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Canadian Painter Howard Fox Nearly Dies Before Toronto Exhibit

"Lending a Hand" Howard Fox Cézanne. Gauguin. Van Gogh. One need not dig very deep through the canon of classic art to realize that many of the people we consider legends of the craft never had...

Rob Ford Gains in Polls After Making Kids Roll in Geese Feces

The Toronto mayoral race is like The Lion King in the Theatre of Politics- the damn thing never ends. The voting public is tired, so let’s mirror their fatigue by starting this article with a cliché. There’s n...

Couillard and Wynne Ask For Federal Infrastructure Money

“Please sir, I’d like some more.” So uttered the little orphan Oliver to the pompous, bloated, stupid, and cruel Parish Beadle Mr. Bumble in Charles Dickens' classic Oliver Twist . Though the book was fictional...

10 Things the Conservative’s “Something Cool” Campaign Could Be

As part of their new online campaign, the Conservative Party of Canada has launched a mysterious new website. What could this be? The Conservative Party of Canada With...

Karen Stintz Quits Toronto Mayoral Race, Who Will Replace Her?

In a press conference this morning Karen Stintz announced that she will no longer be running to be mayor of Toronto. A city mourns, but like the departure of all politicians, it will quickly make way for endles...

Rob Ford Declares War On “Serious Raccoon Problem” in Toronto

This morning, Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto voiced concern over a dangerous and fast-growing raccoon population wreaking havoc on the lush fields of suburban Toronto. Ford described his various "standoffs" with ...

10 Election Strategies For Michael Sona That Aren’t Felonies

Michael Sona was recently found guilty of hiring a firm to place 6,700 robocalls to Guelph voters in order to lead them to the wrong polling station. Only problem? The candidate he was backing still lost. So Mi...

Michael Sona Guilty of 6,700 Fraudulent Robocalls in Guelph

Michael Sona has been found guilty of a single count under the Elections Act, for "wilfully preventing or endeavouring to prevent an elector from voting," or, in layman's terms, calling 6,700 non-Conservatives...

Interview: Jeff Billard, Candidate for Toronto Mayor

Jeff Billard, a candidate for mayor of Toronto, prides himself on actually having a job, unlike some of the other candidates running.

Ford Says What? An Interactive Site

We all know that Rob Ford and his family have said some pretty crazy things. The Toronto mayor has made a fool of himself on countless occasions, and his brother Doug has made some comments that are hard to bel...