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“This year it’s measles and syphilis, next year it could be polio and whooping cough."
This morning, unionized frontline workers warned that provincial cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into a state of crisis.
This morning, unionized frontline workers warned that provincial cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into a state of crisis.
Funding Cuts Plunging Public Health in Ontario into Crisis, Experts Warn
Frontline public health workers are sounding the alarm about the state of sexually transmitted infections, waterborne illnesses and measles…
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November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“This year it’s measles and syphilis, next year it could be polio and whooping cough."
This morning, unionized frontline workers warned that provincial cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into a state of crisis.
This morning, unionized frontline workers warned that provincial cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into a state of crisis.
“The olive tree symbolizes resistance and freedom,” says Christina Chaaya, co-founder of Toronto-based TOON.
Known for its olive oil, TOON sources small-batch produce from family farms and cooperatives from the south of Lebanon.
From our gift guide:
Known for its olive oil, TOON sources small-batch produce from family farms and cooperatives from the south of Lebanon.
From our gift guide:
A Taste of The Levant
For the foodies and aspiring chefs in your life.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“The olive tree symbolizes resistance and freedom,” says Christina Chaaya, co-founder of Toronto-based TOON.
Known for its olive oil, TOON sources small-batch produce from family farms and cooperatives from the south of Lebanon.
From our gift guide:
Known for its olive oil, TOON sources small-batch produce from family farms and cooperatives from the south of Lebanon.
From our gift guide:
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It's not just measles. Ontario has also seen a rapid spread of syphilis, gonorrhoea, and chlamydia in recent years.
This morning, frontline workers warned that provincial funding cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into crisis. For @thegrindto.bsky.social
This morning, frontline workers warned that provincial funding cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into crisis. For @thegrindto.bsky.social
Funding Cuts Plunging Public Health in Ontario into Crisis, Experts Warn
Frontline public health workers are sounding the alarm about the state of sexually transmitted infections, waterborne illnesses and measles…
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It's not just measles. Ontario has also seen a rapid spread of syphilis, gonorrhoea, and chlamydia in recent years.
This morning, frontline workers warned that provincial funding cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into crisis. For @thegrindto.bsky.social
This morning, frontline workers warned that provincial funding cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into crisis. For @thegrindto.bsky.social
“This year it’s measles and syphilis, next year it could be polio and whooping cough."
This morning, unionized frontline workers warned that provincial cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into a state of crisis.
This morning, unionized frontline workers warned that provincial cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into a state of crisis.
Funding Cuts Plunging Public Health in Ontario into Crisis, Experts Warn
Frontline public health workers are sounding the alarm about the state of sexually transmitted infections, waterborne illnesses and measles…
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“This year it’s measles and syphilis, next year it could be polio and whooping cough."
This morning, unionized frontline workers warned that provincial cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into a state of crisis.
This morning, unionized frontline workers warned that provincial cuts are plunging Ontario's public health into a state of crisis.
In "The Veil," Byron Abalos plays a power-hungry lawyer who makes an unholy deal with an otherworldly entity.
It's a tale as old as time, but this play from Keith Barker and Thomas Morgan Jones works as a gripping bit of nightmare fuel. Our review:
It's a tale as old as time, but this play from Keith Barker and Thomas Morgan Jones works as a gripping bit of nightmare fuel. Our review:
Review: The Veil
The latest play from Keith Barker and Thomas Morgan Jones is a simple, but hair-raising thriller.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In "The Veil," Byron Abalos plays a power-hungry lawyer who makes an unholy deal with an otherworldly entity.
It's a tale as old as time, but this play from Keith Barker and Thomas Morgan Jones works as a gripping bit of nightmare fuel. Our review:
It's a tale as old as time, but this play from Keith Barker and Thomas Morgan Jones works as a gripping bit of nightmare fuel. Our review:
Toronto city council has long opposed extending the life of the polluting Portlands gas electricity plant on the waterfront. A new Ontario report suggests keeping it open indefinitely. Community groups are urging council to reject that plan and instead invest in renewables.
