9 h. ago Plan to transform Toronto office building into huge tower slapped down by City

An ambitious plan to plop a tower on top of an existing office building has been slapped down by planners.The late 2021 proposal from Slate Asset Management, seeking to add new levels above the Modernist-style 1968-built Padulo Building at 1 St. Clair W., has hit a snag. A new report recommends that City Council refuse the proposed 49-storey development, throwing a wrench in the Gensler-designed development.And the impending refusal actually has nothing to do with height.First tabled in December 2021, the plan calls for the current 12-storey office building to be retained, expanded, and modernized, while two neighbouring low-rises at 11 and 13 St. Clair W. — home to Shenanigans Pub and a Pizzaiolo location — would be razed to make way for the new building.The office building would be renovated and expanded, while the two retail properties on the right would be torn down. Image via Google Street View.However, a Nov. 10 report recommending refusal of the project cuts the p...

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9 h. ago Toronto's iconic dog fountain is getting a massive refresh this winter

Toronto's iconic dog fountain is getting a major refresh this winter, as the City prepares to hire a vendor that will repair and repaint the 27 dog sculptures (and the often overlooked but never forgotten, lone cat) that make up the centrepiece of Old Town's Berczy Park.Legendary Canadian landscape architect Claude Cormier (1960-2023) was the mastermind behind the fountain and led the renowned design firm, Claude Cormier + Associés, now known as CCxA, during the overhaul of Berczy Park. The studio is responsible for several major public spaces across Toronto and Montreal, including Sugar Beach and Love Park.Berczy Park's redesign was officially unveiled in June 2017 after extensive consultation with the Old Town Toronto neighbourhood, and quickly became one of Cormier's most recognizable works throughout his illustrious career.However, over time, the sculptures in the park have aged, and the once-vivid four-legged friends that surround the two-t...

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45 h. ago La caricature d'Ygreck en vidéo: le moteur de la souveraineté

Découvrez ci-dessous comment notre caricaturiste Ygreck a imagé son dessin.

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69 h. ago Miser sur l’autonomisation et l’humour des personnes en situation de handicap

Les organisations vouées à leur cause tournent le dos aux images stéréotypées évoquant fragilité et d’impuissance.

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3 d. ago Adventures in Streaming: Three Bond films that probably won’t offend the modern viewer

Last month, the cinematic universe of James Bond endured a rather sad controversy when Amazon Prime, the company currently streaming all 25 of the official Eon Productions Bond movies, digitally erased guns from the promotional images. A predictable storm of outrage ensued, causing Prime to reverse their policy, a course of events that made one […]

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3 d. ago La caricature d'Ygreck en vidéo: Maïté Blanchette Vézina collabore avec Éric Duhaime

Découvrez ci-dessous comment notre caricaturiste Ygreck a imagé son dessin.

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3 d. ago [EN IMAGES] Arnaque de porte à porte: leur compagnie dupait ses clients avec de fausses photos de moisissure

Une compagnie controversée appartenant à trois frères vient de perdre sa licence en construction, en plus de devoir payer près de 30 000$ d’amendes.

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4 d. ago Des compétences de plus en plus rapidement désuètes en audiovisuel

Dans son plus récent rapport, l’Institut national de l’image et du son fait état d’une industrie en grande évolution.

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4 d. ago Buffalo Bills supporters want to break up with cursed Toronto sports fans

Some Buffalo Bills fans located south of the border are pleading with those in Toronto to stop rooting on their team.It's no secret that Toronto seems to be cursed when it comes to their pro sports teams. The Maple Leafs haven't won a Stanley Cup since 1967 and find new ways to disappoint their fan base every year.And we're still not over the Blue Jays' loss in Game 7 of the World Series.That loss, paired with a Bills loss to the lowly Miami Dolphins this past week, resulted in a fan typing out a hilarious message and posting it in the streets of Toronto. "Please, please stop rooting for us," the message begins. "Toronto sports fans... This isn't funny anymore. The Dolphins? The Dolphins?"We get it -- you need something. The Leafs are hurting. The Raps are hopeless. And we can't imagine that Game 7, eleventh-inning, runner-on-third-with-one-out loss must have felt like. But are you noticing a common thread?"The individual al...

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4 d. ago Legion rips those who booed Chris d’Entremont at Remembrance Day ceremony: ‘Shame on you’

D'Entremont said he couldn't imagine people would boo during the service itself.

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4 d. ago Cash App’s MoneyBot might know your spending habits better than you do

NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine if your bank could move money for you with only the slightest of digital nods for your approval. Or that could tell you that you’re overspending but more importantly know how to address that overspending and put you on better financial footing. That’s what you’ll get with MoneyBot, a new […]

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4 d. ago Jamaica racing to rebuild for peak tourism season in wake of Hurricane Melissa

Island nation was expecting to welcome 600,000 Canadian visitors annually by 2030

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5 d. ago La caricature d'Ygreck en vidéo: François Legault plus impopulaire que jamais

Découvrez ci-dessous comment notre caricaturiste Ygreck a imagé son dessin.

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5 d. ago Christian missionary dad, daughter killed in Florida plane crash trying to help Jamaica

The pair were bringing humanitarian aid to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

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5 d. ago Keith Gerein: As Canada gets set for major investments, it's time for Edmonton to get greedy

To get the obvious out of the way, the deficit-heavy federal budget unveiled last week — despite some potentially good news for investments in Edmonton — was not the funding game-changer that Canadian cities have been demanding since, well, forever. Mayor Andrew Knack acknowledged as much in his lukewarm reaction to the budget, though it’s hard to imagine he […]

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6 d. ago Restauration: après 40 ans, une nouvelle image de marque pour Cora

La chaîne de restaurants pour les déjeuners va ajouter de nouveaux éléments à son menu.

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6 d. ago Father, daughter killed in Florida plane crash taking aid to Jamaica

The two people killed when a small plane crashed while taking supplies to Jamaica have been identified as Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena, 22.

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6 d. ago La caricature d'Ygreck en vidéo: la rougeole de retour au Canada

Découvrez ci-dessous comment notre caricaturiste Ygreck a imagé son dessin.

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6 d. ago Melissa Shows How Quickly Climate Change Is Outstripping Defenses

As COP30 kicks off, the hurricane’s rampage spotlights the contentious issue of how much rich countries should pay for adaptation and loss and damage in vulnerable nations.

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7 d. ago Canadian author’s latest novel imagines a plot to make Canada the 51st state before Trump did

Louise Penny's The Black Wolf includes a cross-border plot to leverage control of water systems and resources in Canada

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