5 h. ago Opinion: When is zoning not really zoning? When the city supports all changes

On Monday, city council will debate a thin slice of one of Edmonton’s most historic streets. A property owner wants to build a boarding house on 89 Avenue, squeezing 15 units onto a 33-foot lot. The Garneau Community League thinks there are better places for this, several within a stone’s throw. It’s the third public […]

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3 d. ago John Ivison: Carney takes to showboating as the Liberals savour their comfort zone

There has been a weightlessness to the Liberal campaign in the past two days, as if their internal polling shows the election is in the bag

Transport

6 d. ago One of Toronto's best donut shops is closing down after 14 years

A Toronto donut shop known in equal measures for its salacious name as its tasty treats will be closing down for good this summer, as its founder pursues a new direction.It's been a storied run for Toronto's Glory Hole Doughnuts, which, over the past 14 years, has earned itself not only an evangelical community support base but a reputation for being one of the city's best doughnut shops — if not the best.Despite the popularity that the shop's various locations have sustained over the years, though, operating a small business always comes with its fair share of difficulties, a reality that owner Ashley Jacot de Boinod has never shied away from sharing.From highs like expanding from their original Parkdale space to new locations in Harbord Village, Little India and a pop-up in the Eaton Centre to more challenging moments like closing down the aforementioned Parkdale shop and getting candid about the difficulty of maintaining a business i...

Politics

1 week ago Vancouver byelection: COPE, OneCity led the east side polls, while ABC had little support across the city

Sean Orr topped the polls at 14 locations, most of them on Vancouver's east side

Politics

2 w. ago Council approves $30 million in additional borrowing to expand green retrofit loan programs

Differing from rebate programs, financing for the CEIP is structured as self-supported debt for the city

Economics

4 w. ago Traffic headaches: City council revives ring road, wider Wonderland Road plans

What for decades has been the butt of a joke at city hall about missed opportunities suddenly became a little more serious Tuesday after politicians endorsed lobbying Queen’s Park for a ring road. In a 12-3 vote, city council, sitting as the strategic priorities and policy committee, voted to support having the mayor and city […]

Transport

4 w. ago Traffic woes: City council revives ring road, wider Wonderland Road plans

What for decades has been the butt of a joke at city hall about missed opportunities suddenly became a little more serious Tuesday after politicians endorsed lobbying Queen’s Park for a ring road. In a 12-3 vote, city council, sitting as the strategic priorities and policy committee, voted to support having the mayor and city […]

Transport

4 w. ago Traffic woes: City council revives ring road, wider Wonderland Road

What for decades has been the butt of a joke at city hall about missed opportunities suddenly became a little more serious Tuesday after politicians endorsed lobbying Queen’s Park for a ring road. In a 12-3 vote, city council, sitting as the strategic priorities and policy committee, voted to support having the mayor and city […]

Transport