Enviro Groups Urge Toronto to Oppose Gas Plant Plan
After Toronto’s city council voted to shut down the Portlands gas plant, the Ontario government moved to expand it and extend its life.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Toronto city council has long opposed extending the life of the polluting Portlands gas electricity plant on the waterfront. A new Ontario report suggests keeping it open indefinitely. Community groups are urging council to reject that plan and instead invest in renewables.
Looking for some new music to get you through the final stretch of 2025?
@newfeelingcoop.bsky.social has you covered with fresh picks from Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Dambe, Shad and more.
@newfeelingcoop.bsky.social has you covered with fresh picks from Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Dambe, Shad and more.
What We’re Listening To (and Gifting)
The New Feeling music writers share the albums they’re giving as gifts this year — from homegrown lyricists to crowd-pleasing Levantine pop. For a gift you can tie a bow on, snag a vinyl or cassette…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Looking for some new music to get you through the final stretch of 2025?
@newfeelingcoop.bsky.social has you covered with fresh picks from Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Dambe, Shad and more.
@newfeelingcoop.bsky.social has you covered with fresh picks from Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Dambe, Shad and more.
Bill 60 could pass as early as today, stripping renters of significant rights and making it much easier for landlords to evict tenants.
Despite Reversal on Rent Control, Ford Government Still Plans to Make Evictions Easier
After a wave of furious backlash, the Ontario government backtracked on the most controversial part of its proposed Bill 60. But the housing bill will still make it faster and easier for landlords to…
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November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Bill 60 could pass as early as today, stripping renters of significant rights and making it much easier for landlords to evict tenants.
Bill 60 "creates this slippery slope towards [water] privatization" in Ontario, a water campaigner tells @pressprogress.ca.
Ontario’s Government Claims the Province Isn’t Privatizing Water. Experts Are Not Convinced.
“The way that this act is written creates this slippery slope towards privatization”
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November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Bill 60 "creates this slippery slope towards [water] privatization" in Ontario, a water campaigner tells @pressprogress.ca.
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Toronto parents have spent years pushing to make TDSB schools safer, more equitable and more supportive.
Since the Ford government's takeover of the board, their efforts have disappeared, @emmapaling.bsky.social reports.
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Since the Ford government's takeover of the board, their efforts have disappeared, @emmapaling.bsky.social reports.
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Parents ‘Screaming into the Void’ Since TDSB Trustees Removed
Toronto parents spent years pushing the TDSB on disability support, air quality, Palestine and more. Now, the Ontario government’s takeover has washed away their efforts.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Toronto parents have spent years pushing to make TDSB schools safer, more equitable and more supportive.
Since the Ford government's takeover of the board, their efforts have disappeared, @emmapaling.bsky.social reports.
www.thegrindmag.ca/parents-scre...
Since the Ford government's takeover of the board, their efforts have disappeared, @emmapaling.bsky.social reports.
www.thegrindmag.ca/parents-scre...
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Find holiday markets for every weekend left in 2025.
Find Holiday Markets for Every Weekend Left in 2025
From Exhibition Place to church basements, now is the time of holiday markets. Here are a few to check out for deals and unique gift ideas.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Find holiday markets for every weekend left in 2025.
After strong positive response last issue, we've also sent the new issue out into these boxes.
There are 170 of them within the old city of Toronto area (not Scarborough, Etobicoke or North York, maybe next time).
Copies also go in the TTC and to 300 shops this weekend and early next week.
There are 170 of them within the old city of Toronto area (not Scarborough, Etobicoke or North York, maybe next time).
Copies also go in the TTC and to 300 shops this weekend and early next week.
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
After strong positive response last issue, we've also sent the new issue out into these boxes.
There are 170 of them within the old city of Toronto area (not Scarborough, Etobicoke or North York, maybe next time).
Copies also go in the TTC and to 300 shops this weekend and early next week.
There are 170 of them within the old city of Toronto area (not Scarborough, Etobicoke or North York, maybe next time).
