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Allison Smith

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Editor of @torontotoday.ca, former publisher of Queen’s Park Today, Politics Today

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Allison Smith @allisonsmith52.bsky.social · Dec 10

I created a Starter Pack of Toronto city journos. Follow for all your downtown news needs — and hit me up if you're not in here and want to be!
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 7h

At Yonge & Dundas Jays fans are obeying the pedestrian scramble, as is the custom & returning to sidewalk each light cycle.

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Allison Smith @allisonsmith52.bsky.social · 8h

Torontoooooooooo

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Angie K.: Quiet star of October baseball

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Justin and Katy get the Naomi Fry treatment www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...

Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry’s Teen-Age Dream

The pair, spotted together on a yacht, seemed to represent a romance for an era of celebrity politics, when a former President has Netflix deals and the current President is a reality star.

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Allison Smith @allisonsmith52.bsky.social · 3d

Great albums fellas

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Between Mahashmashana, new Whitney, Geese and Mac DeMarco, I’m obsessed with indie rock men again???

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 5d

hoping to see my former coworkers' new publication, a nonprofit news co-op to replace the Glacier papers that closed earlier this year, flourish and help prove a different model for journalism
www.freshetnews.ca/a-new-beginn...

A new beginning for local news in Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities - Freshet News

The Freshet News is a new voice for Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities with a mission to put community back in community news.

www.freshetnews.ca

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TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · 5d

Parkside Drive speed camera records drivers going as fast as 154 km/h, says new data

The 10 highest speeds recorded by the speed camera on Parkside Drive were over 100 kilometres per hour, according to a freedom of information request (FOI) filed by Safe Parkside

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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 12d

Absolute banger of an episode of The Hatchet. @arshy.bsky.social interviews @nolore.bsky.social about the (mostly designed) decline of Canada. If you’re mad as hell, this is likely why: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

The Decline and Fall of the Canadian State (w/ Nora Loreto)

Podcast Episode · The Hatchet · 2025-10-08 · 1h 6m

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TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · 24d

Dropout’s Vic Michaelis is in town and wants you to annoy your boss

The ‘Game Changer’ and ‘Very Important People’ star on growing up as a young comedy fan in Toronto, the allure of brown power suits and why it’s worth it to needle Sam Reich

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TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · 26d

Protester arrested at TMU student walkout

Students organized the walkout to protest the handcuffing of a pro-Palestine demonstrator by campus security guards last week

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TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · 26d

Construction proceeds on 5G tower in Etobicoke amid resident outrage

Some residents have protested the tower over alleged health concerns, but Health Canada denies 5G technology poses any threat

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Gabe Oatley @gabeoatley.bsky.social · Sep 15

NEW: Residents of the longstanding Dufferin Grove homeless encampment are fearful they could face a forced clearing as soon as tomorrow morning. In an emailed statement, city spokesperson seemed to suggest this could indeed occur. Full story: www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

Dufferin Grove homeless encampment residents fear imminent forced eviction

Encampment residents have received trespass notices from the city saying tents must be removed from the park by Tuesday

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TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · Sep 8

RapidTO compromise takes shape for traffic-plagued Bathurst Street bus

The city’s new proposal aims to speed up bus service on Bathurst with parking and turning restrictions, rather than dedicated lanes

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TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · Sep 8

Meet the new, ‘hippie’ Jewish congregation that’s drawing a millennial crowd

Jewish affiliation in Canada has been on the decline, but a new Toronto congregation is helping a young people reconnect with the faith

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Allison Smith @allisonsmith52.bsky.social · Aug 30

Except for maybe the plovers

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Allison Smith @allisonsmith52.bsky.social · Aug 29

I daresay I might have written a 'dudes rock' piece.

My ode to summer, swimming and the funnest guys in Toronto.

TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · Aug 29

The King of Sunnyside: How one regular keeps the pool party going

Rafael Mendes has been at Sunnyside pool every day that it’s been open for the last nine years, encapsulating Toronto summer in all of its glory

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Allison Smith @allisonsmith52.bsky.social · Aug 29

Future Toronto mayoral candidates should not underestimate how much the city's contingent of pool 'regulars' love Mayor Chow for extending the swimming season.

“If you listen to this, Olivia Chow,” Rafael Mendes said directly into my recorder. “We love you here. Come to join us one day.”

TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · Aug 29

The King of Sunnyside: How one regular keeps the pool party going

Rafael Mendes has been at Sunnyside pool every day that it’s been open for the last nine years, encapsulating Toronto summer in all of its glory

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Allison Smith @allisonsmith52.bsky.social · Aug 29

I daresay I might have written a 'dudes rock' piece.

My ode to summer, swimming and the funnest guys in Toronto.

TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · Aug 29

The King of Sunnyside: How one regular keeps the pool party going

Rafael Mendes has been at Sunnyside pool every day that it’s been open for the last nine years, encapsulating Toronto summer in all of its glory

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TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · Aug 28

TTC eyes capping monthly fares, making rides free after 40 trips

Fare capping could boost the city's annual transit ridership by 17 million, a new report projects, but would cost $35 million

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Gabe Oatley @gabeoatley.bsky.social · Aug 27

NEW: In a city with more than half a million renters, hostility between landlords and tenants often simmers just below the surface. But rarely do disputes become as heated and have such significant consequences for both sides as this one has. www.torontotoday.ca/local/real-e...

Landlord-tenant mess: How a multi-year ceiling leak spiralled into assault allegations, a lost job and eviction threats

Tenants claim their landlord’s negligence has left them living in slum-like conditions, but the landlord denies it, alleging tenants have blocked much-needed repairs

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Allison Smith @allisonsmith52.bsky.social · Aug 26

In an email obtained by TorontoToday, a city planning representative said the project is "deferred until after the Eglinton Crosstown LRT is operational, subject to approval from the province as may be required."

Allison Smith @allisonsmith52.bsky.social · Aug 26

NEW: The City of Toronto has scrapped plans to construct new bike lanes on Eglinton West this fall.

TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · Aug 26

Toronto hits brakes on Eglinton bike lanes after Ford government bill

City ‘may’ need provincial approval to go forward with construction of the new bike lanes, which was supposed to begin this fall

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TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · Aug 26

Will Toronto’s civil servants return to the office full-time?

The City of Toronto has been shedding municipal office space since before the pandemic, saving millions of dollars — but costing it thousands of desks

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · Aug 24

2) Second, for Toronto Today @torontotoday.ca I dive into the history of the Sunnyside Pool as it marks its 100th birthday. #TOHistory

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Sunnyside pool turns 100: The history of Toronto’s most iconic swim spot

From fining to men who showed their bare chests to on-site baptisms, a lot has changed at Sunnyside Gus Ryder Outdoor Pool over the last century

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