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The surge that signals the end of the summer

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The surge that signals the end of the summer

Falling into fear of a second wave

Sep 9, 2020
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Premier Doug Ford is calling on police to crack down on large gatherings, as he himself is facing some criticism for attending an MPP’s wedding.
bddy.meFord, under fire for attending wedding, wants police to crack down on prohibited parties - CityNews TorontoPremier Doug Ford wants police to lay charges agaisnt people holding large gatherings, as he himself is facing some criticism for attending an MPP’s wedding.
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“We’re coming after you,” said Doug Ford to those who returned to travelling outside of Canada without a quarantine, as Ontario looks to crack down on big parties while pausing business reopenings for four weeks. Meanwhile, in B.C., a rising COVID-19 count has retightened nightlife restrictions—but those businesses are blaming drum circles.


A cinema misanthrope’s dream

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We have also greatly reduced capacity in our cinemas: 530 to 50 seats in Cinema 1 358 to 50 seats in Cinema 2 152 to 34 seats in Cinema 4 #TIFF20
2:34 AM ∙ Sep 9, 2020
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Hollywood Reporter attention to policies stating that masks were optional at indoor screenings was followed by the Toronto International Film Festival adjusting to even stricter rules at its Lightbox. The limited seating will make this TIFF a virtual route for most movies, although the outdoor screening options may help to build buzz.


“The ripple effects of closed office buildings.” The BBC’s walk about Toronto’s underground PATH results in tales of retailers struggling with little optimism, even as office life starts trickling back. The first of two CIBC Square towers near Union Station has climbed closer to completion, and other skyscrapers keep being proposed.


The sneaky passages of time

A development application submitted for a 13-storey residential building at the Toronto intersection of College and Bathurst stirred wider attention due to its theoretical displacement of Sneaky Dee’s, a dive bar whose walls are infused with nostalgia. But the social media sentiments typically don’t synch with gentrified realities surrounding it:

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My thoughts on the news about Sneaky Dee's.
jonnydovercourt.comSneaky Dee’s: Say It Ain’t So? — Jonny DovercourtSunday morning of Labour Day weekend, all the dogs in my neighbourhood were barking. I don’t know what set them off – but I mused aloud to my partner that maybe they knew on some level that it was Air Show weekend in Toronto. Even though the annual display of air power had been cancelled due to Covi
1:57 AM ∙ Sep 8, 2020
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The cop instructed to remove the Punisher patch from his uniform. Toronto Star reporter Ben Spurr was at a press conference about automated speed reinforcement cameras when he noticed one officer sporting the Marvel Comics character skull logo embraced by police. The wearer is subject to an undisclosed disciplinary action.


Fifteen seconds on the fringe

TikTok’s ownership future remains unwritten, with a U.S. sale deadline looming. Among the young Canadians who used China’s technology to build a following is Max Taylor of Halifax. And nothing suits a 2020 political campaign more than a “TikTok star” testing whether telling area followers to go out and vote for him is enough to become the mayor:

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‘I could win:’ Halifax has a third mayoral candidate — and he’s famous on TikTok halifaxexaminer.ca/city-hall/i-co… by @zwoodford
halifaxexaminer.ca‘I could win:’ Halifax has a third mayoral candidate — and he’s famous on TikTokThere’s now a third candidate for mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality and one councillor will be acclaimed for a fourth term.
10:27 PM ∙ Sep 8, 2020
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A reporter quit Postmedia to find out if readers will pay him instead. Christopher Curtis spent the past nine years at the Montreal Gazette, where he gained acclaim for covering Indigenous issues while the newsroom surrounding him shrunk. He plans to move that reporting to Quebec website Ricochet if the donations arrive to sustain it.


Finally, the book of a Baroness

Barbara Amiel wrote a memoir, Friends and Memories, scheduled for publication on October 13. As a preview, the Daily Mail published three excerpts: about how the knives came out for Conrad Black, the three husbands she had before him, and how money can’t buy true friends. All is capped with an interview via her downsized digs:

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"The Blacks want to move back to London as soon as they can. They love the music and culture of Britain, whereas Canadian politics is making life there increasingly tiresome and shallow."
dailymail.co.ukJAN MOIR’s interview with BARBARA AMIEL...JAN MOIR: For three days, extracts from Barbara Amiel’s new autobiography Friends And Enemies have rampaged across the pages of this newspaper...
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