Copies also go in the TTC and to 300 shops this weekend and early next week.
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A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor @nickhunebrown.bsky.social to investigate their past work. In the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, removed articles from their sites. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor @nickhunebrown.bsky.social to investigate their past work. In the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, removed articles from their sites. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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toronno! there's a new issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social out, which means more music coverage from us, including show listings, contributions to the annual gift guide, and "what we're listening to"! check it out online and across the city. www.thegrindmag.ca
November 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
toronno! there's a new issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social out, which means more music coverage from us, including show listings, contributions to the annual gift guide, and "what we're listening to"! check it out online and across the city. www.thegrindmag.ca
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Once a fringe activity, cultural boycotts of Israel and have gone mainstream, especially in the Canadian arts.
"We are gaining momentum and it’s not the time to slow down,” one organizer tells @rdassaly.bsky.social.
"We are gaining momentum and it’s not the time to slow down,” one organizer tells @rdassaly.bsky.social.
How Canadian Artists Brought Cultural Boycotts of Israel to the Mainstream
Boycotts of Israel and institutions supportive of the occupation of Palestine were a fringe activity just a couple years ago. But artists across the country have made them impossible to ignore.
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Once a fringe activity, cultural boycotts of Israel and have gone mainstream, especially in the Canadian arts.
"We are gaining momentum and it’s not the time to slow down,” one organizer tells @rdassaly.bsky.social.
"We are gaining momentum and it’s not the time to slow down,” one organizer tells @rdassaly.bsky.social.
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During a downtown protest calling out Trump's plan for a Gaza "stabilization force," a snowplow operator drove through the crowd and gave attendees the finger.
Toronto police told CBC News there is "No reason to believe there was any malicious intent."
Toronto police told CBC News there is "No reason to believe there was any malicious intent."
Snowplow Operator Drives Through Pro-Palestine Demonstration
Despite videos of the incident being published and a photo showing the driver giving the finger to the pro-Palestine crowd, Toronto police say there was “no reason to believe there was any malicious…
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November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
During a downtown protest calling out Trump's plan for a Gaza "stabilization force," a snowplow operator drove through the crowd and gave attendees the finger.
Toronto police told CBC News there is "No reason to believe there was any malicious intent."
Toronto police told CBC News there is "No reason to believe there was any malicious intent."
Find holiday markets for every weekend left in 2025.
Find Holiday Markets for Every Weekend Left in 2025
From Exhibition Place to church basements, now is the time of holiday markets. Here are a few to check out for deals and unique gift ideas.
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Find holiday markets for every weekend left in 2025.
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Comics from @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social and @hausofdecline.bsky.social in the new edition of @thegrindto.bsky.social, rolling out across the city today!
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Comics from @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social and @hausofdecline.bsky.social in the new edition of @thegrindto.bsky.social, rolling out across the city today!
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A snow plow operator drove her vehicle through a crowd of Palestine supporters in Toronto this week.
“This just seems like part of a pattern of violence against Palestinians that’s going unchecked,” organizer Omar Mahmoud told me.
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“This just seems like part of a pattern of violence against Palestinians that’s going unchecked,” organizer Omar Mahmoud told me.
For @thegrindto.bsky.social
Snowplow Operator Drives Through Pro-Palestine Demonstration
Despite videos of the incident being published and a photo showing the driver giving the finger to the pro-Palestine crowd, Toronto police say there was “no reason to believe there was any malicious…
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
A snow plow operator drove her vehicle through a crowd of Palestine supporters in Toronto this week.
“This just seems like part of a pattern of violence against Palestinians that’s going unchecked,” organizer Omar Mahmoud told me.
For @thegrindto.bsky.social
“This just seems like part of a pattern of violence against Palestinians that’s going unchecked,” organizer Omar Mahmoud told me.
For @thegrindto.bsky.social
During a downtown protest calling out Trump's plan for a Gaza "stabilization force," a snowplow operator drove through the crowd and gave attendees the finger.
Toronto police told CBC News there is "No reason to believe there was any malicious intent."
