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A dose or two of enthusiasm for the future

With vaccinations filling in a rink

Jun 28, 2021
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Congratulations on making history, Toronto ❤️ A record-breaking 26,771 doses were administered at @scotiabankArena for #TorontoVaccineDay - a feat not possible without the incredible efforts from staff, volunteers & partners, @cityoftoronto @MGHToronto, @UHN + @scotiabank 🇨🇦🎉
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2:15 AM ∙ Jun 28, 2021
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Toronto possibly set a world record for the number of vaccines administered in one day at one clinic, which drew fake doctors with an anti-vaxxing message—and a mayor with a ponytail promoting the return of salons. Scotiabank Arena was also a symbolic spot to get closer to victory over COVID-19, even if hockey fans are left cheering for Montreal.


Banker eyes a new exchange

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LIVE: Infrastructure Min. Catherine McKenna expected to announce she won’t seek re-election ➡️ow.ly/cf9x50FjYi4 EN DIRECT : La ministre Catherine McKenna devrait annoncer qu’elle ne se représentera pas à la prochaine élection ➡️ow.ly/EIJW50FjYi3 #cdnpoli | #polcan
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2:10 PM ∙ Jun 28, 2021
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Catherine McKenna wanting to spend more time with her kids, and fight climate change, were cited as the reason she won’t seek re-election, which stoked speculation that Mark Carney will seek that opening to become a Liberal MP. Meanwhile, the PM stuck up for Carolyn Bennett after a text he acknowledged was wrong, because he knows her heart.


Toronto’s city manager supports a full renaming of Dundas Street. John Tory endorses the $6 million idea, which will be presented to his executive committee before going to city council. A year ago, a popular petition drew attention to the street named for a politician who delayed the abolition of slavery, whose legacy also lives in Hamilton.


One less underdog to answer

A headline about a perceived “KKKookies” company name getting changed by Doug Ford’s daughter Kyla was followed by an apology from the Toronto Sun for being “inflammatory.” The paper also has Sue-Ann Levy bidding farewell as a columnist while decrying the lack of civility by critics and boasting of the thick skin she developed:

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LEVY: A new chapter calls after 31 wonderful years
torontosun.comLEVY: A new chapter calls after 31 wonderful yearsWhen I first walked into the Toronto Sun 31 years ago, executive editor Les Pyette called me the “feisty girl from Gravenhurst.”
11:47 PM ∙ Jun 26, 2021
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Keith Radford is signing off after over 33 years in Buffalo. The Canadian anchorman who crossed the border to WKBW in 1987 was the heir to Irv Weinstein on Eyewitness News. A retirement interview with the Buffalo News had Radford lamenting the decline of the channel, whose owner E.W. Scripps is attempting to reinvent local TV newscasts.


Finally, forever in leg warmers

Heavenly Bodies was the 1984 Canadian drama film that attempted to exploit the Toronto-based momentum of 20 Minute Workout. Both of these are crucial components of the canon that influenced Apple TV series Physical, even if it’s set in San Francisco. But a new podcast episode revisits the source material with enthusiasm:

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It's a sweaty summer day, and we're talking about probably the greatest aerobics movie ever made!
soundcloud.comEpisode #79 - Heavenly BodiesPut on your leg warmers and get movin! We’ve got a movie this week that is 80% aerobics montage and 100% awesome. It’s Heavenly Bodies (1984)! Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nosuchthingasabad
4:05 PM ∙ Jun 25, 2021
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