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Great work from Ben Cohen in the Star's city hall bureau: This Toronto ‘pirate’ finally earned a legit spot for his waterfront kayak business. Then the local councillor stepped in thestar.com/news/gta/this-…

Proposal to crack down on ‘large-scale rave parties’ in Toronto draws fire from local artists thestar.com/news/gta/propo… from Ben Cohen via Toronto Star

From Ben Cohen: After months of debate, city euthanizes two coyotes responsible for killing pets in Liberty Village thestar.com/news/gta/after…

Toronto shares long-awaited details of proposed ‘bubble zone’ bylaw aimed at limiting protests near places of worship thestar.com/news/gta/toron… from Ben Cohen via Toronto Star

From Ben Cohen: Toronto shares long-awaited details of proposed ‘bubble zone’ bylaw aimed at limiting protests near places of worship thestar.com/news/gta/toron…

Patients who spoke with me said they felt pressured by private clinics to pay out of pocket for faster care or unnecessary add-ons when trying to get OHIP-covered cataract surgery. My latest for Toronto Star thestar.com/business/there…

With kickoff for the 2026 World Cup less than one year away, the Star's city hall bureau has you covered on what to expect when global soccerdom descends on the city. Here's Ben Cohen on potential Trump hassles and ticket scrambles thestar.com/news/gta/trump…

Exclusive from Ben Spurr and Ben Cohen: John Tory is weighing a comeback. Here’s what the fallout could be at Toronto City Hall — and when he’s expected to decide thestar.com/news/gta/john-… via Toronto Star

From me and Ben Cohen: John Tory is weighing a comeback. Here’s what the fallout could be at Toronto City Hall — and when he’s expected to decide thestar.com/news/gta/john-…

I wrote about the experience of being interviewed for this, my take on how it came out, and what other parts of this complex man a longer treatment could explore. Strong reactions to the doc, pro & con, tell me we are all still working through Toronto’s Rob Ford experience

Toronto neighbourhoods have been besieged by ‘a perfect rat storm.’ Here’s what the city plans to do about it thestar.com/news/gta/toron… From Ben Cohen and Amy Dempsey Raven via Toronto Star

New from me and Sheila Wang: A mining firm with a history of pollution allegations in the U.S. wants to dig for gold upstream from Grassy Narrows First Nation. The plan risks worsening the effects of mercury lingering in the rivers, the nation says. thestar.com/news/investiga…

From Andy Takagi, Mahdis Habibinia and me: Protest at city hall takes aim at bike lanes, bus lanes, shelters — and is met with counterprotest thestar.com/news/gta/city-…

Ahead of Carnival next weekend, we're kicking off a Jamaican patty bracket on Monday. 16 patty shops will be narrowed down to 1 favourite by reader votes. I know Toronto will never agree on one patty shop when there dozens, but for funsies let's try. thestar.com/news/gta/in-ju…

From Ben Cohen: Council also approved the appointment of a new medical officer of health thestar.com/news/gta/toron…