Toronto police told CBC News there is "No reason to believe there was any malicious intent."
Snowplow Operator Drives Through Pro-Palestine Demonstration
Despite videos of the incident being published and a photo showing the driver giving the finger to the pro-Palestine crowd, Toronto police say there was “no reason to believe there was any malicious…
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
During a downtown protest calling out Trump's plan for a Gaza "stabilization force," a snowplow operator drove through the crowd and gave attendees the finger.
Toronto police told CBC News there is "No reason to believe there was any malicious intent."
Toronto police told CBC News there is "No reason to believe there was any malicious intent."
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Despite fierce political opposition, cultural boycotts of Israel and institutions complicit in the occupation of Palestine have gone mainstream.
I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.
I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.
How Canadian Artists Brought Cultural Boycotts of Israel to the Mainstream
Boycotts of Israel and institutions supportive of the occupation of Palestine were a fringe activity just a couple years ago. But artists across the country have made them impossible to ignore.
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Despite fierce political opposition, cultural boycotts of Israel and institutions complicit in the occupation of Palestine have gone mainstream.
I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.
I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.
Once a fringe activity, cultural boycotts of Israel and have gone mainstream, especially in the Canadian arts.
"We are gaining momentum and it’s not the time to slow down,” one organizer tells @rdassaly.bsky.social.
"We are gaining momentum and it’s not the time to slow down,” one organizer tells @rdassaly.bsky.social.
How Canadian Artists Brought Cultural Boycotts of Israel to the Mainstream
Boycotts of Israel and institutions supportive of the occupation of Palestine were a fringe activity just a couple years ago. But artists across the country have made them impossible to ignore.
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Once a fringe activity, cultural boycotts of Israel and have gone mainstream, especially in the Canadian arts.
"We are gaining momentum and it’s not the time to slow down,” one organizer tells @rdassaly.bsky.social.
"We are gaining momentum and it’s not the time to slow down,” one organizer tells @rdassaly.bsky.social.
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A group of Toronto tenants raised the alarm over a landlord with a long history of bad faith "renovictions" in apartment complexes across Ontario
Now, a provisional order from the LTB means he'll have to appear in court if he wants to defend himself.
Now, a provisional order from the LTB means he'll have to appear in court if he wants to defend himself.
Weston Tenants Win Right to Face Top Renovictor Landlord
A provisional order from the Landlord-Tenant Board means that landlord Michael Klein, who is known to renters across Ontario, will have to either appear to defend himself or have tenants’ claims…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A group of Toronto tenants raised the alarm over a landlord with a long history of bad faith "renovictions" in apartment complexes across Ontario
Now, a provisional order from the LTB means he'll have to appear in court if he wants to defend himself.
Now, a provisional order from the LTB means he'll have to appear in court if he wants to defend himself.
Palestinian-Canadian author Saeed Teebi is among the hundreds of authors who boycotted the Giller Prize this year.
He spoke to a group of writers and book fans about his choice during an event on Monday.
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He spoke to a group of writers and book fans about his choice during an event on Monday.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Palestinian-Canadian author Saeed Teebi is among the hundreds of authors who boycotted the Giller Prize this year.
He spoke to a group of writers and book fans about his choice during an event on Monday.
www.thegrindmag.ca/literature-d...
He spoke to a group of writers and book fans about his choice during an event on Monday.
www.thegrindmag.ca/literature-d...
Palestinian-Canadian Saeed Teebi is among the hundreds of Canadian authors and book workers who boycotted this year's Giller Prize.
Here's why.
Here's why.
Saeed Teebi on Why He’s Still Boycotting the Giller: ‘Literature Does Not Come Before Humans’
The Palestinian-Canadian author is one among hundreds of Canadian writers boycotting the literary prize over its ties to funders they deem complicit in Israel’s genocide. Teebi shared his reasons in a...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Palestinian-Canadian Saeed Teebi is among the hundreds of Canadian authors and book workers who boycotted this year's Giller Prize.
Here's why.
Here's why.