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Ellis Wiley
Circling the Square
Reflections on a city that destroys its own history more »
Sep 23, 2016 4:08 PM News
Lodoe Laura
Tibetan photographer's Artspace exhibit offers stark take on self-immolation
Since 2009, 153 Tibetans have carried out acts of self-immolation in response to Chinese government rule in the Himalayan country more »
Sep 23, 2016 1:57 PM News
Toronto Tipsheet: TLC, Word on the Street, Bells on Bloor and more
What we're doing this week! more »
Sep 23, 2016 12:17 PM Think Free: The NOW Toronto blog
Cheryl Stephenson
Ladies Learning Code wants more women involved in technology
A National Ladies Learn to Code Day on September 24 takes a stand against the current online gaming industry more »
Sep 23, 2016 7:41 AM News
6 questions for Maude Barlow
From pipelines and pork to Donald Trump, Barlow fields some of the more slippery questions on the looming threats to our freshwater ahead of her Toronto stop on a 14-city book tour. more »
Sep 22, 2016 2:29 PM Ecoholic
The water takers
Government records reveal the most active takers of Ontario’s water. more »
Sep 22, 2016 2:21 PM Ecoholic
Toronto Police
Year-long police pilot fails to make convincing case for body-worn cameras
Are these devices really the answer to racial profiling or more about protecting cops? more »
Sep 21, 2016 8:00 PM News 1 Comments
Should there be a legal age for buying and smoking pot?
The Canadian Medical Association says Canadians under 21 shouldn't be legally allowed to smoke pot, but studies on the effects of weed on developing brains are open to interpretation more »
Sep 21, 2016 7:00 PM News
Anja Niedringhaus / CP Photo
Canada's big Libya lie
We promised liberation but turned the country into another stronghold for Islamic extremists more »
Sep 21, 2016 5:54 PM News
Reader Love and Hate: Young people and HIV
Plus: Doing right by Dolly Parton and A word on Doug Ford’s upcoming book more »
Sep 21, 2016 5:00 PM Reader Love and Hate
Watch these twins punk a Toronto tattoo artist
Halfway through getting a tattoo, these twins switch places – confusing the hell out of this Forever Young Ink artist more »
Sep 21, 2016 4:05 PM Think Free: The NOW Toronto blog
Why this environmentalist can't live without air conditioning anymore
The summer of 2016's punishingly hot and humid weather is just a taste of what climate experts predict is in store for Toronto more »
Sep 21, 2016 3:11 PM News 1 Comments
Who's going to be Toronto's first zero-waste grocer?
Montreal just got a new one and Vancouver has two in the works, but there's nowhere in Toronto to buy prepared foods, cleaners and body care products in deposit-return glass jars sans the disposable packaging more »
Sep 21, 2016 9:00 AM Ecoholic 2 Comments
Michelle da Silva
Food and mental health grow together at CAMH's Sunshine Garden
FoodShare’s horticultural therapy program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health gets to the root of things more »
Sep 20, 2016 9:40 AM News
Breaking bad bread: some yoga mat with that slice you're eating?
Today’s industrial bakers turn flour into ready-to-eat loaves in as little as three hours, with the help of a long list of additives to slice baking times more »
Sep 19, 2016 4:27 PM News 2 Comments
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Reasonable Doubt: changes to Ontario tenancy law designed to help survivors of domestic abuse and violence
If you or someone you know needs to break their lease because of an abusive or violent relationship, the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act has been amended to make this easier. more »
Sep 19, 2016 12:08 PM News 2 Comments
More trust issues for Barrick Gold
Toronto-based mining giant trying to clean up its act abroad faces questions over its handling of another spill at Veladero operations in Argentina as the government steps in to suspend operations more »
Sep 19, 2016 10:49 AM News
Martin Reis
Spotted: Urban Repair Squad lowers speed limit in Kensington Market
City is broke, we fix, no charge! more »
Sep 18, 2016 8:00 AM Think Free: The NOW Toronto blog
Toronto Tipsheet: Kensington Market Jazz Fest, TURF, Naomi Klein and more
What we're doing this week! more »
Sep 16, 2016 10:29 AM Think Free: The NOW Toronto blog
Greenwash of the week: Boxed Water
What are we doing cutting down virgin trees, even "well-managed ones," to buy filtered Michigan tap water? more »
Sep 15, 2016 6:21 PM Ecoholic 1 Comments
