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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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Prominent polling firm Campaign Research is surveying Toronto voters on what they think about John Tory entering the mayor's race — and whether they still care about his affair with a staffer.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
Too old? Too adulterous? Prominent pollster wants Torontonians’ thoughts about John Tory entering mayor’s race
Nick Kouvalis of Campaign Research previously worked for John Tory. His firm wants to know whether Toronto voters think the ex-mayor was wrong to resign
www.torontotoday.ca
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Prominent polling firm Campaign Research is surveying Toronto voters on what they think about John Tory entering the mayor's race — and whether they still care about his affair with a staffer.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
Too old? Too adulterous? Prominent pollster wants Torontonians’ thoughts about John Tory entering mayor’s race
Nick Kouvalis of Campaign Research previously worked for John Tory. His firm wants to know whether Toronto voters think the ex-mayor was wrong to resign
www.torontotoday.ca
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The 27 dog sculptures — and one cat — that stand guard at Berczy Park are headed to the groomers
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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NEW! For Toronto Today @torontotoday.ca I switch from baseball to hockey history to look at the defection of Vaclav Nedomansky from Czechoslavakia, who chose the Toronto Toros of the WHA to start his North American career.

#TOHistory #hockey

www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
How a Soviet bloc hockey player defected to Toronto during the Cold War
In 1974, Vaclav Nedomansky, captain of Czechoslovakia’s national hockey team, made his escape to the WHL’s Toronto Toros
www.torontotoday.ca
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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CARTOON OF THE DAY: Zohran
Cartoonist Steve Nease provides a humorous take on current events
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November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Century nightclub has terminated its involvement with promoter Mark Holland following TorontoToday’s exposé into the VIP host's criminal history and the sexual assault charges he has been facing since August.

Holland was still working at Century as recently as last weekend.
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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"Despite his prior sexual assault conviction, previous breach of bail conditions and Century’s link to the latest sexual assault charges, Holland was granted bail in August and continues to work at the nightclub."
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Despite his prior sexual assault conviction, previous breach of bail conditions and Century’s link to the latest sexual assault charges, Holland was granted bail in August and continues to work at the nightclub."
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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NEW: What’s an appropriately scary Halloween display, and what’s offside? Residents of a west end toronto neighbourhood are debating just that, after a homeowner created a display that included a realistic female mannequin with an axe to the head. www.torontotoday.ca/local/family...
Some locals upset over Halloween display they say is ‘too real’ and ‘over the top’
The neighbourhood Halloween display features a graphic mannequin of a woman with a pickaxe to the skull
www.torontotoday.ca
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
@willsloanesq.bsky.social is back in the pages of TorontoToday with his rep cinema screening series 'series'
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
He’s out here wearing a DODGERS hat, while his DAD is on our MONEY
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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NEW! For Toronto Today @torontotoday.ca I look at how Blue Jays fans celebrate when the team won their first World Series in 1992.

#TOhistory #bluejays

www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
How Toronto celebrated the 1992 Blue Jays World Series win
Historian Jamie Bradburn takes a look back at the pandemonium that followed the Jays' first World Series victory 33 years ago
www.torontotoday.ca
October 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Stolen Etobicoke valour from a Forest Hill kid. Don’t make me take Rob Ford’s side.
Drake is rocking the Don Bosco Eagles jacket and supporting the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 🔥

(via: @mlb)
October 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Happy 1 year anniversary to our little newspaper!
October 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM