman,  Barbara Hall,  Ryerson,  Joe Clark,  Dalton

Tory and Smitherman set the stage for the battle to come

U ndeclared mayoral candidate John Tory welcomed newly declared mayoral candidate George Smitherman into the studios of CFRB Newstalk 1010, which is kind of like Jennifer Aniston inviting Angelina Jolie over to the house for crumpets and a chat about ...

From BRODIE FENLON, Globe and Mail,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Tory,  George Smitherman,  Jennifer Aniston,  Angelina Jolie,  eHealth, Inc.

Toronto congestion costs Canada $3.3-billion: OECD

T raffic congestion in the Toronto region costs Canada $3.3-billion in lost productivity a year, the result of urban sprawl, decades of underinvestment in public transit by Ottawa and a disjointed system, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and ...

From BRODIE FENLON, Globe and Mail,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Miller

Toronto's stimulus spending wise: OECD

T oronto's $600-million spending spree on stimulus projects is a wise investment that will help make the region more competitive, says the head of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. But Angel Gurría, secretary-general of the ...

From BRODIE FENLON, Globe and Mail,  9 Nov 2009

Threat of Toronto fare hike triggers token hoarding

S ome Toronto transit riders have begun hoarding tokens in advance of an expected fare hike Jan. 3, forcing the TTC to limit sales. The Toronto Transit Commission announced Friday it will restrict token sales to 10 per customer at all collector booths ...

From BRODIE FENLON, Globe and Mail,  6 Nov 2009

A Toronto neighbourhood where the middle class, students and the needy live on one street

Homeless men brave the chill to smoke one cigarette after another. Down the block, a toothless woman and a man half her age peddle drugs outside a row of ramshackle homes with boarded-up windows and front lawns strewn with Old Milwaukee beer cans, ...

From BRODIE FENLON, Globe and Mail,  4 Nov 2009

Toronto introduces $2.4-billion budget for 2010

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From BRODIE FENLON AND JENNIFER LEWINGTON, Globe and Mail,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Miller

Fiscal novelties give Toronto some wiggle room

The City of Toronto has turned to a novel retooling of its finances to wriggle out of a fiscal straightjacket over the next two years created by aggressive transit expansion and a fast-looming deadline to tap federal government stimulus funds. In a ...

From JENNIFER LEWINGTON AND BRODIE FENLON, Globe and Mail,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Miller,  Don Drummond

Integrity watchdog to probe Exhibition hotel hiring

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From BRODIE FENLON, Globe and Mail,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Miller,  Joe Pantalone

Crushing loss seen in video leads to gift of new car

T he violent, crushing death of his car last week in a parking job gone bad became a viral video sensation on YouTube. So it's only fitting that the happy conclusion to Todd Jamison's ordeal – the gift of a new vehicle from Hyundai Canada at a surprise ...

From BRODIE FENLON, Globe and Mail,  30 Oct 2009

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