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Media demanding more delicious detail

Apr 16, 2019
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The trailer was reportedly last seen being towed away by a dark-coloured Ford pickup truck in Humber Summit.
bit.lyPolice look to track down missing ‘Funnel Cake Express’ trailer stolen from west end | CBC NewsToronto police are hoping the public can help them track down a funnel cake trailer stolen from the city’s west end Friday.
2:45 AM ∙ Apr 16, 2019
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Specifics released by police are limited to their belief that the truck has about $60,000 worth of stuff inside. These reports have been invaluable marketing for Funnel Cake Express.


#BlockSidewalk about to squawk

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This took months of reporting, and it's finally out! Has the trend of tech companies as city-builders run its course?
businessinsider.comActivists say Alphabet’s planned neighborhood in Toronto shows all the warning signs of Amazon HQ2-style breakupThe fate of projects in New York and Berlin could provide a window into Alphabet’s future in Toronto.
3:52 PM ∙ Apr 14, 2019
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The first public event from a group protesting the proposed Sidewalk Labs project is set for Wednesday, as Waterfront Toronto promises more transparency. Alphabet’s final plan for Quayside will arrive later than its April deadline.


Can’t someone innocently tweet their enthusiasm for Doug Ford’s subway dreams? Toronto councillors Shelley Carroll and Gord Perks were among those wondering who’s behind @OntarioLine, which claims to be run by a small independent group.


Montreal is now officially metal

A politician triumphed in his attempt to solidify Montreal’s recognition of its heavy musicians.

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Craig Sauvé @CraigSauve
Sorry, Mom! 🤦‍♀️ 🎸🤘🤘 #polSWgf
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Billy Shields @billyshields
I caught up with @CraigSauve today. He's just got a formal declaration through city council to have Montreal officially declared a metal city. I asked him what his mother thought about all this... apparently, she's not a fan. @Global_Montreal https://t.co/iOy6MJqz2Q
9:49 PM ∙ Apr 15, 2019
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Joe Warmington vindicated for 27 years of devotion to Billy Ray Cyrus. “Old Town Road,” which Cyrus remade with rapper Lil Nas X following a Billboard country chart controversy, beat Drake’s “In My Feelings” for the most streams in one week. Scrawler wrote the book on Billy Ray after closely covering his ascent.


Actor apologizes for crappy rock act

Keanu Reeves once silently played bass for Dogstar, whose music he now admits was awful. He also told GQ that his latest favourite band comes from Toronto, just like him.

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Keanu Reeves is a big @METZtheband fan
exclaim.caKeanu Reeves Is a METZ FanWhile Liam Gallagher only got hip to the noisy output of METZ in 2017, it turns out the trio still have a staunch supporter in Keanu Reeves....
5:29 PM ∙ Apr 15, 2019

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein is about to be streamed. Crave is queuing up the first season of the 1971 children’s show, whose last surviving master tapes were offered for sale last year. The Frightenstein rights recently changed hands, fuelling hopes for a revival.


Finally, a Vice grip on wrestling

Viceland is still trying to find its purpose after the specialty channel got cancelled in Canada. (A nightly Vice Live talk show lasted six weeks.) But a recommendation from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson makes the company more hopeful about Dark Side of the Ring, a made-in-Toronto docu-series about the kind of wrestling damage that couldn’t be faked.

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