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Mar 28, 2025 |
wellandtribune.ca | Ben Cohen
Mayor Olivia Chow joined a coalition of two dozen of her peers from cities across North America Friday to speak out in opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump‘s trade war. Following a three-hour meeting behind closed doors at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., mayors from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico spoke to reporters about their shared concerns for their respective constituents.
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Mar 18, 2025 |
thestar.com | Ben Spurr |Mahdis Habibinia |Ben Cohen
Even as Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow vowed a forceful response to Donald Trump’s tariffs, officials cautioned it could take time to break the city’s reliance on U.S. suppliers.
Taylor Swift in Toronto: Here’s what we know about how much the mega-star’s visit will cost the city
Nov 11, 2024 |
thestar.com | Ben Cohen
Taylor Swift is expected to cost Toronto millions in extra services such as transit and policing but the exact amount will remain a secret — for now. The TTC said it anticipates a bill of $1 million to $1.2 million across the six shows scheduled for the Rogers Centre. That amount is going toward adding a “significant amount of extra service,” said Stuart Green, spokesperson for the transit agency, in an email to the Star.
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Nov 11, 2024 |
thestar.com | Ben Cohen
Professor Ahmed Abu Shaban cannot stop thinking of his students back home in Gaza. Many are dead, many starving, almost all of them living in tents or worse. And so he returns to them, virtually from his office in York University, recording lectures for them, for which they travel, sometimes at great peril, to gain strong enough internet connection to watch. “I feel responsible for my students,” said Abu Shaban. “I cannot give up. And neither can they. They have no other option. This is their life.
Taylor Swift in Toronto: Here’s what we know about how much the mega-star’s visit will cost the city
Nov 11, 2024 |
thespec.com | Ben Cohen
Taylor Swift is expected to cost Toronto millions in extra services such as transit and policing but the exact amount will remain a secret — for now. The TTC said it anticipates a bill of $1 million to $1.2 million across the six shows scheduled for the Rogers Centre. That amount is going toward adding a “significant amount of extra service,” said Stuart Green, spokesperson for the transit agency, in an email to the Star.
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